As I sit here typing this, I am giving more and more serious thought to building a MythTV box for my own use. I have already covered the advantages of selling them from your own repair biz, but will it work with satellite TV …continue reading
RPictureResize v2.4 (alpha)
After taking a few digital pictures, I like to dump them onto my computer and then decide where I want to upload them online to share with friends, family, or other Gnomies. Going through a big assortment of pictures, and resizing each one for the …continue reading
Complete Freeware Collection
To be completely honest with you, I hate paying for software. I almost always look for a free alternative, and in the majority of cases, you can generally get the same amount of basic functionality in the free alternative as you would in the paid …continue reading
Sorry, Rootkits Have Nothing To Do With Cheerleaders
Stephen writes:
What are “rootkits,” and how can I tell if I have them?
Anyone who surfs the Net on a regular basis knows about all of the digital “grime” that can be picked up in the form of spyware, viruses, Trojans and worms. As …continue reading
Changing The Visual Effects In Windows XP
You may not be aware of this, but the visual effects settings configured on your computer may be affecting performance. Instead of having to watch as menus and windows slowly appear you can have them appear more quickly.
There are many different settings you can …continue reading
Working With The Windows XP Registry
You often read or hear that you should always proceed with caution when working with the Windows registry. Although this is very true, you can help alleviate some of the jitters of modifying the registry if you understand a little more about it.
First of …continue reading
To Teach Or Not To Teach!
Welcome to Just Ask Matt! Today, Tommy writes:
I am going crazy here! I am constantly being bombarded by customers asking me to train them on basic computer skills. I have shown them where they can take classes for this sort of thing, but am …continue reading
Motorola RAZR Black Cell Phone
Boy, it seems like ‘ol Motto has been kicking butt and taking names lately with their newest phones. The new RAZR certainly sounds like it could be part of this proud tradition. Yet, I have yet to see a picture of it as of this …continue reading
Today’s forecast calls for good chance of RAIN
I think it is funny how people get caught up in the politics of the OS wars. So far, this article is one of the best examples of how some people just take things way too seriously. The part about Ballmer and Red Hat made …continue reading
Ubuntu Linux: Power for the People
To be honest, I have not had a chance to actually try Ubuntu Linux, but I have heard good things about it. Definitely a distro of the people, which is great I suppose. But ease of use has always been a lot more important with …continue reading
Google Sued for Not Protecting Adsensers from Click Fraud
You may recall that earlier this year Aunty lectured you about click fraud, and even mentioned that Google was suing an outfit over their alleged click fraud. In fact, last month Aunty showed you a news release from a company which …continue reading
Remove Scratches From CD Or DVD?
Why are office romances such a bad idea?
For a lot of people, dating in the workplace is a very important topic, indeed, it’s also one that I’ve been asked about a number of times in my various companies. While the logic is obvious — we spend more time at work than just …continue reading



