2007 October

[tags]free, picture, editing, opensource, no money, no cost, cost free, free of charge, software, photo editing, phot, edit, photofiltre, lockergnome, chris pirillo, internetnut[/tags]
Would you expect to get a decent photo editing program for free. Something you can download free of charge, without having to give any details, do any promotions or any referals. If you [...]

[tags]panic, work, buttons, switch, spreadsheet, warning, unauthorised, lockergnome, chris pirillo, internetnut[/tags]
There are such things as panic buttons in the world of technology which can be hooked up to your PC via a USB port. Plug in the USB and your panic button should been in operation.
A panic button is something that is mainly used in [...]

[tags]e-mail, free e-mail, email, electronic mail, mail, electronic, intenret, inbox, yahoo, hotmail, msn, lockergnome, chris piriilo, internetnut[/tags]
Why not sign up for as many free e-mail accounts as you can. Afterall there free, and some offer a large amount of storage space. There are a few very decent ones, and I would like to explore them, [...]

[tags]microsoft, music, zune, three, new, apple, ipod, lockergnome, chris pirillo, internetnut[/tags]
Microsoft has created three new Zunes for storing music, trying to compete with Apple’s ever so successful iPod.
I feel that the release of the new Zunes has came in the rush of the new iPod Touch. Microsoft is really under pressure to create a music [...]

[tags]micorosft, windows, bill gates, xp, vista, easy, easier, schools, cost, lockergnome, chris pirillo, internetnut[/tags]
Beside the cost of a licence for using Windows in schools, to you think that it will be easier for children to use Windows XP in schools rather than upgrading to Windows Vista.
This is especially with younger children, where the change might [...]

[tags]music, portability, music on the go, moving, ipod, walkman, walkman phone, sony ericsson, storage, memory card, lockergnome, chris pirillo, internetnut[/tags]
The time of the radio is slowly fading away. Radio has given us some brilliant times, and while still very large in the industry today, people are starting to customize and listen to the music they [...]

[tags]samsung, ultimate, video, quality, television, tv, 50 inch, widescreen, watching, gaming, entertainment, lockergnome, chris pirillo, internetnut[/tags]
In late July we purchased a 50 inch plasma television for our living room, and I am hoping to get either 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound for both that television, and my home office (the computer I am typing at [...]

[tags]motherboard, star trek, mothership, what is a motherboard, components, computer, lockergnome, chris pirillo, internetnut[/tags]
Some newbie computer users normally ask me exactly what a motherboard is. It’s quite a simple question, but when you are new to computing get the full low down on what a motherboard is, what it does and how it works can [...]

[tags]extend, laptop, battery, windows, vista, xp, save, save battery, extend battery life, life, prolonged, lockergnome, chris pirillo, internetnut[/tags]
If you are a power user like me, your laptop is one of the most important essentials for you. Whether it’s connected to the internet or not you seem to always need your laptop for one or more [...]

[tags]calendar, computer, internet, organisation, organised, tools, free, open source, no cost, lockergnome, chris pirillo, internetnut[/tags]
A handy, open source tool I have seen over the years is something called EssentialPIM. If you are a kind of person who just doesn’t know where they are meant to be and when, or you have just no way of [...]