IT Professionals
Where, Oh, Where Is Service Pack 3?
Will XP’s SP3 (service pack 3) ever be shipped? Perhaps the release of Vista makes this a moot point? Whatever your opinion, I would not spend a lot of time fretting over this issue. Think about it, we know that these same updates will continued to be released over the Windows update tool for as [...]
Windows XP's Color Control Panel Applet (Part II)
Before you install the Color Control Panel Applet, you should be aware of the system requirements. It is only supported for use on Windows XP (Home or Professional Editions) with Service Pack 2. There are no specific hardware requirements, other than your system must meet the minimum hardware requirements for Windows XP and have a [...]
Are Your Stocks Safe?
This news is certainly disturbing, but it is gratifying to hear that at least two of the companies affected are willing to back up their customers’ assets. But just how bad is this issue? Just as important, is this simply a trend that will continue to get worse? Or instead, maybe this is just old [...]
Windows XP's Color Control Panel Applet (Part I)
With more and more people using Windows XP to work with digital photos and images, it’s important to have results that contain accurate colors. One way that you can improve the quality of pictures and graphics is to use the Color Control Panel Applet for Windows XP. Many people are not familiar with the Color [...]
The OS Debate Continues
The other day, Microsoft announced that it will be dropping support for Windows 98. The question that now needs to be asked is whether Microsoft will maybe release the OS into the Open Source arena. Should this be the case, you can expect to see various new operating systems based on this widely used technology. [...]
The 'Lost Law': You Can Appeal Small Claims For $100
A few years ago I found an obscure Washington law that, at least on paper, says you can appeal a Small Claims ruling by posting a bond of $100. I just uploaded a new page about this ‘lost law’ here. But the courts never actually use this rule. Instead, they follow a different Washington law [...]
Tweaking 'Til It Hurts!
Today’s report is not really OS specific, rather an examination of a question presented to me by my girlfriend the other day. Much like any other day, I was boring her to tears with a tale of my latest desktop tweak and she had apparently had enough because she stopped me. In a very kind [...]
Fedora Linux: A Complete Guide To Red Hat's Community Distribution
Fedora is a powerful, fast-changing, freely available operating system. It can be used as a productive desktop or server environment. Like other Linux distributions, it’s not only an operating system like Windows or Mac OS X, but a collection of a couple thousand software packages that provide a complete working environment, including desktop productivity applications [...]
Remove a Windows Security Update To Play BF2142? Yep, But It's Not EA's Fault
Michael Santo of RealTechNews writes: Electronic Arts has had a bad week. Not only has EA been under the gun for the alleged spyware in BF2142, which I previously wrote about, the in-box (or in this case, in-patch) surprises keep coming. According to the readme for the 1.01 patch, you should remove the security update [...]
INFORMS Keynote Address by IBM's Pulleyblank
Dr. William Pulleyblank, Vice President of IBM’s Center for Business Optimization, will present a Keynote Address titled “Optimization Everywhere: Five Critical Issues” at the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS ) annual meeting in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, November 8, 2006. In his address, Dr. Pulleyblank will discuss how over the last two [...]
