2004 August

Alpha Ball is a new, totally 3D entry into the Breakout genre featuring simple controls and addictive gameplay. If you love Breakout games like Ricochet Lost Worlds or Ricochet Extreme, you’ll love Alpha Ball! Each level is built both backwards and upwards and presents an original 3D scene. Great 3D graphics and effects highlight this [...]

PowerPro v3.8 for Win 95/98/NT/2000/XP is a free command launcher that runs commands, programs, and system configuration all from a button bar. This is a tough program to describe because it can be customized many ways to suit your needs. Karen Carter, who recommended this program, finds this program is indispensable. She says, “It will [...]

Remember the dot-com boom of the late nineties? Entrepreneurs and others wanting to make a quick buck all jumped on the bandwagon hoping for success. Several millionaires emerged from this period, but it wasn’t caviar dreams for everyone. The subsequent crash of the industry left multitudes of people in the digital dust. I’m sure that [...]

Q: I have noticed a feature on my Windows ME computer called Active Desktop. What does this option do?

When you receive an attachment in Outlook 2002, you can save it to your computer. When you receive an e-mail that has multiple attachments, you can open the message and save each one individually. You also have the option of saving all the attachments at the same time, eliminating the need for you to save [...]

You come to a site stating it can handle Boolean operators. What the hey does that mean? What do you care? A simple glossary of terms quickly clarifies such words for you and now you get on top of it with Search Term Glossary. Terms include faceted search, fuzzy matching (no bugs or lint here), [...]

Basement waterproofing is a big topic here at Ranchero Indebto. But for all the steps I’ve taken, our basement still isn’t completely waterproof. When those big rains fall, I start to worry. Thankfully, I don’t have much computer gear down in the basement (just a dusty old 386 tower that I use as the DOS-based [...]

Technology has changed our lives over the past 40 years. My children cannot understand how my brother and I lived with only one television set and one channel. The science fiction of yesterday has become the science fact of today. This Family First site takes a look at a site that explores some of the [...]

Plenty of WinXP SP2 news popping up. We’ve reported a few here already and there have been a few more. Here’s a round up of the latest SP2 articles:

Contrary to its name, this isn’t about surfing on the Internet from your sofa or couch. Why stay in hotels when you can stay with locals? CouchSurfing puts you in touch with locals who have a couch or two available. Save money and get a feel for the local culture by staying at CouchSurfer’s [...]