Windows
Fact Or Fiction? Don't Be Myth-taken.
People get some of the weirdest ideas, and not all of them come from the Internet. However, the Internet has developed some wonderful tools for checking on the credibility of rumors. Recently as a dinner party composed entirely of seniors, one rather open woman scandalized the whole table with a story about “Sex Bracelets” that [...]
Print Job Notification In XP (XP Pro/Home)
XP, as well as previous versions of Windows, allows you to attach a print device to your local computer and share it, thereby turning your computer into a print server. Through the Printers and Faxes applet, you can configure print job notification for users that send print jobs to a XP print server. To configure [...]
Assign A Logon Script To A Local User Account (XP Pro)
The default location for a local logon script is %systemroot%\System32\Repl\Imports\Scripts. If you want to store logon scripts in this directory, it must be shared and the share name must be Netlogon. However, you can store logon scripts in a different directory. Keep in mind though that the user must have access to the folder during [...]
Microsoft To Take A Bite Out Of Pirates
Microsoft hates pirates. We all know it. The product activation scheme was supposed to put a major dent in piracy, but the crackers made short work of it and the leak of corporate volume-licensed keys made the whole thing more of a problem for honest users than it was for real pirates. Now, though, Microsoft [...]
Choosing a Backup Solution: An In-Depth Look
It was Sunday, the 23rd of November 2003 at 4 PM, and I was in my final months of Graduate Business School. Two chapters of my research project were stashed on my hard drive – no hard copies, just bits and bytes of hard work compiled over the last three months. I was punching away [...]
Keyboard And Mice Talk Back
My cordless keyboard is dying a slow death (Actually, it died. I plugged it back in to try something and it would not spill out any letters or numbers). I changed the batteries and everything… reset the keyboard and its charging base. The keyboard still tunes in and out as its pleases causing me t [...]
Drunk Driving
Seems that one of yesterday’s entries sparked a slight controversy…: Lockergnomie Ben Oddo: Honestly, do you really think that having a consumer breathalyzer would really curb alcohol related vehicular collisions? Not really. Anyone who has been drinking and is aware of their own sobriety and tolerance to alcohol knows when to stop drinking, and those [...]
EMS Free Surfer Companion v1.3.0.0
EMS Free Surfer Companion offers intelligent pop-up killing that eliminates browser pop-ups while you surf. It also includes a browser cache cleaner with a cookie manager, and a search option to find items in your Favorites and the browser cache. Furthermore, the program offers an option to store site login information and automatically makes it [...]
YES
Even though we are plagued by frequent commercials and less than perfect content, most of us still tend to turn on the radio from time to time – especially when we’re in the car. One of the really frustrating things about listening to the radio is when you hear an amazing new song that you’ve [...]
Go Daddy!
Q: I’m looking for a good domain registrar and hosting provider. If I could get both of these services from the same company, then that would be fantastic. Do you know of an affordable and reliable company that I should look into?
