2005 March

Record EVERYTHING you type; never lose work again and keep a record of everything that happens on your computer.
An effective backup tool, TypeRecorder is a must for users who do a lot of typing. TypeRecorder automatically saves all work to a daily log file, which can be retrieved in the event of an application or [...]

Learning an instrument can seem to be an impossible feat. While the first few weeks and months will be very difficult, a little perseverance will get you through the rough times, and your relentless practice will begin to audibly pay off. A consistent number of people seem to go with learning the piano first, and [...]

Released: March 2005
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Do you ever fantasize about who would win in a fight between two people? Neither do I. There are some unanswered questions that people have, and the only way to figure out who truly wins is to set them up against each other. It doesn’t even have to be two people; it could just be [...]

If you disable simple file sharing, you can use the Security tab from a folder or files properties dialog box to set permissions. However, setting permissions does require some knowledge as to how they are applied and used. You may want to keep simple file sharing disabled but hide the Security tab from other users. [...]

This is a feature of Outlook that I really appreciate. If you have your contact information, including addresses stored within Outlook, you can easily get driving directions from the MapPoint Web site.
Once Outlook is open, click on your Contacts folder. Double click the contact that you want to find driving directions to. From the [...]

A recent security update to Microsoft Windows, MS05-002 KB891711, is causing crashes for a lot of Windows 98 and Windows ME users, leading to issues with IE, blue screens of death and even, some are reporting, a black screen of death.
The MS05-002 KB891711 security patch, released in January, was supposed to address a Windows vulnerability [...]

Microsoft Windows users are the target of a particularly titillating new worm, which in turn is targeting Microsoft itself. “Watch Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt caught on TAPE! SEXY CLIP! WATCH IT!” the e-mail says. And apparently you’d be surprised by how many people can’t resist opening such an e-mail (or maybe you [...]

Dave, someone sent me pics while we were in YIM, uh, Yahoo! Messenger. I viewed the pics while I was talking to her. Today I tried to find them and I couldn’t. I assume they are in my C drive somewhere. Can you help me find them?
This is a bit of a puzzling question, [...]

“Over the weekend, Microsoft posted the “Indigo” and “Avalon” community technology previews for free to anyone with the bandwidth to download them.
Previously, the pre-beta versions of the two Windows subsystems for Windows Longhorn, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 had been available only to MSDN subscribers.
“This CTP release recently became available to MSDN subscribers and [...]