Windows
IP Browser .NET
On occasion, you’re going to need to know what your computer’s IP address is. For example, when receiving tech support over the phone, you may be asked to supply your IP address to the operator. Even though you can track down the address in Windows, so many novice users scramble around their machines to find [...]
"A Man Convinced Against His Will…"
A good friend (senior, male), who is not a tutoring client, called me the other day. He is a proud self-made man who doesn’t seem to want any coaching, but wants to be computer literate without practicing or devoting any time to learning the skills. “Why should I take a class just to send e-mail?” [...]
Icon-A-Day Tutorial Is Complete
Ever wanted to create your own Windows icons but don’t think you have the artistic skill? Heck, where would you even get the tools to make icons and such?
RSS Feeds Toolbar For IE v1.0.01
RSS Feeds Toolbar for IE is an add-on for Internet Explorer that integrates RSS feed headlines into the IE toolbar. The headlines are continuously updated at a configurable time interval and a button in the toolbar launches the full article associated with the selected feed item. The latest headline is always on top and displayed [...]
Video Game Cheats Wiki
Video game cheats can greatly enhance the entertainment value of a particular game. It’s fun to break away from the ordinary and enjoy the goofiness that the game developers included with the title. Most video game cheat sites are closed off to you, the player. You can browse through their listing of codes, but you’re [...]
Heightening Expectations
In addition to the clogged printers mentioned in the last column, I have been getting a spate of calls about slow computers. These are sometimes accompanied with expressions of fear that the slowness is due to an infection. But usually something else is going on. That something else is changing expectations. When my senior clients [...]
Microsoft Confirms RSS Plans
Microsoft has let dribbles of information escape about the upcoming products like Internet Explorer 7. That makes it hard to keep track of the real abilities of those products at the time of release. Usually they rely on rumors to spread news they don’t want to confirm or deny
I'm Away From My Desk Right Now…
Dead air. Incommunicado. Don’t expect to hear much from me over the next few days, as conference attendees (Gnomedexers) will be writing, talking, photographing, etc. for me: Gnomedex ~ PubSub ~ Flickr ~ NowPublic ~ Del.icio.us ~ Feedster ~ GnomedexWiki ~ Technorati. Those are all, naturally, the feeds that are tracking content. I might actually [...]
MP3 Repair Tool v1.5
MP3 Repair Tool enables you to repair MP3 files that have been corrupted by removing the corrupted tags or frames from the beginning of the files. While the program cannot repair severely damaged files, in many cases only the beginning or end of the file is corrupted and audio information is still existing, and may [...]
Songtitle.Info
Commercials are designed to grab our attention, and they do this by combining exciting visual elements with catchy music. To be honest, commercials are a great way to discover new music. Many times you’ll hear familiar songs, but in some cases, advertisers will use bands that are practically unknown. This type of exposure can launch [...]
