Windows
Trendware Copper Gigabit PCI Adapter FREE
TigerDirect.com is practically giving away Trendware Copper Gigabit PCI Adapters. No, seriously! Grab a $13 rebate to offset the cost of the adapter. Check out the article from PopDeal to get the full scoop.
You Cannot View Other Workgroup Computers On The Network Part 2
Gnomie Greg Knightes wrote with this comment: I recently had this problem. I newly reinstalled Windows XP Pro on my computer and the network was fine. I could see the other two computers; they could see mine. We could exchange files back and forth and I could use the printer connected to one of the [...]
Microsoft Windows Officially Labeled Broken
You know, it’s not often that we get to stand up and say ‘I was right all along.’ The things we predict aren’t always happy things, such as the current case of Windows. But at least I can celebrate the fact that what I have been saying for the last two years is true: Vista [...]
No Nightmare Before Christmas
You know I’m a fan of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (I’ve been writing about it for years). I was thrilled to discover that Burton was stop-motion animating his way onto the big screen again with Corpse Bride. It’s not an original Burton tale, but it’s certainly Burtonesque. I’m not going to give away [...]
Download Retro Games
When I was 13, I loved to walk about three blocks to Showbiz Pizza Place to play video games. The coolest and most expensive game at the time was Dragon’s Lair. Its animated scenes looked nothing like the games we played then… Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaxian, Donkey Kong, and Pole Position. Even with all the fancy [...]
Freevlog
We tend to make vlogging (or videoblogging) out to be this fantastic thing, but the truth is that the discussions on how to do it are few and far between. Sure, it’s a great thing to do, but shooting the footage is only half the battle. You can create an incredibly innovative product with your [...]
Spoiled – Spoiled And Careless
It’s amazing how quickly we get spoiled by improvements in our computing. I’m in the process of downloading ZoneAlarm’s free firewall over a dialup connection – 48 minutes at 3 KB/sec. – which would take roughly 25 seconds at home. Some of you remember the days of processors with clock speeds measured in KHz. My [...]
Multifunction Printers
Ken Colburn of Data Doctors helps Dawn, who wonders: I am looking for a multipurpose printer (fax scanner copier), reliable, not out of date and something my kids can use for school. Hate Lexmark. What’s your recommendation? When it comes to the all-in-one multi-function solutions for printing, faxing, scanning and copying, the concept sounds very [...]
Accessing The Start Menu When In Full Screen
Here is a tip that some of you may find very useful. Have you ever installed a piece of software that goes into full-screen mode during setup, thereby hiding your taskbar? It is probably a good idea to let the setup program do its thing before you start on another task. However, if you need [...]
Prevent Remote Desktop Wallpaper
There are a few different ways that a user can optimize a Remote Desktop Connection. One such way is to prevent desktop wallpaper from being displayed to a remote desktop client. You can do this by editing the Local Computer Policy on the Remote Desktop host computer. Open the Group Policy Editor. Navigate to the [...]
