Windows
Configure Automatic Update Through The Local Group Policy
Automatic Update helps you to keep your computer up-to-date with the latest updates available from Microsoft. You can configure Automatic Updates through the System Properties dialog box (using the Automatic Updates tab). Conversely, you can configure Automatic Updates settings through the Local Group Policy using the steps outlined below: Click Start and click Run. Type [...]
Google Is Forced To Rename Gmail In England
Google has been forced to rename the Gmail service in England to Google Mail. This happened under a lot of pressure from a company called ‘International Investment Research’ (IIR). It claims to have a service called G-Mail, which was introduced in May 2002. This service was launched two years before Google launched its online mail [...]
Mama, Don't Take My iPod Away
Guess I really struck a nerve when I wrote about the iPod vs. everything else. Opinions came streaming in at breakneck speed (well, not THAT fast – but I got more than my fair share). I can’t help but wonder if many of you even care about this portable media realm at all? At least [...]
justcurio.us
Life leads to many questions, and knowing where to go to get these questions answered is vital. Sometimes your parents, friends, and even workmates can help you out, but it’s important to be discerning about who you should approach in each specific case. When you think about getting serious help with important matters, you usually [...]
Import Disk Quota Settings In XP
Instead of having to configure quota settings on every NTFS volume, you can configure the settings once then export them to a file. That file can be then imported to other NTFS volumes and the quota settings automatically configured for you. After you have exported your quota settings to a file (see the article titled [...]
Driver Signing Options In XP
Microsoft recommends that you only install drivers that have been tested for compatibility with Windows XP. Drivers that have met the Designed for Microsoft Windows XP logo requirements are digitally signed and safe to install on your computer. Windows XP includes three different options for driver signing. The option you select will tell Windows what [...]
Take A Quick Coffee Break In Another City
You only have a few minutes left of your coffee break and you really wanted to get away from your desk. Of course, you can’t get anywhere (other than the washroom); everywhere you’d really like to go is too far. I found Gothamist LLC and its network of city blogs. I wasn’t on a coffee [...]
Sudoku: Productivity Murderer
When I first met Sudoku last June, it was Writer-On-Line.com’s puzzle for the month. It took me time to figure out how the game worked. Since then, the puzzle has appeared in more and more places. The Dallas Morning News publishes one every day (it’s rated one to five stars with one being easy and [...]
How To Export Your AOL Address Book And E-mail
If you want to Export your AOL address book from AIM mail and use it in another program, like Gmail, you need to follow a few basic steps. Exporting your e-mail from your AOL mail is a little bigger undertaking. If you among those looking to save your AOL address book contacts to a new [...]
Living in a Windows Media World
Here’s what gets my goat: how come Apple gets away with “ripping off” their customers while Microsoft gets slapped in the wrist for trying to do the same thing? If they’re both doing the “same thing,” shouldn’t both companies be held liable for such actions? What’s sauce for the software goose is sauce for the [...]
