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2006 January

Activate Windows

When Windows XP was released, there was a whole bunch of FUD that came with it. Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt rules our minds when it comes to computers and their operating systems. Within this new version of Windows, we were told that we’d have to “activate” the OS before the 60-day mark - to prove [...]

EzyWin v4.1

EzyWin allows you to customize your computer, making it more fun and enjoyable.
EzyWin includes managers, which allow you to customize particular parts of your Windows Operating System. These managers are very easy and fun to use, and they include the “Start Menu Manager,” “XP Start Menu Manager,” “Start Button Manager,” “Right-click menu Manager,” “Icon [...]

Project Dogwaffle

With a name like Project Dogwaffle, how could this program not be a must have? So what is it? Project Dogwaffle is paint software for the PC with built-in, user-defined, animated, and fractal particle brushes. Are there any side effects? Well, I feel a little more creative after using it. [...]

This Week’s Great Satan

Google has become the Great Satan of the week. The agreement to go along with the Chinese government and censor the material on its China-based servers has inflamed the Protectors of the ‘Net. The general position seems to be that in doing so, Google has caved in on its policy of “Don’t Be Evil,” and [...]

OGLEing For A Nice Little Planet Like Earth

On 6 October 1995, Didier Queloz and Michel Mayor of the Geneva Observatory in Switzerland went public with their discovery of a planet circling another sun-like star. The technique used to find that first extrasolar planet was to look for the wobble the planet made in the stars course as it moved through space. The [...]

National Puzzle Day

January 29, 2006
“Which English word has all six vowels in alphabetical order?” “What dries and dries and keeps getting wetter?” “How much dirt is in a hole four feet by two feet?” If you enjoy a challenge, then today’s mind bending sites are for you.

Scratched Disk

We have fantastic forums - but sometimes you really, really, REALLY need help - and sometimes you really, really, REALLY want to get paid for the information you share. Here’s an example of one of the recent questions that was asked via helpshare.lockergnome.com:

Analyzing Business Data With Excel

In a time when managers and executives have to cope with a constant flood of business information, analysis and discrimination can be key. Yet what tools are readily available for the task? Do we really need expensive tools and a team of analysts to do the work every time?
Gerald Knight, author of Analyzing Business Data [...]

Warner Music Group Announces Ringtone Agreement With Skype

Madonna set to be first exclusive ‘Featured Artist’ on new online retail store.
In a first-of-its-kind agreement between a major music company and the leading Internet communications company, Warner Music Group Corp. has announced it will make available master recordings from WMG’s roster of world-renowned recording artists as ringtones to the more than 74 million registered [...]

Weird Science

Tesla coils. Ball lightning. Free energy. Torsion fields. Antigravity. Thunderstorm sprites. Paranormal phenomena.
No, we’re not covering the X-Files today, although Fox Mulder would no doubt be a fan of this site. It’s called Weird Science. The site is a funky, fun experience that will leave you scratching your head and saying “hmmmm…”
The design is classic [...]

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