2006 February

If you’ve been watching the Web at all, no doubt you’ve heard buzz about Microsoft’s latest project - Origami. I’ve seen what Origami is supposed to be and (without spilling too many details per the NDA that I willingly signed) it’s not going to live up to the hype. There are far too many wild-eyed […]

Protectster is more than just parental control software. Protectster allows you, the parent or guardian, to pre-specify which Web sites can be accessed, and to associate each approved Web site with an image of your choice.
All other Web sites are off limits!
In Edit Mode, which is password protected, you have the ability to […]

We all like to have an idea of what is inside our computers. There are a lot of programs out there that do a rundown of all the programs, system information and more for your PC. The question I have for you is, do they stack up to SysJewel?

No matter how much you write on the computer, it’s always nice to have a spell checker nearby. Even though I write a lot more than than the majority of you probably do, I still misspell words on a frequent basis mostly because of fat fingering, but also because of a complete misunderstanding of how […]

Last week I published some information about Microsoft XP’s activation policy when you replace the motherboard.
The item resulted in a blizzard of feedback. The most interesting clarification came from Gnomie William Ford, who noted that the no upgrade for OEM EULA policy has been around since at least late 2004.

Can a computer (laptop or desktop) text message a cell phone, and can a cell phone text message a computer? If so, how?
Well, let’s clear one thing up right away: cell phone text messaging, or “SMS” text messaging is not the same as instant messaging on your computer. They’re two very different systems.
That doesn’t mean […]

Here is a tip for the more advanced users. Once you have the privacy settings configured in Internet Explorer, you may want to disable access to these settings for all other users so no changes can be made. You can do so through the Group Policy snap-in using the following steps:

Click Start and select Run.
Type […]

March
As my kids were growing up, I went through various cycles of nutrition
nagging (”Drink your milk!”) and nutrition negotiating. (”I’ll trade you one
cookie for two green beans.”) To those of you on the front line
today, fighting the good fight in the nutrition wars and the battle of the
bulge, I offer these fun, educational Web […]

Anonymizer Inc.’s president, founder and chief scientist, Lance Cottrell, has been fighting for “the people” to uphold basic civil liberties in repressive regimes for more than a decade. He is also the leading advocate of online identity protection and privacy rights. These issues are finally becoming better understood through current affairs (i.e. China censorship by […]

I’ve been a working stiff who has been slaving away and not getting ahead for most of my life. In 1995, my fortunes took a turn for the better by meeting up with a guy with big ideas by the name of Joel Comm.
Joel saw the Internet as a golden opportunity, sort of like the […]

I actually attained the third Xbox 360 from the TextPayMe promotion the other day, but didn’t have much time to write about it. As of this moment, I’m 9 referrals away from winning my fourth free Xbox 360. I’d like to believe that there are nine of you out there who have not yet signed […]

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Try 5 Spots: The world’s favourite spot-the-difference game!
This cleverly executed game offers so much more than expected, with a friendly interface, beautiful and original images, and surprising details.
The icing on the cake is that the errors are randomly selected, ensuring that it is never the same game twice.
Prepare yourself to be addicted […]

When the Internet first began to gain momentum, most of us only had one account, and that was an e-mail address. As time has passed, our e-mail addresses have become more important than our phone numbers, but they’re not the only accounts that we maintain. An explosion of Web services has taken place, and it’s […]

I’m getting the message “This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the folders options control panel.” when I attempt to open a PPS attachment in Outlook Express. What’s that all mean, and what do I do?
Well, in short it means that Outlook Express doesn’t […]

65 million years ago, the Chicxulub meteor crashed into the sea near the Yucatan Peninsula, ending the reign of the dinosaurs and the lives of most of the species then living on Earth. Fossil types change so radically that the impact marks the end of that period of Earth history called the Cretaceous and the […]

When you shut down XP, it attempts to end all tasks that are currently running. If a task does not respond nor shuts down, XP will wait a specific amount of time before forcing the task to end. This time frame is referred to as the timeout. If you do not want XP to wait […]

The Office 12 system release has been formally named “Office 2007″ by Microsoft. I’m running Beta 1 software and it’s quite interesting and looks like some great changes. The new Outlook is terrific in design. I can’t say anything (per NDA) on the server side of things, but prepare to be wowed.
Anyhow, here is a […]

March
Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland in the A.D. 400s. Born in Britain, Saint Patrick first arrived in Ireland as a slave. After six years of slavery, he escaped to France where he studied for the priesthood. In 432, he returned to Ireland, this time as a […]

Breast cancer continues to be a scourge that kills 40,000 women AND men each year. Families are crushed when someone, often in the prime of life, succumbs to this horrible disease.
One of the organizations that is helping to find a cure is Breast Cancer 3-Day. Here’s its mission:
Thousands of women and men will unite in […]