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 [...]