2006 May

I am always looking for new and neat looking wallpaper. Sometimes I think I might have more than I can handle. Changing my wallpaper once a day or once a week can become a real hassle. Maybe I forget? Maybe I just do not have the time to get it done? [...]

Portals are the first step into an abundance of possibilities. Once you go through that doorway, you’re provided with a lot of new options. To many people, that word implies that new things will be seen, observed, and learned. Likewise, on the Internet, a portal represents a gateway that leads you to seemingly limitless information. [...]

In a previous article, I showed you how to use the Find and Replace option to not only replace specific text but to also delete text. Another function of the Find and Replace option is that it can be used to add text to existing text. For example, you can use Find and Replace to [...]

When you open a new Word document, it automatically inherits settings from the default template. If you need to use a different template, you can open Word, then open a document based on the appropriate template.
If you frequently work with different templates, you may want to create a shortcut on your desktop to a specific [...]

I live in an area that’s not served by wired broadband providers such as DSL or cable. Am I really stuck with only dialup? It’s so slow!
Surprisingly I can say this with all honesty:
I feel your pain.
OK, not the exact same pain, but my options are also limited, and it’s frustrating.
Let me throw out the [...]

In 1869, Mendeleev pushed around pieces of paper and discovered that the known elements could be grouped by their physical and chemical characteristics.
You can take a look at Mendeleleev’s table here.
The table led directly to the discovery of the elements that were “missing,” as chemists were able to look for the expected characteristics that the [...]

Under a spreading chestnut-tree
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.
Longfellow held the blacksmith trade in high regard, as it was a vital part of nineteenth-century commerce. Every village had at least one blacksmith.
Today, blacksmiths are no longer essential [...]

Are you ready for Carbonite? I just found out about it this weekend, and figured it’d come in handy for some of you. My guess is: (a) you have a lot of files sitting on your hard drive; (b) you haven’t backed anything up lately; (c) you can’t find the right software to do backups [...]

What have your neighbors been downloading?Here are the hottest five (as selected by PC World): Security and tuning programs, spyware stoppers, and a file sharing program.

Ever find important information online but later couldn’t remember where? AimAtSite IE Toolbar will solve this problem. Ever collected a large list of favorite links and found it difficult to navigate through the resulting clutter? AimAtSite IE Toolbar will solve the problem. Like to search the most popular search engines, dictionaries, and encyclopedias quickly and [...]