Windows
Catch As Ketchikan
It’s rainy in Ketchikan, Alaska this morning. Imagine that! We’re at the southern section of the state, where I can’t imagine much sunshine appears. This is my kind of weather: overcast, chilly. Beats the warmer climates any day (in my opinion). I’d rather be swaddled in a flannel blanket than on the verandah sweating my [...]
IE PassView v1.0
IE PassView retrieves all usernames and passwords along with their associated URLs from the Internet Explorer password database – the passwords that can be automatically saved by IE. It allows you to recover forgotten passwords and/or to export them to a plain text or HTML file.
soo.in
In my daily work, I constantly find interesting Web sites, and sometimes I want to share my discoveries with others. This can be done by blogging, but I also use e-mail to spread these finds to my contacts. If you’ve ever sent a URL via e-mail, then you know that sometimes length can be an [...]
Disable The MSN Passport Prompt In XP
Once you install Windows Vista, you will immediately notice the prompt that appears every so often reminding you to register with MSN. If you have no intentions of doing so, then it is time to disable the prompt so it no longer appears. You can accomplish this by making a small change to the Registry. [...]
Show Desktop Icons In XP
When you install XP, many of the familiar desktop icons are hidden by default. Icons such as My Computer, My Documents, and My Network Places are no longer on the desktop as they were in Windows 2000. One of the first things you will likely want to do then after installing XP, is to restore [...]
OpenOffice Premium: OpenOffice On Steroids
David Johnston of RealTechNews writes: OpenOffice Premium is a modified version of the popular, Open Source OpenOffice.org software suite. The original OpenOffice suite aims to compete with Microsoft Office, and I believe it does a pretty good job for most home users and students. Premium aims to give OpenOffice a further edge in its competition [...]
Microsoft Integrates Electronic Software Distribution Into Updated Windows Marketplace
Microsoft Corp. has announced that the redesigned Windows Marketplace Web site is now live and available for customers. Among a bevy of enhancements, Windows Marketplace adds integrated electronic software distribution through Microsoft’s digital locker. The digital locker enables customers to purchase and download software with increased safety and security as well as track purchase history [...]
Do Scientologists Own A Glacier?
After logging off from our Pluggd-sponsored connection yesterday, I returned to our stateroom to plug in and juice up – only to discover that we were approaching Hubbard glacier. This natural formation was, in a word, breathtaking. I know I keep saying it over and over again, but this trip to Alaska has been amazing. [...]
1 Click Sweep
Computer clutter is a growing problem for PC users. Left over files from Internet browsing and downloading quickly build up and waste computer memory and other system resources. Cookies from unscrupulous sites and slap-dash downloads leave doors open, posing a threat to your privacy, security, and ability to use your system. 1 Click Sweep safely [...]
SmartStartMenu
Program launchers are nothing new to anybody who has been using Windows for more than five minutes. These days, programs like that are a dime a dozen. I have one freeware solution though that I think you will enjoy. The SmartStartMenu makes launching programs less of a pain.
