Windows
Back In Black Friday
Crammed full from yesterday’s celebration of gluttony and ready to go ankle-deep through winter slush to shop for the good deals down at the local mall? Thanksgiving’s over – don’t be a jive turkey! Pour yourself some egg nog or hot cocoa and relax right here in front of your computer – there are plenty [...]
Defending Yourself In The Information Age
Jason Savitt writes: Hi Chris, I have been a big fan of your Lockergnome newsletter for several years; I even watched you on ‘Call for Help’ back in the day. I would like to know if you would be interested in publishing a link to my new security ebook that explains to people how to [...]
Block Messages In Windows Mail (Vista)
If you have an email address, you have more than likely found spam in your inbox at some point in time. Spam is what you would refer to as unwanted email and there are a few ways in which you can keep it out of your inbox. In Windows Mail, one of the ways in [...]
Explorer Replacement
I couldn’t help but pass this along, since I figured many of you have been in the same boat as this fellow Gnomie… My name is Brent, I am 17, and I am a long-time Firefox user. I am a longer-since Windows user (since I was old enough to have the clutches of Microsoft forced [...]
CryptoExpert 2007 Lite v6.6.7
The CryptoExpert system mounts a volume file to create a “virtual drive” that appears to applications and users like any other physical drive. Any data that the user attempts to write to this drive is intercepted by CryptoExpert, encrypted, and written to the volume file. Attempts to read from this volume are also intercepted, and [...]
Cork'd
Are there any wine aficionados among us? I may still be too young to drink alcohol in the United States, but I’ve certainly been around people who enjoy fine wine. Having a glass of wine at night isn’t just a hobby for some people – it’s a way of life. It’s amazing to observe the [...]
Never Mind the Distance, Pass the Stuffing
Whether you travel near or far, it seems there’s always someone who can’t make it to the Thanksgiving table. It doesn’t have to be that way. Forget the price of a ticket. Good ol’ Uncle Lou in Miami needn’t feel left out. This crazy modern world (la digital vida loca) gives us lots of ways [...]
Use The Diagram Function In Word 2002
Microsoft Word is a great application for creating many types of documents for many different purposes. However, when it comes to making a document interesting and eye-catching for your audience, you are on your own. Word simply gives you the tools you need to put together a creative document. You need to know when and [...]
Change Your Drive's Letter In Vista
In Vista, you can use the Disk Management console to manage the drives on your computer. One of the things you may want to do at some point is change the drive letter assignments. You can assign any letter between C and Z to a hard disk drive while letters A and B are reserved [...]
What Thanksgiving Means to Me
Here’s my Thanksgiving message in a Lockergnome newsletter from 1999 (content which is currently not archived in our system). I’ve been doing this a while, my friends: In a couple of days, most Americans will be celebrating a major holiday called ‘Thanksgiving.’ It’s a time when we can sit down with friends and family and [...]
