Windows
My Home Office Depot Problem
It’s bad enough I’m still migrating my life from Windows XP to Windows Vista… it’s bad enough I’m still migrating my data from Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2007… I’ve gotta fight with Office Depot, too? You might remember a few weeks ago, I was trying to figure out what kind of furniture I’d need for [...]
Jott
Have you ever heard someone say that they needed to jot something down? Perhaps you’ve even said it yourself? Simply put, the definition of the word jot implies writing something quickly, which is something that all of us have to do from time to time. It could be a phone number, a simple reminder, or [...]
Encrypted File System In Vista (Part I)
Files that have been protected using EFS are encrypted at the file-system level. The benefit of this is that the files can only be opened by the user with the appropriate private key and certificate. Even if you were to reinstall the operating system, the files would still be inaccessible. You can encrypt a file [...]
IE 7.0's Internet Options Security Settings
If you use Internet Explorer, you should take a peek at the Internet Options window. This is where most of the configuration changes are made to the Web browser. You can access the Internet Options window by selecting Internet Options from the Tools menu within the browser. An alternate method is to access the Internet [...]
Panasonic Wireless Phones For The Home
We aren’t using any of the telephone jacks in our new home – what’s the point? I learned about the Panasonic KX-TG5776S 5.8 GHz FHSS GigaRange Expandable Digital Cordless Answering System a few months ago, and I’ve been very satisfied with its performance here. The handsets and charger bases are all interchangeable, the network is [...]
25% Discount On Registry Booster
This one’s an exclusive, folks – you can get Uniblue’s System Tweaker for free after purchasing Registry Booster at a 25% discount. Residual files, unused and undeleted drivers, and corrupt or bad entries in registry settings will quickly litter even the newest of computers. The result? Frequent error messages, slow start-ups, declining and poor performance [...]
iTube v2.0
iTube enables you to download videos from YouTube into iTunes. It automatically extracts the video from the YouTube URL, downloads it, converts the video to iPod compatible format (MPEG-4) and adds it to your iTunes library. iTube is not much to look at – just a standard input box to paste the URL; everything else [...]
Coastr
In the world of alcoholic beverages, one genre stands out from the wines and champagnes of this world, and its name is beer. Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht have popularized beer in a weird technological way by drinking various brews on Diggnation. Beer has been around for a long time, but their seemingly simple act [...]
Cleaning Up Processes
Q: Our computer is about two-and-a-half years old and does seem to be slowing down. I checked the Task Manager and have 62 processes. Now I need to know whether or not one can clean up their own computer and what is involved in doing so – or do I need to take it to [...]
Split A Single Table Into Two Tables (Word 2002)
Sometimes information in one table is better displayed in multiple tables, especially if it is very large. If this is the case, you do not have to create a second table and copy the information over to it. Instead, you can simply split the table and Word will take care of the rest for you. [...]
