Windows
Find The Local Security Settings In Vista
Your computer has a number of different security settings that you can use to secure your computer. For example, using the local security settings, you can configure a password policy so that all users who access your computer must change their password every 30 days. There are a few ways in which you can access [...]
Clean Keyboard
Turn ‘er upside down over a towel (or paper towels) and shake vigorously. This is my favorite method. Put it in the dishwasher. While some swear by this method, it’s never worked for me. I’ve only ruined keyboards by doing this. Remove the keys and soak everything in a bathtub full of lukewarm water. Proceed [...]
Treemo
On the Web, there are a variety of services that specialize in specific parts of media hosting and sharing. We have YouTube for video, Flickr for pictures, and so on. While it’s good for companies to exist that do one thing and do it well, convergence is becoming a hot thing, and many people want [...]
Report On Sites Blocked By Bess
There haven’t been any reports in a while, put out by anybody, about what kind of sites get blocked by blocking software. Probably this is due to the Supreme Court ruling in 2003 which said, basically, that schools and libraries could be required to use blocking software regardless of how many mistakes it made, so [...]
3D Sea Turtle Paradise Screensaver
Deep sea turtles and manta rays move forward from ocean depths as moray eels and varied fishes swim among swaying plants and corals. Beautiful “celestial” background music completes the ambience of a serene ocean scene. Experience the ocean depths as never before with this amazing screensaver. Want a soothing nighttime scene? Just set the time [...]
Cathy v2.24.2
Cathy is a disk cataloging tool that you can use to index files stored on removable media (CD-ROMs, LS120, Iomega Zip and Jaz disks, or even diskettes) and create searchable catalogs that can be used without having to insert the CD. Searching capabilities are based on file name, date and size, and special support for [...]
Studicious
It’s been about a decade since I was enrolled in school, and one of the things that I remember the most about during my classroom days was the seemingly never-ending series of notes that had to be taken for study assignments and so on. Of course, now that I’m out of school, I hardly ever [...]
Should I Switch To Gmail?
Q: Now that Google is offering Gmail to anyone that wants it, is it better than my Yahoo! mail? – Kevin A: The use of free “Webmail” (Web-based e-mail) systems has always been a great tool for fending off spam and junk mail. Our advice to everyone that uses e-mail on a regular basis has [...]
