2007 September

Last night, I posted a Vista Rants video. I asked for feedback… and certainly received it. A lot of it. Thank you for all of your emails, videos, and comments. Let me address some of those now.
First and foremost, I do NOT base my opinion on Vista solely on the failed upgrade using the […]

Are you Out Of Your Mind?
In need of some mental flossing? Then you’ve come to the right place! Heal your patients by capturing Nega-Tics, the nasty creatures in our heads that make us do bad things, in this totally unique gameplay experience! There are more than 70 levels of frantic and addictive entertainment, coupled […]

Foldr Monitr is a free tool that runs in the background and watches a selected folder (and optionally subfolders) waiting for you to add photos to it. When photos appear in the folder, Foldr Monitr automatically uploads them to your Flickr account for you.
[4.38M] [Win95/98/2k/ME/XP/Vista + a flickr.com account] [FREE]

Tags: flickr, photo, photography

Today’s my birthday (None of your business, you young whippersnapper!) and Michele, following our tradition of “useful” gifts and her experience with my well-known love of gadgets that go “blink” in the night, gave me a flashlight. She knew I’d been mourning the ARC AAA “keychain” light I’d given to my daughter a couple of […]

Vista lets you copy data to writable CDs without installing third party software. By default, all users that log onto the computer can copy their data to CD. If multiple users share a single computer, the ability to burn CDs can be limited to administrative users only.
Administrators can prevent users from burning CDs by […]

Circuit City’s 3-Day Fall Sale starts Thursday, September 27 and ends Saturday, September 29. What sorts of deals are being offered? iPod nanos and DVD players and digital cameras, oh, my! And a bunch of other stuff, too. Have a look!

Tags: bargain electronics

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I have been using Outlook since it came out in 1998. Until recently, I wouldn’t have recommended using Thunderbird, but that has changed. Both are good clients, but it depends on what exactly you’re looking for, and your preferences are.
The first email client I […]

Convert between image formats from the Windows shell. Supports JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, WBMP, ICON, TGA, and several other file formats. Also has ability to rotate and resize images.
Right click on a file or a group of files in Windows, and select Convert to. As simple as that.
You can use the utility to compress […]

ZoneAlarm ForceField is a security product designed specifically to protect you while you bank, shop, or surf dangerous areas of the Internet online. It does this by creating a virtual “bubble” around your surfing session, protecting your PC from fraudulent Web sites, phishing scams, spyware Web sites, and dangerous downloads. ZoneAlarm ForceField also ensures that […]

The world of Web hosting isn’t exactly the easiest maze to navigate through, and that’s why there’s still so much confusion out there about all of the options that exist. If you’re not interested in hosting a complete Web site and would rather just host your files for others to download, then I’m sure that […]

Sticking notes all around your monitor and desk? Clear the clutter and use Outlook’s Notes feature. Using Outlook’s Notes instead of sticky notes protects your information since it’s stored on your computer instead of out in the open for all to see. You can even categorize, print and organize these electronic notes.
Open the notes from […]

Microsoft Word 2007 allows you to set up documents that will require a center fold or book fold. For example, if you need to create an invitation or menu that needs to be folded down the center.
You can add a book fold to a document from the Page Setup using the steps listed below.

Click […]

There are a few different ways that you can open the Vista Calculator. You can access it from the Accessories menu off the Start Menu. Alternatively, type ‘calc’ in the Search field directly on the Start Menu.. If you frequently use the Calculator, you can also create a keyboard shortcut to open the program using […]

I thought I would have been fine with installing the first Windows Vista SP1 beta last night (after having been invited and accepted into the feedback program). Guess what?
Everything seemed fine after the first three installer-induced reboots, but then I came to see a black screen of… nothing but my mouse cursor. No matter what […]

UnPlug is an extension that lets you save video and audio which is embedded on a Web page - it’s a video download tool. UnPlug scans Web pages and tells you where media players are getting their data, and displays it as a simple hyperlink: in most cases, you can then follow the simple download […]

I’m not a graphic designer by any means, so whenever I need something beyond a simple resize or crop done to an image, I usually seek out the help of my wife. She’s been trained in graphic design and Adobe products, so you can count on the fact that she’s able to do something with […]

By the time you see this, I will have completed presenting my first short course on "Nifty Free Things from the Internet". This was a whimsical idea for a volunteer presentation through OASIS, which caters to continuing education for seniors. While I have no idea how it will turn out, I have already been surprised […]

Bridge Is Cool teaches you how to play mini bridge and regular bridge. Paul and I learned to play bridge with our parents when we were first married and had more time on our hands. Since then, we’ve gotten busy with out children and other things plus our friends don’t know anything about playing bridge. […]

Microsoft Word allows you to set up mirror margins. As the name would imply, mirror margins are used for double-sided documents (facing pages) such as those found in a book or magazine. With mirror margins, the inside margins are the same width and the outside margins are the same width.
If you are setting up […]

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I received an advance copy of Halo 3 hanks to my friends at Edelman PR. I’ve already done a review on the game, and played Oddball.
I asked GamerAndy if he’s tried Forge yet; he indicated he hadn’t, but thought it would be boring. […]