2007 October

The Scruffs need your help to save their beloved family home from being sold!
Grandpa Scruff has a solution - a scavenger hunt to recover his valuable artifacts. But in a surprising twist, Grandpa Scruff reveals that he’s been hiding something else - a shocking family secret! Help the Scruffs uncover the secret that will [...]

EssentialPIM is an absolutely free personal information manager can store, manage and encrypt data: day/week/month/year schedules, to do lists for keeping all your tasks up-to-date, notes (pictures, tables, any formatted text), and contacts. Offers Rijndael 128-bit encryption, MS Outlook import/export, Windows Address Book import/export, search capabilities, versatile print features, and adjustable contacts storage with unlimited [...]

The process of finding a place to live can be very daunting, and depending on your circumstances, it can be one of the most stressful things to experience, especially if you only have a short amount of time in which to make something happen. I recently bought a new house, and I’ve been living here [...]

This fall I planned to present three short courses designed for seniors. The first was to be a combination decision theory and puzzle course based loosely on my other Lockergnome post. The second was a moderately advanced photo restoration and enhancement class for people who wanted to go beyond simple cropping and organization. The third [...]

In Windows XP, it is simple it find a list of network connections. Simply right click My Network Places and click Properties. However, in Vista, it is not quite so simple and you need to go digging in the Control Panel.
If you want to quickly bring up a list of network connections on your [...]

Vista shows your most recently used programs on the Start menu as well as your recently opened files. The programs appear above the Start button while the documents appear under a submenu.
Displaying recently used programs and files is handy for quickly accessing them. However, some people consider it a security risk or privacy issue. They [...]

My problem with recommending Windows Vista is that many of its features are considered bugs by a good portion of the community. Doesn’t that say it all? No, this isn’t Windows bashing — it’s the bare-faced truth. Here’s TheDub’s legitimate experience, as emailed to me earlier today:
After using Windows Vista I find it hard to [...]

In Kudos Rock Legend, you’re the star!
Select a band name and customize your avatar as you audition new band members for each instrument type. Write your own songs and, with enough tracks, you can record albums and find a publisher. Manage your band members and upgrade instruments, performance effects, merchandise and more! Play mini-games [...]

I tend to be an impulsive shopper at times, so as you can imagine, I’ve ended up with quite a collection of items that I’m not exactly thrilled with. In addition, some of the things that I used to be into are now old to me, so they’re just sitting in a box along with [...]

If you’re a Costco member, or have a friend who is, I just scored a great deal on Sanyo Eneloop hybrids. You get 8 AAs, 4 AAAs, a charger, and 2 ea. C and D adapters to use an AA battery in an appliance requiring the larger sizes, all in a cool little plastic [...]