Windows
Disable Local Group Policy Processing In Vista
Group Policies can be applied locally or as part of an Active Directory domain. If domain administrators have applied group policies at the domain level, they may not want any policies to be applied locally. For example, if Vista users are local administrators for their own workstations, they could create local group policies that make [...]
ShopNBC Coupons
I’ve often thought about why ShopNBC selected such an odd name for its online store. I mean, when I’m looking to do a little online shopping, “NBC” isn’t the first brand that springs to mind. ShopCBS, ShopFOX, or ShopABC would sound just as strange. Then again, who am I to argue with a good bargain [...]
As Secure As They Want You To Be
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Comcast has announced its new surveillance policy. Its storage practices regarding customer information closely follows the letter of the law. Anything you do online can be tracked by your Internet provider, as mandated by law enforcement officials. The Comcast Cable Law [...]
Infinite Password Generator v3
Infinite Password Generator will make any number of different passwords for your use at Web sites and applications. Using only a master password and a keyword of your choice, you can use different passwords for every Web sites without remembering them all. The algorithm will make sure that no one can get the master password [...]
DPHOTO
Have you ever been to an art gallery? I’ve been to a few, and while I’m not a a huge fan of art, I can appreciate it from time to time. In an art gallery, the presentation of the work can be very important, and it can even turn a so-so piece of art into [...]
Battery Basics
A year or so ago I wrote an article about batteries that I occasionally modified as I learned more about the subject. Something another Gnomie wrote recently led me back to the article, thinking to find it and link to it again from Bill’s Web. On reading it, I realized that it needed enough work [...]
My Favourite Keyboard
Gnomie Arnoldas Zokas (who comes from a place where it’s the exotic “favourite” in favor [or favour] of “favorite”) writes: My favourite keyboard of all times is: Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard 4000. I’ve been using it for over a year, I think. Pros: Excellent ergonomic design (wrist pain disappeared immediately) Has a very soft and comfortable [...]
Clear The Recent Items List In Vista On Exit
The Vista Start Menu includes a sub-menu called Recent Items. It’s not a new feature in Vista but it is definitely a useful one because it lets you quickly access a document that you recently opened. When you point to Recent Items, a submenu appears listing the last few documents that you recently opened. I [...]
GEM 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor
GEM’s widescreen 19-inch GM19WLD TFT LCD monitor provides superior performance, digital input, and new design features to promote its sleek footprint, delivering outstanding panel specification, excellent display quality, and color presentation. Only $119.95 after $70 manufacturer’s rebate! Expires 10/31/07 [tags]lcd, monitor, widescreen[/tags]
Is AOL Even Worth Its Weight In Hassle These Days?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I remember when, every day the mail would come, there was at least one AOL disk included. It was everywhere, and you couldn’t seem to get away from it. Over the next couple of months, AOL will be laying off more [...]
