Windows
32-Bit Vs. 64-Bit Windows
What’s the difference between 32-bit Windows and 64-bit Windows? – Spencer This question is one that is deeply rooted in technology and one that could easily take more space than is available in this column, but here is my digest version. In the computer world, bottlenecks are what cause those performance delays that we all [...]
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders: Ten Inventions To Spark Your Imagination
When the creative minds behind The NXT STEP blog co-authored The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book in the fall of 2007, they hoped to revolutionize the world of homebrew robotics by teaching readers how to build unique and compelling robots, such as a slot machine and a robot that helps take photographs. The NXT STEP [...]
Prevent Outlook From Saving Draft Messages
When you compose an email message in Outlook, the message is automatically saved after 3 minutes. This means that if you decide not to send the message, Outlook will inform you that it has automatically saved a copy of it in the Drafts folder. You will be prompted as the whether or not you want [...]
Wisheo
Have you ever tried to purchase a gift for someone by getting a group of people to pitch in some money? Speaking from experience, I can say that this can be a nightmare. Your intentions may be good, but when money and a number of people are involved, things get tricky. Someone may tell you [...]
Unlocking Vs. Jailbreaking
I have an iPhone and my geeky friends keep telling me that I should jailbreak and unlock it so I can do whatever I want with the phone. What exactly are they talking about and is it illegal or does it just sound illegal? – Jan To understand all the terminology for bypassing technology restrictions, [...]
How To Be A Geek Goddess
Men and women rarely think alike, and when it comes to technology, their differing wants and needs are often glaringly apparent. If we are to believe the stereotypes, men are obsessed with acronyms and the size of their hard drives. On the other hand, women use technology to get things done as they struggle to [...]
Create A New Notebook In OneNote 2007
By default, OneNote contains a Personal Notebook and Work Notebook to help get you started. Both of these notebooks include starter sections and pages. Furthermore, each page provides you with ideas for the types of information you might want to include on a page within that section. You can easily create a new notebook in [...]
Planypus
Whenever I spend time with friends, the details usually come together at the last second, which means that there’s a small amount of planning that’s involved. This is fine by me, but sometimes I wish the plans were a little more organized beforehand. As any one of my friends will tell you, I’m horrible about [...]
Add A Line Over A Character In Word 2002
You may be wondering why someone would want to put a line over a character. One reason may be to indicate a long vowel sound in a word – as my son recently to do in a homework assignment. There are a few different ways that you can accomplish this – one being to insert [...]
ScreenToaster
I’ve had to create quite a few screencasts before, and if you’ve ever been down this road, then you know that it’s not always easy. Getting the captured content right is one thing, but one of the biggest challenges can be trying to use the software effectively. Software isn’t supposed to get in the way [...]
