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If I could, I’d take at least one class at all times. By now, I’d have two masters degrees and maybe even a PhD. Well, maybe not that. It’s a shame that online degrees didn’t exist when I was in college or was mostly by correspondence (snail mail). I took my first non-class course in […]

I received an .odt file for posting on an organization’s Web site. OpenOffice’s word processor uses this file format. I didn’t want to download and install OpenOffice even though it cost nothing. And going back to the sender wasn’t a good idea because she would either not know how to convert it or she wasn’t […]

Years ago, whenever I built a new system I used to dream of the day I’d have it “finished.” You know: everything finally installed, configured, customized, tweaked and fine-tuned… so I could just sit back and enjoy the software. These days I realize that’s just a pipe dream. Systems are by their very nature perpetual […]

Computers have an interesting way of stealing your time in small increments.
What do I mean?
Ten minutes of spam sorting per day equates to over 60 hours a year deleting email.
Five minutes per day spent looking for your to-do list comes out at over 30 hours a year of unproductive time.
Thought to represent the saviors of […]

I ran across the Giveaway of the Day Web site the other evening and was intrigued. I’ve watched it for a few days now and have downloaded a couple of the programs it’s offered. Basically, the site has a different piece of commercial software (typically smaller, utility-style stuff but you never know) that it gives […]

Every good (and bad) geek child needs a fast, efficient, and electronic way to send that proverbial letter to Santa. And good geek kids, of course, procrastinate along with the rest of us. So, for those of you still needing to send that letter and can’t stand the idea of paper, pen, and licking […]

Each year, NORAD keeps an eye on Santa as he makes his Christmas journey. You can track Santa’s progress on Christmas Eve with the kids at the NORAD Tracks Santa Web site.
On December 24th, the kids can call the tracking service toll free at 1-877-Hi-NORAD anytime after 9AM Eastern Standard Time (7AM Mountain Standard Time) […]

BestPartyEver.com recently launched a new version of its online event planning directory, available to party planners throughout the nation. The new version provides visitors with multiple vendor information from multiple industries simultaneously by the second page, the ability to create and save lists containing vendor information, and party ideas to inspire the party planner.
“When BestPartyEver.com […]

Crammed full from yesterday’s celebration of gluttony and ready to go ankle-deep through winter slush to shop for the good deals down at the local mall? Thanksgiving’s over - don’t be a jive turkey! Pour yourself some egg nog or hot cocoa and relax right here in front of your computer - there are plenty […]

This program started out as a simple text search.
The flowcharts (flowchart 1 and flowchart 2), to do the line wrap and match highlights, took three days. They worked like a charm.
Step 1 complete. Search and display text results.
Next was the ability to search text and call up pictures. When a match was found on a […]

David Johnston of RealTechNews writes:
OpenOffice Premium is a modified version of the popular, Open Source OpenOffice.org software suite. The original OpenOffice suite aims to compete with Microsoft Office, and I believe it does a pretty good job for most home users and students. Premium aims to give OpenOffice a further edge in its competition with […]

Michael Santo of RealTechNews writes:
Unfortunately for AOL Searcher 4417749, there was enough info in AOL’s searcher data, released for 650,000 users, to be IDed by the New York Times. If you’re afraid of this happening to you, Web developers at Unspam Technologies Inc. have a tool for you.

Google recently announced a number of new services at Google Press Day.
They included Google Trends, Google Desktop, Google Co-op, and Google Notebook. Below is an overview of each one and what they might mean for you.

“I have Windows XP and the system has gotten very slow and flaky. I would like to learn how to reformat the drive. Can you teach me in simple English how to completely format the drive and then re-install the operating system?”
Yes, but… you might want to think about some alternatives first.
Be forewarned, formatting a […]

Getting ready to buy a Dell computer? Before you do so, you had better read the following tips, because they can save you big on your next computer purchase. Before you get started, I would like to give you some background on Dell and its marketing/pricing strategy. Dell Computers is the largest manufacturer and retailer […]

Flush with my recent success running Tiki Wiki under Windows XP SP2, I thought it might be fun to try Subdreamer, too. Subdreamer is a Content Management System and is different from a Wiki mainly in the way it organizes and presents data. Subdreamer has the advantage of allowing me to integrate my phpBB forum into it.
In case anyone else wants to smear Linux web apps all over their harddrive, here’s how.

We live in an age of technology and as such we are always looking for ways to make life easier or ways to make things look better. In the home or office (or even the home office), making things look better involves getting rid of clutter. This is where the wireless desktop comes into play. […]

This article will run through each of these factors to help you avoid the many pitfalls that one may stumble across when purchasing a PC.

With the ever-increasing popularity of the iPod and all its various forms, it follows that more and more accessories will become both important and appealing to iPod owners. Here are three new accessories that iPod owners may want to consider purchasing.

Anonymizer Inc.’s president, founder and chief scientist, Lance Cottrell, has been fighting for “the people” to uphold basic civil liberties in repressive regimes for more than a decade. He is also the leading advocate of online identity protection and privacy rights. These issues are finally becoming better understood through current affairs (i.e. China censorship by […]