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I have tested a lot of software over the years and yet have never utilized a program to help manage my desktop. I have always dealt with the little quirks and limitations of windows. Many times I have read about a registry change that could be made to make a program or window act differently with varied success rates. I
The question of the week seems to be what is the Microsoft gang going to be doing to keep people interested in XP. Personally myself I am kinda bored and actually considered loading some newer versions of Linux probably Mandrakes current release after all there is no excitement in Windows land at the moment. No kick ass software applications have
I think being able to make your own barcodes on-line is cool but not sure of the practical use of them as there are programs out there that do the same thing tied to inventory control and POS infrastructure. [Barcodes Inc] Thanks to Lockergnome for the Link
As the Earths tilt changes so does Mars and as Mars moves into Winter there is less sunlight each day for the rovers batteries to re-charge. Being one of Opportunities heater switches has had a malfunction the heater has remained on the entire time. Engineers are going to send up some code to get that heaters power source turned off.
If you have been watching the proceedings in various legal cases surrounding DeCSS you will know that the DVD CCA & MPAA have won a lot of victories against companies. The most notorious ruling was when the ever popular www.2600.org website was forced to remove the DeCSS source code. Over the past few years the legal proceedings involving the DeCSS
I have always been a photography buff and actually did some professional work in the 80's, due to time constraints I sort of dropped the hobby. with advances with digital technology many people have quit buying film and have went 100% digital. I still like break out my 35mm camera from time to time and shoot a roll. Having my
If you utilize Winzip as much as I do you may want to upgrade to Version 9.0 as a serious security vulnerability exist in previous versions. If you have Beta 9 loaded and not the full release you are still vulnerable. [eWeek]
Microsoft is readying the Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) upgrade for release in mid-2004. The upgrade will address many of the security problems that currently plague the company's flagship operating system.
When I was a kid I used to tear all kinds of electronic stuff apart. I scored big when my dad got some antiquated but functional bell telephone equipment in a lot auction, I had lots of fun figuring out how it all worked. I was the only kid in the country with his own telephone company setup between 7
There are not many Geeks out there that where appreciative of VeriSign meddling with the infrastructure of the Internet by re-directing mis-typed domains to it's own search engine. So VeriSign has decided to sue ICANN for telling them to pull the plug. This action by VeriSign is another example of a company that just doesn't get it. Personally I think
I rarely get to listen to the Howard Stern show. It was never carried here in Hawaii but his gig on "E" was a good channel to go to when there was a commercial on for something else I may be watching. Clear Channels decision to pull the plug on Howard Stern has me wondering who will be next. I
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