“I’M NOT DEAD!”

Mar 5, 2004 | software

Monty Python fans will recall the scene in Holy Grail where the wagon trundles by collecting the bodies of people struck down by the plague. A peasant comes out carrying the body of an old man, who unexpectedly puts up his head and says, “I’m not...

AOL INSTANT MESSENGER ADWARE

Feb 12, 2004 | security, software, web_services

There’s a new irritant spreading in the AOL Instant Messenger network, pretending to be a web-based game named “Night Raptor” from a service named “BuddyLinks.” DON’T CLICK ON IT! Once installed, you are barraged with popup...

PAPERPORT 9.0

Jan 27, 2004 | software

Much to my surprise, I had a good experience with the new version of Paperport today. Many of its prior failings have been cured. Paperport is an inexpensive document manager. Small businesses and consumers can scan documents and use Paperport to keep them organized...

REALPLAYER 10

Jan 8, 2004 | audio, software

Real announced a heap of new products and services today, including enhanced quality audio and video streaming and a new player, RealPlayer 10. They promise that it is less intrusive and obnoxious. There is no evidence that those promises are true. What I’ve...

GRAPHICS PROGRAMS

Nov 14, 2003 | photos, software

I wrote up some notes about programs for editing and organizing images on this page – comparing Adobe Photoshop Elements with Microsoft Digital Image Pro. Fascinating, insightful stuff. (Or possibly just opinionated and annoying. I’m too close to it to be...

FREE WINDOWS DOODADS

Nov 13, 2003 | software

Microsoft has free “Winter Fun Packs” available for download. Greeting card templates, screen savers, effects for Movie Maker 2, visualizations for Media Player 9. Whee.