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Windows Tip: Use Alt-Tab To Switch Programs
I don’t want to make you feel bad, but I don’t think you’re using Alt-Tab to switch programs, and I’m not sure I understand that. I use Alt-Tab a hundred times a day, but I suddenly realized that I never see anyone else use it. Why not? It’s a wonderful timesaver that...
SONIC DIALUP ACCELERATOR
If you have a Sonic dialup account, you might want to look into free software from Sonic designed to accelerate your Internet connection. It can't move bits across a phone line...
DELL SUPPORT INFO RE SERVICE PACK 2
If you're looking for information about Windows XP Service Pack 2, before or after you install it, Dell has an SP2 page with a wealth of information, clearly presented and full...
QUICKBOOKS SIMPLE START
Intuit will release Quickbooks Simple Start next week, a simplified $100 version of Quickbooks aimed at sole proprietors and very small businesses currently keeping paper...
DON’T INSTALL CRAP ON YOUR COMPUTER
You can still screw up your computer after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2. Web sites might ask permission to install "ActiveX Controls" or other kinds of programs....
MICROSOFT .JPG PATCH
Microsoft released a critical update yesterday for an intriguing problem. Microsoft discovered a flaw in the way various Microsoft operating systems and programs process .JPG...
ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS
Not everyone would have predicted it a few years ago, but digital cameras have become a matter-of-fact item in many homes. Normal, non-tech people have learned to unload pictures...
APPLE VS. APPLE
An interesting lawsuit may be nearing settlement soon. Baby boomers with long memories will recall that the Beatles' record label was "Apple Records," and their company was...
PRICE DROPS ON MEMORY DEVICES
Prices are down and capacities are up on memory cards and devices. Here's some random examples from a sale at Buy.com tonight: - 1Gb Compact Flash card for $82. It was impossible...
SHAREAZA FILE SHARING
The program getting the best word of mouth right now in the P2P world is Shareaza - available through the Shareaza home page, or here at Download.com. Kazaa and eDonkey are...
TECHNICAL DETAILS ABOUT SERVICE PACK 2
Most of the changes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 are under the hood. If you're a network administrator, an IT professional, or just an interested computer user who can tolerate...
SYMANTEC AND WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2
Symantec is dragging its feet about allowing its programs to communicate with the new Windows Security Center - resulting in the balloon in the lower right corner of the screen...
INTERNET PORN AND JOB TERMINATION
Here's an interesting article about how the flotsam and jetsam that accumulates on computers can be used as a reason to terminate an employee. Your computer has several places...
CASSETTES TO CDs
The kind of service that you knew somebody had to offer - www.cassettes2cds.com converts old cassettes into audio CDs or .mp3 files. Presumably there's a company somewhere...
MICROSOFT ENTERS ONLINE MUSIC MARKET
Today's quiz: I'll describe a familiar scenario. You decide if it's ancient history or current news. Apple sells devices manufactured by Apple, running software designed by...
LASER MOUSE
Most of you have switched over to an optical mouse - no more gunk clogging up the ball, no more jerking the mouse hard to force the cursor to move, right? By now you've found out...