Microsoft Vista tips galore!
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Tons of Vista tips over at Windows Vista :: the How-To Geek? Way too many for me to list here so check it out...
Archive for January, 2007
Tons of Vista tips over at Windows Vista :: the How-To Geek? Way too many for me to list here so check it out...
PC World says farewell to floppy
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007PC World says farewell to floppy. Most of you probably did a couple years ago as well.? I still occasionally find the need for a floppy on an older machine, but that's probably a sign I'm wasting my time!
Vista upgrade version to require OS installed
Sunday, January 28th, 2007Unlike previous versions of Windows upgrade versions, Vista will require an OS to already be installed on the hard drive.? You can pretty much kiss your clean install goodbye unless you spring for the full version.? I don't know which angle they are going for, either anti-piracy or ...
New features for YouTube
Friday, January 26th, 2007According to their blog, YouTube has added a bunch of new features to their site.? Here are some of the more notable ones: GOOGLE SEARCH!: Thanks to, ahem, a certain parent company, our search is now vastly improved so it should be even easier to find your favorite sleeping kitty ...
Copy HDTV from your Cable Box to your PC
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007Here's a quick guide on how to copy HDTV from your Cable Box to your PC: According to FCC regulations, all DVRs that cable companys rent must have an active firewire port. While unfortunately you likely won’t be able to record premium channels such as HBO, INHD, DiscoveryHD. All broadcast channels ...
Wordpress 2.1 released!
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007With an improved editor, image uploader, security features, and more. Nice polish added to already great blogging software. (I'll be waiting a couple days as last time I upgraded they put out another patch within hours!) digg story
Howto install Flash 9 on Ubuntu Linux
Thursday, January 18th, 2007Here's how to install Flash 9 on your Ubuntu Linux installation: wget http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz (you can use http://tinyurl.com/2a8zuc if you're not cutting and pasting) tar -xzf install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz rm install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz cd install_flash_player_9_linux ./flashplayer-installer Copyright(C) 2002-2006 Adobe Macromedia Software LLC. All rights reserved. Adobe Flash Player 9 for Linux Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed on this machine. You are running the ...
The 7 hidden pages within your Firefox browser
Thursday, January 18th, 2007Have fun browsing through your browser’s internal features. Here are a couple: about:config Oh look, many many info. Indeed, it’s the most complex and meaningful of them all. Careful on what you plan to change here, your browser won’t run properly after if you play with the wrong things. about:plugins Of course, ...
Hacking TiVo: 23 Tips to Turbocharge Your DVR
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007Learn to modify your Tivo or DVR to show Caller ID on your TV when you get a phone call, store over 5 times more recordings than a standard dvr, transfer files to and from your PC and more... digg story DVR's are great for zooming through commercials, but what if you ...
Funny video about iPhone among other things
Sunday, January 14th, 2007Funny video from Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert on things from this years CES including the iPhone and NASA. edit: well it was funny until YouTube removed it!