Archive for December, 2005
Combining and archiving emails in Outlook Express
I get a lot of email newsletters and I don’t always have time to read them all or extract the items that I like to save. I have a folder for saved emails and often the number builds up. Since I sometimes want to archive the collection, I make use of a feature in Outlook [...]
Glitches in the new Firefox
I am a Firefox fan but, alas, there are some rough spots in the new version 1.5. I previously wrote that I liked the new browser after using it for a day or two. More time has passed and I have since encountered a problem or two. For example, there seems to be incorrect [...]
An opinion about Microsoft
No, not my opinion, I try to keep these blog entries fairly short. The opinion is that of Scot Finnie, a frequent writer on computer subjects and currently editor at TechWeb. He has an interesting article where he gives some thought on what he thinks of Microsoft as a company. He complains that Microsoft [...]
About the BIOS
While cleaning out my email, I ran across a reference to an article in PC World on the BIOS. It’s two years old but still pertinent. Generally, the BIOS is a mysterious place for average PC users. This article will help you understand this very important basic function. It might even help you with some [...]
Quick tour of the motherboard
Ever wonder what was on a motherboard? PC World has an article that will give you a short tour around what’s on the newest motherboards.
Quick way to “undo” an action
Sometimes, right after you carry out an action on the computer, you wish you hadn’t. Or maybe you hit the wrong key or clicked the wrong button by mistake. Fortunately, many actions have an “undo” feature and can be reversed. Very often the keyboard combination Ctrl+z will undo a previous action. Examples are copying, moving, [...]
Phishers use IRS tax refund as bait
Another phishing scam that is catching the unwary pretends to be from the IRS. It is described in this ZDNet article:
A spam e-mail message has been sent around the world telling people they are eligible for a $571.94 tax refund from the IRS. The e-mail offers a link to a fraudulent IRS Web site, but [...]
Free PowerPoint Viewer
There are a number of useful PowerPoint presentations available on the Web for downloading, including at my site. If you don’t have PowerPoint on your computer you can still view presentations with free software from Microsoft. Download here
Clear Cache Feature for Internet Explorer
Microsoft has issued a small free program for cleaning out the Internet Explorer 6 temporary Internet files, cookies, and history. This can be especially useful if one of the index.dat files has gotten corrupted. Note, however, many sites that require a sign-in such as the New York Times, Amazon, Yahoo, etc. use cookies and you [...]
1 Million Digitized Images Now Available Online from The Library of Congress
Looking for an image or photograph to help illustrate a Web page or publication? Search Engine Watch has a page on the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs collection.
One searchable digitized collection from LC that you should know about is a catalog of imagery from the The Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. As [...]
AMD vs. Intel
If you are thinking of getting a new computer and want to have the new dual-core technology, you may be looking at choosing between models with an AMD or an Intel processor. A series of tests by CNet seems to indicate that AMD handily wins in various tests and is definitely the best for the [...]