World Wide Words This is a site that provides an interesting take on the English language, from a British viewpoint of Michael Quinion. Not only will you discover more about the English language here, you will also learn about fascinating tidbits of the history behind the words in the English language. On the main page, … Continue reading World Wide Words
Torpark
Torpark There are times in our Internet life when we need to surf anonymously, isn't there? Maybe we are visiting an Internet café or using someone else’s computer and we would prefer there not to be a record of what sites we have visited. Alternatively, we may wish to hide our Internet address from some … Continue reading Torpark
Trojan Flooder Fix
Q: Now that you've told us about the Trojan Flooder threat, is there any way to fix it? A: There sure is and I'm glad you asked. It was only yesterday that I shared the news with all of you about the Trojan Flooder.AKE risk (see yesterday's quick tip) and already, several of you have … Continue reading Trojan Flooder Fix
Stuck Pixels
Stuck Pixels Do you have a new LCD monitor (or even an old one) that seems to have a "stuck" pixel on it? Let me explain a little more. It could be any point on your monitor that seems to always be a little brighter or duller looking than the rest of the colors. This … Continue reading Stuck Pixels
Box Office Mojo
Box Office Mojo The first thing you need to do when you get here is sign up for a Screening Pass account, which is free and it allows you to access some of the niftier features on the site. Here you can not only check out how movies are doing at the box office, but … Continue reading Box Office Mojo
More 2006 Downloads
More 2006 Downloads Well, can you believe it? The holidays are almost over already and a new year is pretty much upon us. It's a time to remember the all the good times you've had in 2006 and to pass around some good cheer. In this season of giving, I decided it would be nice … Continue reading More 2006 Downloads
Invalid Driver Error: 1327
Invalid Drive Error: 1327 Ever receive an error for a drive that you don't even have on your computer? That would be a little strange, wouldn't it? Well, we actually received a phone call about this yesterday and we thought it was beyond important enough to include in the newsletter. This is actually a common … Continue reading Invalid Driver Error: 1327
Faster Cursor
Moving Quickly Through a Document with Your Keyboard A lot of us, including myself, enjoy using our keyboards to move the mouse cursor from sentence to sentence in an e-mail or from paragraph to paragraph in a different document. Either way, that darn cursor just moves way too slow sometimes, doesn't it? Well, here's a … Continue reading Faster Cursor
Trojan Flooder
Trojan Flooder If you're like me, when you see the word "Trojan," you probably panic. Am I right? Of course, a Trojan is pretty much only associated with a virus (or at least some sort of threat) in today's computer world. They are basically completely destructive programs that disguise themselves as very helpful and useful … Continue reading Trojan Flooder
Home Envy
Home Envy Welcome to Home Envy, a site that is all about making your house the best it can be. There are two ways to browse this site. You can use the side menu or the navigation strip at the top. The side menu lets you browse by columnists. Just use the drop down box … Continue reading Home Envy