March 26, 2010

The Coming Windows XP Panic

Filed under: Main — admin @ 12:01 am

Windows XP has hung on far too long. Someday soon, the panic will set in.
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March 24, 2010

Internet Connection Hell

Filed under: Main — admin @ 12:01 am

For the past several days, I’ve had buku problems with my high-speed Internet connection. It’s been very frustrating. Not only the connection issues, but dealing with the tech support jungle.
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March 22, 2010

I’m Peeved at Western Digital

Filed under: Main — admin @ 12:01 am


I was once a fan, a huge fan of Western Digital’s My Book line of external hard drives. I wrote about them in my books. I’ve praised them on this blog. Never again.
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March 19, 2010

Send That File To Hell, Part III

Filed under: Main — admin @ 12:01 am


So how do you really send a file to hell? That is, how do you really delete a file so that there is no trace of the data?
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March 17, 2010

Send That File To Hell, Part II

Filed under: Main — admin @ 12:01 am


What happens when you delete a file? No, not that Recycle Bin stuff. I’m talking what happens when you really delete a file.
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March 15, 2010

Send That File To Hell, Part I

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Deleting a file isn’t what you think it is.
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March 12, 2010

Word’s Multiple Margin Mysteries

Filed under: Main — Tags: — admin @ 12:01 am

Making a page look just write, er, right [Let’s say “correct” – Ed.] in Word can be frustrating. That’s because the Microsoft Word word processor has not one but two sets of margins. Only by knowing how to set both can you get the page to look just correct. I mean, just right.
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March 10, 2010

Threes

Filed under: Main — Dan Gookin @ 12:01 am

In all great competitions, including some riveting drama, there are three forces at work. This goes along with one of my grandmother’s favorite saying, “Things happen in threes.”
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March 8, 2010

The Human Flesh Search Engine

Filed under: Main — admin @ 12:01 am

Welcome to the era of the Human Flesh Search Engine. No, it’s not where you can look for a match after a bad burn, and it has nothing to do with pornography. It’s worse.
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March 5, 2010

Don’t Read That Error Message

Filed under: Main — admin @ 12:01 am

Something’s wrong. The error message appears. Odds are good that you don’t read it, and instead just click whichever button you’re used to clicking. O how wrong that is!
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