My trip down memory lane last week, with my foray into the DOSBox program to retrieve an old WordPerfect document, made me think about my typical DOS computer set up. It especially reminded me of all the utilities I used to make life bearable in that stark, command line environment.
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August 16, 2013A Clutch of Handy DOS Utilities
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August 14, 2013Hold This, Please
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August 12, 2013Life After the InternetIt was truly a culture shock when the Government pulled the plug on the Internet. Citing “national security” concerns, the Feds halted all online activity several years ago. Without email, Facebook, the web, file transfer, online gaming, Netflix, Amazon, eBay, Google and more, the world changed in a heartbeat. August 9, 2013Sometimes You Don’t Know What You’ve StartedDigging through my archives this past weekend, I came across a letter I had written over 20 years ago. August 7, 2013From Folder to Directory and BackIn the command prompt world of DOS, folders were called directories. Once the transition to the glorious graphical goodness of Windows was made, directories became folders. They’re still the same thing.
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August 5, 2013I Remember When Version Numbers MatteredOnce upon a time, software was known by its version number. That classification has seemingly disappeared.
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August 2, 2013Yes, Virginia, There is an AppData FolderAs a computer user, you’re probably adult enough to understand that lots of hidden goodies dwell behind the operating system’s delicious visual interface. Most of those goodies are things you probably don’t want to mess with, but because Windows isn’t the most complete, well-thought-out operating system, the need to go digital spelunking is often necessary.
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August 1, 2013Google Calendar UpdateA very minor update to Google Calendar has been released. It doesn’t change the look of the calendar, but it does fix an annoying issue: Events dismissed on one device are dismissed on all devices accessing the Calendar. So if you get a notice on your phone and dismiss it, you won’t see the same notification on your tablet or PC. Nice.
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