Just about every school that I have ever been to, they have the worst pieces of technology you could find on the shelves. I remember waiting an entire thirty seconds for IE to load. It was not fun back then. As I look back, I can hardly see myself living like that. Copying long URL's off of a black board and waiting forever on a two megabyte per second speed. Well, not that slow but it was pretty bad.
It seems that schools suffer the most when it comes to technology advancements. They always ha… Continue
As you may know, I use Thunderbird for all of my E-mail needs. It has a wonderful assortment of configuration options and it is free of charge. Everyone knows about Thunderbird. However, I am aware that some people out there are not so fond of the app. So, I happen to come upon an applications called Postbox. Basically, it is Thunderbird with a few more features and new UI. You can download it for free at Po… Continue
Pretty much every website/blog owner runs ads. Some of theme are legit, well placed and well designed. Then some other website owners have no clue what they are doing and they put ads everywhere and they look awful. Everyone has seen the good side and the bad side of using Google Adsense. If you started a website just for making money and not blogging or updating, then stop reading this post now and go re-think your money making strategy.
I have come across several different E-Books that explai… Continue
Indeed, I am a touch typist. I can fly across my keyboard at 67 WPM. (Words Per Minute.) Not super fast but fast enough that I can write blog posts like this in a decent amount of time. Anyway, lets say that you are not a a fast typer. In fact, you are a slow typer. Are you looking for a way to improve your typing speed? If you are, then you might want to head over to TypingWeb.com. This free, web app will teach you how to type without the ne… Continue
Is you may be aware, Windows Vista SP2 was officially released yesterday. Before installing it, I was hesitating a little with the fear that it would turn out like XP SP3. However, I was able to install the update successfully and I highly recommend it.
A few people asked me over Twitter what I thought about it. So, instead of telling individuals, I thought I would tell the world all at once.
The best improvement in SP2 is the searching. In the previous SP, it would take around three seconds t… Continue
Last Friday, my mothers phone was stolen. We called Verizon and they were able to render it useless so whoever stole it can not make calls. So, my Mom ended up getting a new phone and things turned out fine. Still, if you own a mobile device, you need to keep track of it so you do not get in a situation like my Mom was in. There are two topics you need to worry about when keeping your mobile device safe. One, make sure you keep tabs on your device at all times to prevent theft. Two, know what to… Continue
You may remember when we talked about a piece of software called TweakVI. TweakVI is a system optimization software. In other words, it helps make your computer faster. For a while, I though that was the only free speed optimization software out there. Then came along a piece of shareware called Cacheman. You can find it at OuterTech.com. With this software, you can optimize your system for maximum… Continue
Added by Stephen Hobson on May 22, 2009 at 10:40am —
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Everyone is blogging now. At least, everyone that I know. Your blogging, right? If you are not, why not? It is easy to do and set up. There are services like Blogger, WordPress.com and Yola. You can always go the hard way by creating one from scratch with something like WordPress.org.
So, you know how to create a blog, but can you keep up with blogging? I have kno… Continue
Have you ever tried out Safari? It is Apple's web browser. Well, Safari 4 Beta was just released the other day and I have been fooling around with it ever since. The first thing that I love about it is how Apple changed the UI to look more like a native Windows application. They could have done better it is a big improvement. Web pages load a hell of a lot faster then in any other browser I have ever used. I am not just saying that ether. It is very fast. The new "Top Sites" f… Continue
The LG Dare and the iPhone 3G get compared a little to much. Personally, for Verizon customers, the LG Dare is the best one out there. For AT&T, of course, the iPhone. The two are on different networks. The only thing about them that is the same is that they are both phones and they both have a touch screen. I am going to be getting an LG Dare in the near future. So, I thought I would do a little comparison to these two phones. The thing that the iPhone 3G has that no other phone out there h… Continue
My Mom's Windows XP Dell laptop has gone haywire on her. I
know that getting Windows was the problem in the first place. Anyway,
It started when she tried to open iTunes. An error message popped up
saying that iTunes needed to be re-installed and that it could not find
Quicktime. So, I first started downloading Quicktime hoping to
re-install it normally. When I tried to start the Windows Installer,
yet another error message popped up saying that the Windows Installer
could not be accessed. I tri… Continue
Added by Stephen Hobson on February 2, 2009 at 9:38am —
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For a few years I used Windows 98. At that point in time I did not realize that I was a geek. Then the day came were I used Windows XP. Better, but still not great. Then, the all mighty Vista came. Bleehhh! Windows Vista is one of the worst operating systems out there. Unfortunately that is what I am using now. I would love to switch to something like a Mac Pro but I cant spend $5000 right now. Not many people can. So, I am stuck with a piece of s*!t like Vista. I have got a few E-mails sitting… Continue
I hate it when I NEED to make a new password. It is just something else to clutter up my mind. Of coerse, there are password generators out there. I have talked about those before. But what about things like filling out forms, filling out your E-mail, password, and sometimes more. If this happens to be a problem for you, why not just check out AIrobororm? Availible at Roboform.com. A free utility that will not only remember your passwords for you, but fill out forms for you. Cool right? Of cours… Continue
