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Archive for September, 2007

Calculator Plus From Microsoft

When the Windows operating system is installed on your computer, a simple calculator program that you can use to perform standard mathematical functions also gets installed. However, your legal copy of Windows also entitles you to download a fancier calculator program. It is called Microsoft Calculator Plus. Get it here for free
The standard calculator.

Calculator Plus.

Calculator [...]

Men’s Rules

Sent in by Jon,
We men always hear “the rules” from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. Finally!! So these are OUR rules! Please note, these rules are numbered in the order of priority. Share these with your wives!!
1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If [...]

Speed Up Your Start Menu

Here’s a tip you can use if your Start Menu seems a little slow when you click it. This tip involves editing the Registry so its a good idea to create a System Restore point first. Ok here it go’s.

Click the Start Button.
Click Run.
In the Run box type regedit and click Ok.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ [...]

Launchy: The Fastest Way To Open Programs And Files

Launchy is free open-source windows utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes! It’s like Vista’s new search box for XP. [...]

Doom9 The Ultimate Guide To Video Manipulation

If your looking for a guide to backup your DVD’s or transcode some video look no farther than Doom9
Doom9 is a website featuring information on digital audio and video manipulation, mostly video, and digital copyrights. It is also the forum username of the author of the page, an Austrian college student. The site’s tagline is [...]

Hak.5 The Internet Television Show

Get it here. http://www.hak5.org/
Hak5 is the Internet Television show for the hacker, modder, and do-it-yourself. With high quality tech entertainment and all things hack and mod. You’ll find yourself breaking out the soldering iron with Wess Tobler or yielding networks (in)secure with Darren Kitchen. So join the gang on the 5th of each month for [...]

Miro, Turn Your Computer Into An Internet TV Video Player

Miro, The Free open-source Video player formerly the Democracy player has been updated to version 0.9.9.1 and is a worthy download and is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Miro is a free application that turns your computer into an internet TV video player. This release is still a beta version, which means that there [...]

Take Control Of Your Start Menu

When you click the Start button you can see many useful items that appear in the Start Menu to make your computing easier and faster.
This tip will show you how to add or remove items from your Start Menu.

Right click the Start button.
Choose Properties.
Click the Start menu tab.
Click Customize.
Click the Advanced tab.
Scroll thru the Start [...]

Jakks EyeClops The Bionic Eye

Here’s a cool gift for the little scientist in your family.
Say goodbye to normal magnifiers! With the Jakks EyeClops Bionic Eye hand-held device, kids can view everyday objects at 200 times their regular size. Recommended for kids ages six and up, the EyeClops creates hours of endless play and exploration that’s fun for the entire [...]

Free MS Office Templates For Work, Home And Play

If you use Microsoft Office, they offer thousands of free Templates for your use, check them out Here and start downloading away.
Note: You have to use Internet Explorer to download the Templates.
If you enjoy football check out the Schedules section for The NCAA and NFL football schedules. Enjoy.