Category Archives: Computer Related

Googlebombing ‘failure’

Posted on June 4, 2007 by admin

Posted by Marissa Mayer, Director of Consumer Web Products  If you do a Google search on the word [failure] or the phrase [miserable failure], the top result is currently the White House’s official biographical page for President Bush. We’ve received … Continue reading →

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Dont be too proud, use tools when reinstalling Windows

Posted on April 26, 2007 by admin

So you’re getting ready to (or just did) reinstall windows. Here are some tools you should know about. First, if you can help it, before you reinstall make sure you back up your drivers. I’ve used Driver Magician (~$30, useable … Continue reading →

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Save time by using your phone number for your email address

Posted on April 15, 2007 by admin

This isn’t a bad idea. Now I have yet another gmail alias that I’ll probably never use! Reader Dan writes: Having heard my wife give out her email address to yet another soccer coach at the start of the season, … Continue reading →

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LH Top 10: Free Computer System Recovery Tools

Posted on April 13, 2007 by admin

Your data’s trapped on a dead computer. You lost your login password. You never wrote down the product key on a non-working Windows installation. Your Mac won’t start. Don’t pay the extortionists at the computer repair shop 800 bucks to … Continue reading →

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Tooler

Posted on April 13, 2007 by admin

Windows only: Freeware application Tooler lets you create lots of useful shortcuts to perform tasks like shutting off your monitor, running your screensaver, and ejecting your optical drive. We’ve talked about how to create shutdown shortcuts, but Tooler makes doing … Continue reading →

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Gigabit Smart Switch Roundup

Posted on April 12, 2007 by admin

If you’re going to upgrade your LAN to gigabit, why not step up to the features that a "smart" switch offers? From Tom’s Hardware

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The top 500 fonts on the Web

Posted on April 8, 2007 by admin

I have kind of a secret fetish for good free fonts, so Fonts 500, a site that has collected the top 500 popular fonts used on the Web, is definitely on my good list. You can preview each font using … Continue reading →

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Belkin Grommet-Hole USB Hubs, iPod Dock: Genius!

Posted on April 6, 2007 by admin

Finally a crazy USB accessory that isn’t completely insane. You know those grommet holes that are found in damn near every desk, but are rarely used? Well, Belkin put on their thinking cap and has designed a USB hub and … Continue reading →

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File Hippo Update Checker

Posted on April 5, 2007 by admin

This is a great program to run regularly. Windows only: Software download web site File Hippo has released a handy piece of software called Update Checker, which scans your computer’s installed apps and then reports which ones could use an … Continue reading →

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Ditto – Clipboard manager

Posted on April 5, 2007 by admin

Windows only: Open source application Ditto is a clipboard manager that lets you save, manage, and retrieve all of the countless clipboard grabs you make in the course of your day. Ditto lets you bring up it’s Quick Paste tool … Continue reading →

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