Mini Map Sidebar - Online mapping tools for FireFox
Posted on September 19, 2007 - Filed Under Software Reviews | Leave a Comment
The reason I love using FireFox is because there are always a crazy number of extensions and add-ons that are being created for it everyday which are just very useful and just plain cool. Take for instance Mini Map Sidebar, a fabulous FireFox add-on that has tons and tons of great features and will have map lovers jumping for joy!
How to pin a folder to the Start Menu in Windows XP
Posted on September 19, 2007 - Filed Under Windows XP | 4 Comments
If you’re a person who likes shortcuts on your desktop or lots of programs in your quick launch bar, then you’re probably using the Pin to Start Menu feature in Windows XP. If not, I’ll give a quick overview of how you can “pin” a program to your Start Menu, which means it will remain there permanently, unlike the recently used program list right below it.
To pin a program to the Start Menu, simply right-click on the program in the recently used list and click Pin To Start Menu! Pretty simple. You’ll see that the program gets moved to the top, above the separator line.
Find out which low carb, vegetarian, fat, or protein health diet plans work
Posted on September 18, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Websites | 2 Comments
I write mostly about computer tips and technology on my blog, but I also like to talk about other topics that can help people in their daily lives where they can access this information through the web instead of books, instructional tapes, etc. The best part about Web 2.0 in the last five years is the ability to create huge communities of people that can share personal experiences and stories to create databases of useful knowledge in an instant! Prime example of that is Wikipedia!
Create online web presentations using Google Docs presentations
Posted on September 18, 2007 - Filed Under Google Software/Tips | 2 Comments
Google had announced back in April of this year that they would be adding the ability to create online presentations like PowerPoint into their Docs and Spreadsheets web application, which was cause for lots of excitement! Finally today Google has released the new Google Docs presentations feature, which will allow you to not only create online presentations, but allow you to easily share, organize, present, and collaborate on the presentations with others.
How to disable settings, services, and programs in Windows XP
Posted on September 18, 2007 - Filed Under Windows XP | 13 Comments
Even though most people never change the settings on their computers, there are some situations where it’s very useful to be able to turn off or disable a certain program, service, or setting in Windows XP. For example, over the last few years working as an IT Professional, there have been many occasions where it has been proven very useful to disable the firewall in Windows, or to disable the popup blocker in IE, or to disable the autorun/autoplay feature for the CD/DVD drive.
Yahoo! Mash Beta - New social networking site
Posted on September 17, 2007 - Filed Under Industry News | Leave a Comment
Yahoo is on the verge of releasing it’s new re-vamped social networking web site called Yahoo! Mash. After the failure of Yahoo 360, rumors started that Yahoo would be coming out with a new site that would go against the powerhouse social networking sites like MySpace, FaceBook, and Orkut. However, it’s now official and current in private beta testing. You can get invited to use the new service by going to InviteShare, sign up and then request an invite for Yahoo Mash.
