Computer Tips For Everybody » Blog Archive » Create a custom Control Panel in Windows XP This is a timely tip for me, as I just received a new laptop with WinXP on it at work, and I’m trying to reaquaint myself with the little tweaks that aid in productivity. I’d probably opt for just turning on the setting that makes the Control Panel appear as a menu rather than in a new window, but . . . → Read More: Customize your WinXP Control Panel
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Newsflash: Time May Not Exist | Physics & Math | DISCOVER Magazine Every once in a while I read articles like this to remind myself that there is a lot that can’t be explained in this world, and much of what we experience isn’t as concrete as we like to think. Here’s a good quote from the article: …the thing we experience as time might emerge from a more fundamental, timeless reality. As Rovelli describes . . . → Read More: Look out for the edge!? What edge? 1500 Filipino Inmates Do Thriller – ectoplasmosis There is something disturbing about that guy playing “Michael Jackson’s” girlfriend… actually there’s something disturbing about the whole thing, but I just can’t stop watching it. Can you imagine being the guy who came up with this idea, and presenting it to the warden? Idea guy: Okay, look, I know the pie-eating contest didn’t go so well. Who knew the aluminum pie plates could be used as weapons? . . . → Read More: Thrilling times for Filipino cons Last year, I reviewed the first two seasons of the revived Doctor Who series. At the time, I said the second season finale out-did the first’s, and that was a feat. Does the third season finale trump the second’s? Before I answer that, let’s go on a quick retrospective of the third season. In the Christmas special and the early episodes, the Doctor was dealing with the ‘loss’ of Rose. They laid it on a . . . → Read More: Review: Doctor Who 2007 The ergonomics guys at work are gonna love me for posting this (if they ever hear about it). Dumb Little Man posted an article about fixing your posture to improve your overall health: 7 Postural Habits To Make Now To Increase Your Health Here’s one piece I had never heard before: 4. Weight on Your Heels. Never put the weight on your toes: it’s bad for the knees. Put the weight on your heels when: . . . → Read More: Posture – it’s not just for prep schools When I returned from my vacation yesterday, my computer would not recover from hibernation mode (i.e., it wouldn’t turn on). I went into a local computer store today to ask a couple questions and my wife and kids stayed in the car. Apparently my wife was explaining to my 2-year old why I was in the store, because when I came out, my daughter asked if my “proputer” was broken. After I confirmed it was, . . . → Read More: A child’s view of computer repair |
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