Archive for the ‘Computer Issues’ Category
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
I have been using this blog to write articles and passing along news for several years. When I first started, I had to explain the purpose of a blog to just about everyone I introduced to it.
However, times have changed and many companies and government agencies have discovered the ...
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Do you frequently find yourself cutting and pasting non-consecutive lines of text from a Web page? I know it is a pain to select each portion of text, copy it, paste it and then repeat the process until you have captured all the text you need. Well if ...
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Google just released its new Chrome browser. Microsoft is pushing the beta version of Internet Explorer 8 (be careful, the uninstall is a problem). It has not been too long since the folks at Mozilla introduced Firefox 3. The Opera browser is virtually unknown outside the tech ...
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
I like to learn about historic events. I think it is always interesting to find out about the “back story” of major events. I also think that the internet will go down in history as one of man’s greatest world changing inventions. Naturally, I would be attracted ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
How cool would it have been if some of history’s greatest writers would have had access to the internet. Imagine the body of history that would be available if they would have had their own blogs.
Well, the Orwell Prize, Britain’s pre-eminent prize for political writing, has made this vision ...
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
I have never been a proponent of dieting to lose weight. I believe that too many people are looking for a magic bullet to erase years of poor diet and a lack of sufficient exercise. If you want to lose weight, simply take in less calories than you ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
The military, fire departments and police departments have something in common. They are all trying to find "a few good men or women" and they are meeting with limited success. It is not an issue of education or intelligence since there a host for well educated applicants. ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Wikipedia has not quite reached the mainstream “verb” status that Google enjoys, but it is close. Now Google, the all knowing one, has decided to to launch a new service that will challenge Wikipedia’s domination of the socially generated web encyclopedia market. Google launched Knol in July 2008 ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
I usually do not write about Websites that are too far outside the areas of interest for the average cop or computer hobbyist. However, I had to make an exception for this Website about the Periodic Table of the Elements that is served up by deep thinkers at the ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
How do you describe a person with questionable integrity? I like to use a metaphorical approach like saying, “I wouldn’t buy a used care from that guy.” I have yet to have a listeners that did not understand the meaning of my comment. Why? Because the ...
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Saturday, July 26th, 2008
There is a new Website that targets emergency services folks who want to buy or sell items.
The Website is 911trader.net and it is just getting started but you will find both new and used items. There is no fee for your transaction and they need items posted to get ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Is there nothing that is sacred? I ran across a way for you to "personalize" your Google page - which is the politically correct way of saying you can junk it up. Personally I think it is heresy to change that nice, clean, white Google page but what do ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
I do not know how I survived before the internet. Did you ever struggle to remember the name of an actor from an old movie or the name of a song? Before the internet, you had to call your friends or wait for your brain to suddenly recall ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Google Maps is my first stop when I am going on a trip or trying to find my way to around town. Now, in some areas, they have made it even better by giving walkers and cyclists a hand. If you are fortunate enough be in one of the ...
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