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Hi everyone, Welcome. There are some excellent free programs again today. But first... A bit a chit chat.
Check out the Dove towards the bottom of the page on one of my articles. Is it just me, or does it kinda soothe you too?
This was originally much longer, then I showed it to my kid and in all his childish honesty he said, "Kinda long isn't it?" Mind you, he's in his mid twenties now!
And if you've re-visited this site, and thought, "whoa... this guy don't update too often does he"? Then you ought to add your name to my Mailing List so I can keep you informed of what's going on, and let you know when it IS updated. Another reason is that I'll tell you certain things when I send you notification, that I won't be saying here.

Wanna' see something really odd? Try this easy exercise IN YOUR HEAD ONLY. ( Meaning don't write anything down )! Think of 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000.Then add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Add another 1000. Then add 10. What do you think the answer is? Figure it out first, then hold your mouse here
And... Is your confidence as a computer user not that high? Or do you think you know someone who maybe shouldn't even be a computer user? You ought to read this that one of my brothers put me onto, you'll feel much better!

Have you tried disabling your Windows Login procedure? Only to find that no matter what you try, it still asks for a password when starting Windows! If so, Read on:

With today's mix of free programs You'll be able to synchronize your computers time with one of the worlds atomic clocks. There's a fantastic alternative to Adobe's PhotoShop, except this one's free, and easier to use. There's also a World fact book that the C.I.A. (yes, that C.I.A.) maintains. And some guy wrote me from DiamondCS in Australia, to mention some of the free programs they have. Boy, am I ever glad he did. There's also a free email client that's so complete that you can dump all your others, including the one you should be dumping if you use it... Outlook Express. There's also a Media player that I got a nice surprise with too, THIS is slick!

If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking, and there's no woman around to hear him.... is he still wrong?

Most people are aware of what having a Virus in a computer is likely to do, but are unsure of just what the differences are between a Virus, Logic Bomb, Worm, or a Trojan Horse, nor what they will actually do to your system. Here's a short article I wrote, explaining them in a short, concise and simple way... without being bogged down by Tech' talk.

One day I was stood around chit chatting with a guy, and he said, "I don't have to worry, my computer's set up to clean out all my cookies whenever I shut down". I was confused, so I said, "What d'ya mean, do you mean your Temporary Internet files?" "Yeah". He answered. "That's not where they're all at though", I said. And went on to explain. Later that day, I asked someone else if he knew where his cookies were placed. "Temporary Internet Files". He answered... So, if you don't mind 'Sextracker', or 'Pornolord' watching what you do, that's cool. But if you want to see what you can do about it, yourself. Continue

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I gotta' show you something... Most times, your task bar is in the way and lessening your viewable area, so why not try this, it'll only take a moment. Click on 'Start', then 'Settings' and choose 'Task bar and Start menu', and tick off 'Auto Hide', I have 'Show small icons' also, but that's up to you. Now, once that's done, move your cursor over where your time shows, and left click, but hold the clicker down and drag your cursor over to the left side of your screen and let go of the clicker. (You can move it to the top, or right if you prefer.) You may have to click once on an empty part of your desktop to activate it. Then to make it appear again you need only move your cursor to the left side. Previous habits make it a bit of a hassle until you get used to it, but even just having the 'Auto Hide' feature enabled makes it worth while for the extra viewing area.

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• Suppose that I've... I mean, Suppose that YOU'VE been looking at dirty pictures, or financial stuff, something that you'd just as soon delete entirely when you're done with it, without sending it to the 'Recycle Bin' first, where it sits until it's deleted again... or restored! If you want to get rid of the evidence once and for all, simply hold down the Shift key as you press Delete. It will bypass your Recycle Bin and be deleted. Guess what though...

• You can reduce the time it takes to connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) by clicking on 'My Computer', then 'Dial Up Networking', right-click and choose 'Properties', then click on the 'Server Types' tab, uncheck 'Logon to Network'.
  If you're not on a network, there's no sense your computer trying to logon to it... when it can't. And it takes up to 60 seconds to time-out!

• If you've been having a problem with your system locking up more than usual a lately, or you've been having other problems with Explorer in general, and if you are using version 5.5 or above, You can most likely fix it by clicking on 'Add/Remove Programs' in Control Panel. When you see the list presented to you, choose to Remove 'Internet Explorer'. Another box will pop up giving you two choices, to remove Explorer, or to Repair it. Choose the latter. Do NOT choose to remove, unless you have another browser to work with, and you know what you're doing.
  Also, don't forget to defragment your drive every so often, monthly even. A badly fragmented drive will bog your machine down, to the point of freezing up even..

• To make your own 'Kill switch' or 'Restart Windows' Icon, so you can instantly shutdown, or restart Windows in one swift click. Right click on your Desktop and choose 'New', then 'Shortcut'.
  Type this, exactly, in the command line to make an 'Exit Windows' icon: rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows then in the next field that pops up, type whatever you like, whether it be Shutdown Windows, or Kill Switch'... or even Die you mother******, it can be whatever you feel like. You can choose a different icon if you like too.
  Type this, exactly, in the command line to make a 'Restart Windows' icon: rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindowsexec Icons will then appear on your desktop, left click and drag them down onto your quick launch bar where they'll always be quickly accessible, and delete the ones that were placed on your desktop.

• If you've had a system crash, rather than reboot the whole computer, you can most often perform a Local reboot, which basically restarts only the program that's failed you, not your whole computer system. To perform it, simply press Ctrl+Alt+Del once, which will open the 'Close Program ' box. Now look for anything in the list that says (Not Responding), and end that task. Another dialog box will pop up asking for confirmation, at times it can take a few moments for that second box to pop up, (I'll give a tip next time on how to adjust that time span), then after clicking 'End Task', wait. Sometimes it won't say 'Not responding', In that case, end the program you were using at the time of failure.

• When you boot up your computer, do you hear the little rattling noise of your 'puter searching for your floppy drive. YOU know it's there, so why not disable that feature and shave a couple a sec's off your boot up time. It's easy, all you do is right-click 'My Computer' and choose 'Properties', then click on the 'Performance' Tab, then click on 'File System'. On the 'Floppy Disk' Tab, untick the option.. an' that's it. If the occasion arises that you need to boot from your EBD (emergency Boot Disk), it'll still do so, and it will still show up in your browser.
  Actually, while your there, click on the 'Hard Disk' Tab too, and if it says 'Desktop Computer', change it to 'Network Server', it'll speed things up marginally.

"Just a thought..."

DVD uses Mpeg2 digital video format. And each minute of video requires 40 MB of disk space, an hour can take up almost 3GB! But the resulting video quality is simply superb.

Have you ever pulled up to a stop sign... and waited for the lights to change?

If you have scanner, it uses TWAIN technology, Do you know what that actually stands for? Get this... 'Technology Without An Interesting Name'.

Are you confused about just exactly what a 16 Bit, or 32 Bit application is? Here's how to remember which is which: Anything that was designed to run in any version of Windows, above (and including) Win 95, is a 32 Bit application.
16 Bit app's are designed to run in Windows 3.1 And are much less stable than 32 bits. However, WindowsXP uses 64 bit, and herein lies the danger of upgrading to XP without fully checking for compatibility with your other peripherals, printer, scanner, etc. Because unless that manufacturer has provided Windows XP drivers, it ain't gonna work.

If you're doing some decorating project, and you're looking for a perfect color combination, go take a look at a bunch of pansy's. Mother nature produces perfect color combinations in Pansy's every single time.

Judge a man by his questions, not by his answers.- Voltaire

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A man was stopped by a game warden in Northern Michigan with two buckets of fish leaving a lake well known for its fishing.
The game warden asked the man, "Do you have a license to catch those fish?" The man replied to the game warden, "No, sir. These are my pet fish." "Pet fish?" the warden asked. "Yes, sir. Every night I take these here fish down to the lake and let them swim around for a while. I whistle and they jump back into their buckets, and I take 'em home." "That's a bunch of hooey! Fish can't do that!" The Warden said.
The man looked at the game warden for a moment, and then said, "Here, I'll show you. It really works."
"Okay, I've GOT to see this!" The game warden was curious now.
The man poured the fish into the lake and stood and waited. After several minutes, the game warden turned to the man and said: "Well"?
"Well What"? the man asked. "When are you going to call them back"? the game warden answered. "Call who back?" the man said. "The FISH." Said the Warden. "What fish"? the man asked.

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