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Quickie: 02/06/2008 10:12:28am

Published on Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 at 10:13am.

Disconnected my PC last night at home. I’m now an all Apple house except for the Xbox 360. (...)

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Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition and Xbox 360

Published on Sunday, October 15th, 2006 at 3:20pm.

Over the past few days I installed Windows Media Center Edition on my PC and configured it to connect to my Xbox 360. Let me tell you, this is one slick system for streaming media to your TV. The Xbox 360 works as an extender for the Media Center and can be set to access any of the pictures, music, or videos you have on your computer. (...)

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Hamachi

Published on Monday, March 20th, 2006 at 1:01pm.

I had first ready about Hamachi a few months ago on Bryan’s site and finally got around to trying it out this weekend. It’s one slick piece of software. Much easier than setting up a VPN and all that junk. With Hamachi you can organize two or more computers with an Internet connection into their own virtual network for direct secure communication. Hamachi is fast, secure and simple. (...)

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How to Please Your I.T. Department

Published on Monday, October 3rd, 2005 at 4:10pm.

While working for the Support Center of a University I’ve run into a lot of these… When you call us to have your computer moved, be sure to leave it buried under half a ton of postcards, baby pictures, stuffed animals, dried flowers, bowling trophies and children’s art. We don’t have a life, and we find it deeply moving to catch a fleeting glimpse of yours. (...)

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Double Vision

Published on Tuesday, September 27th, 2005 at 6:27pm.

I’m in heaven. I have a dual display system at both work and home now. Talk about an increase in productivity! (...)

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Another View

Published on Thursday, September 22nd, 2005 at 7:01pm.

I just ordered another 17 inch flat panel monitor. After getting a dual display setup at work I just couldn’t live without it at home anymore. I did a few quick searches and found the exact same monitor I bought almost a year ago. This year it’s only $70 in rebates, but the price comes down to $160. Couldn’t pass that one up! (...)

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Mouse Twitch

Published on Wednesday, September 21st, 2005 at 10:56pm.

I just figured out the mouse problem I had awhile back. It’s my mousepad. Right now if I try to use the mouse on the mousepad, it will barely move, but if I place the mouse on another surface it doesn’t have a problem. Doesn’t make much sense because most of the time it works fine (like right now). My mousepad is actually more like a piece of plastic. (...)

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Mouse Trap

Published on Friday, September 16th, 2005 at 12:11pm.

This is circulating through email, but I figured it needed a more permanent place on the web. Apparently this was an actual printer jam at John Deere Seeding. The mouse did not die, but he sure was in shock! Click the images for larger sizes. HELP!! (...)

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Computers Save Lives

Published on Thursday, September 1st, 2005 at 2:20pm.

Computers save lives. (...)

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Multi-Monitor taskBar

Published on Thursday, September 1st, 2005 at 10:43am.

If you use a multiple monitor display I found a cool free utility that allows you to have a second taskbar. It also provides buttons on each of your windows so that you can easily move a window from one display to the next. Nifty! (...)

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BSOD Screensaver

Published on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005 at 12:55pm.

The best screensaver EVER! (...)

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