Category: Tech
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Waiting for Windows 7
I’m way behind in updating my Windows 7 experience. There’s a good reason! I have had no further experience with Windows 7. No, I haven’t given up on it or changed my mind about how good an operating system I think it is. Fact is I got busy over the summer and had to go…
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Dell Vostro 1520 Unboxing
My first computer had an Intel 386, 66mhz processor with 16mb of RAM and a 40 megabyte hard drive. This was in the very early nineties, probably 1991. There were 486 “screamers” out then. I wasn’t on the cutting edge by any means but it served me well. It wasn’t running Windows. Oh no, back…
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Windows 7 ate my optical drive!
Another quick Windows 7 beta testing update. It’s only fair to report the bad with the good and I seem to have found a bug. I’m not sure but this one may be a carry over from Vista. Last week I wrapped up an event video project for a client. They wanted ten copies of…
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Windows 7 feature review: Libraries
My impressions of Windows 7 Beta after a full week with the new operating system. A report on how my proprietary software programs handled the upgrade and a review of Libraries, one of Windows Seven’s new features.
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Release Windows 7!
I think it’s ready too Kelly! Kelly Poe is a big fan of Windows 7. So big he started a site to campaign for the release of Windows 7, the newest operating system from Microsoft. I just voted yes! As Kelly says though, I want Microsoft to take all the necessary time it needs to…
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Windows 7 Beta Review
Althought I avoided Windows Vista completely, I’ve decided to jump in and get a head start with Windows 7 beta. This post is the first installment of my review of Microsoft’s newest operating system.
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Windows Secrets recommendation and review
If you spend any amount of time online and you use a Microsoft Windows based PC you know, or at least I hope you know, that you need to be on your toes to protect the security of your computer and the data stored on it. I want to share one of my core resources…
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Mind Mapping with MindJet
The best way to “think it” is to “ink it”! Since becoming a student of learning and personal improvement I have discovered that it is vital to capture ideas on paper or electronically for later evaluation and use. As part of a Dave Lakhani coaching group I learned about Mind Mapping software by a company…
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All the software you need for free! (Part 2)
Yesterday you read part one of this series about how I trashed the filesystem on my spare Dell PC trying to do a dual-boot install with Ubuntu Linux and restored the XP install successfully. So far so good. Now for the REST of the story. . . When I did the XP re-install I set…
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All the software you need for free!
Well. . .sort of. It started when I adopted Firefox as my web browser of choice. The appeal of open source software. Then I started this blog using WordPress which is another great software that is free and works well. Why not wade a little deeper? Now that I’ve got a DSL connection I can…