Despite what you think, by now, neither EB nor I do drugs. So we’re not featuring this site because all the fonts are on drugs. The word “high” has other meanings you know. EB’s pay is high. Mine is low. The roller-coasters at Cedar Point are high. The price of gas is high. You can say “hi!” which… Read More »
Most of you think you just put stuff on DVD or CD and, like the ruby slippers, “there they are and there they’ll stay”. But data and files and what not, are not like Dorothy’s feet. If Dorothy goes traipsing through a briar patch with Briar Rabbit, her feet will get all scratched up. A little antibiotic ointment… Read More »
Shrink your digital photos automatically Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 (32/64bit) Freeware image resizer – and a great one too! Today’s digital cameras produce high-quality photos to be sure. But these high-resolution images can be 5, 10, 15, or even 20 MB in size. This is great if you’re planning on printing your photos – but… Read More »
You’re wondering why you subscribed to this newsletter now, aren’t you? This is a computer newsletter not a darned produce market newsletter. But not so fast. Not so fast. You can’t use a computer unless you’re alive, right? And you can’t be alive if you don’t eat, right? And if your meals consist of nothing but french fries,… Read More »
Well what can we say? Hmmm. Until today, I hadn’t tried Gimp since 2006 and frankly I wasn’t impressed. The user interface was so fragmented, with parts of the program scattered over most of the screen, I couldn’t figure out what did what, and therefore we never recommended it or even used it. But everything changes over time.… Read More »
UAC (User Account Control) is another Microsoft workaround in their never-ending battle with hackers as Microsoft tries to keep us Windows users safer. But turning off UAC isn’t a good idea. But we all know too well how those UAC prompts can get annoying. There’s a little program (330KB) that can tame UAC for you without turning it… Read More »