“…There where it is we do not need the wall: He is all pine and I am apple orchard. My apple trees will never get across And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him. He only says, ‘Good fences make good neighbors’…” (“Mending Wall” by Robert Frost) No other Windows newsletter introduces you to as much… Read More »
Daphne is a killer. I’m sorry to say she’s a killer of applications. But if you ask her nicely she’ll kill an application politely – or just kill it dead without any conscience. Daphne is more than a killer though. She’s a task manager replacement that will steal your heart. She’s not so pretty but she’s got brains… Read More »
Did you know that you have tons of icons on your computer and many of then you never see? Many EXE, DLL, and other files contain one or more icons, but getting these little buggers out of there is a problem – unless you have the right tool Over the years we’ve had mixed results with icon extractors.… Read More »
While searching for this week’s site of the week (we really do spend time looking for something interesting for this column) we stumbled upon Exploratorium. With over 18,000 pages, online experiments, photos, interesting science articles for folks of all ages – let’s just say we stayed on the site longer than we wanted. We spent hours here and… Read More »
We’re not big on doohickeys hanging around on our desktop. But, you know, Apple Mac has some nice features – some of which Microsoft “borrowed” for Windows 7. One was the concept of the “Dock” which is simply a more advanced form of taskbar. You can move icons around it – you get little previews of open programs… Read More »
We all have one. And guys? I’m not talking about that kind of body – in a way I am, but not in the way you think. Why are men so salacious? EB keeps asking me. I say it’s in my genes – no pun intended. I think she’s giving me the eye. See? Anyway…we’re a family newsletter,… Read More »