Dictionary 2.0: Wordnik.com Creates New Way to Find Words This week, just as Merriam-Webster announced “tweet” would be included in the 11th edition of their Collegiate Dictionary, a brand new word showed up — where else? — on Twitter… You won’t find the term “bugnado” in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. Traditional dictionaries, tied to the costly process of producing paper… 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 »
Microsoft doesn’t give much stuff away for free. But they do offer a free E-book. It’s very short. It is called “What You Can Do Before You Call Tech Support”. If you’re new to Windows 7 or if you’re having some problems with Windows 7, this e-book may help you. It will provide you with suggestions on how… Read More »
There are many programs which claim to keep your other programs up-to-date. But we are sticklers for not having a bunch of programs running in the background. The software updaters we’ve tried are all programs-running-in-the-background-all-the-time-soaking-up-resources kind of programs. So what’s a person to do? Manually go through all the programs and see which needs to be updated? Or… 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 »
Chet can’t download Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 For sometime now haven’t been able to download my update for service pack 1. Even after the PC laptop told me it was fixed. I’d sure like to know how to work around this glitch. Thanks for your help in the past on many other things and you are… Read More »