I finally got a DVD writer. My father-in-law purchased a new computer, and before he gave his old one away (I didn’t need it), he took the DVD writer out of it. It is an LG GSA-4120B. Now I can finally backup those GBs worth of pictures I have.
Monthly Archive for April, 2005
From TechRepublic:
After nearly a decade, Microsoft’s vision for how to protect especially sensitive information within Windows remains largely that–a vision.
For years, the software giant has promised to deliver a secure way to shuttle around key bits of information. Once known as Palladium and more recently dubbed the Next Generation Secure Computing Base, or NGSCB, the approach was once a key part of Longhorn, the next version of Windows. Although the first piece of that is arriving in Longhorn, it’s only a thin sliver of what Microsoft has been working toward since describing its idea of “trusted Windows” a decade ago.
From TechRepublic:
If you’ve put in a Web site inquiry, consultant Terry Golesworthy explains why you shouldn’t hold your breath waiting for a response.
Why don’t more corporations respond to online inquiries? That’s one of the questions that continue to puzzle me as I analyze Web sites.
Given the efforts marketing departments make to collect customer data, one would think they’d see an incoming query as a gift. But too many corporations don’t see it that way, including the financial services firms my research firm recently surveyed in our First Quarter 2005 report.
From USA Today:
Got a prayer or a problem for the new pope? Now you can e-mail him. Showing that Pope Benedict XVI intends to follow in the footsteps of John Paul II’s multimedia ministry, the Vatican on Thursday modified its Web site so that users who click on an icon on the home page automatically activate an e-mail composer with his address.
In English, the address is benedictxvi@vatican.va.
From VNUnet:
Researchers at the University of London Institute of Psychiatry have found that the constant distractions of email and texting are more harmful to performance than cannabis.
Those distracted by incoming email, phone calls and text messages saw a 10-point fall in their IQ, more than twice that found in studies of the impact of smoking cannabis, according to the researchers.
From WiredWired:
If the newly elected pope wants his own website, he’ll have to talk to Rogers Cadenhead first.
The Jacksonville, Florida-based writer purchased the rights to BenedictXVI.comBenedictXVI.com on April 1 — more than two-and-a-half weeks before Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger announced that he would assume the papacy under the name of Benedict XVI.
In an interview shortly after Ratzinger’s announcement Tuesday, Cadenhead said the purchase of the domain name was more of an educated guess than divine guidance.
From Entertainment Weekly:
It’s been 22 years since Superman first flew onto the big screen, but he’s as popular as ever online, where fans have collected enough stories and photos about the ”Super” flicks to fill a Sunday edition of the Daily Planet. At Superman Cinema, scene-by-scene analyses of all four film installments plus ”Supergirl” point out inconsistencies and flubs, while articles and interviews provide eyebrow-raising insight into the turmoil that often plagued the productions.
There is also a site where you can get more information Superman. They used to have a freely available re-edit of Superman II, but Warner Bros made them take it down. Check out the site at http://www.supermancinema.co.uk/
I saw this post this morning in my BoingBoing.net RSS feed. Amazon.com
has compiled a list of the top 200 songs they are giving away as free downloads which also happen to be DRM free.
In the recesses of your computer, 20-30 invisible processes run silently in the background. Some hog system resources, turning your PC into a sluggish computer. Worse yet, other useless processes harbour spyware and Trojans - violating your privacy and giving hackers free reign on your computer. ProcessLibrary.com is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to know the exact purpose of every single process.
Check it out at http://www.processlibrary.com/
Graham and I have both posted about Google Maps and their satellite imaging system. Using Google Maps it is also possible to get directions. Like other mapping sites, ater you put your search terms in, your receive turn by turn directions with an overall picture of the route. You can also get a satellite image of the route using the satellite option on the site.
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