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This is the 50th year that NORAD (NORth American Aerospace Defense Command) has tracked Santa on Christmas Eve. Their tracking site has information in 6 languages, pictures of Santa through the years, along with other interesting Christmas information (did you know Santa has eaten 825246243 cookies?). Check it out at http://www.noradsanta.org/
I don’t do a lot of crossword puzzles, but when I do, I can’t stand leaving a few clues unanswered. I tried just using a search engine to search for answers, but that didn’t work at all. Then when I searched for crossword help, I found the OneAcross web site. You can enter the clue, …
PressPass reviews some of Microsoft’s key accomplishments of 2004 across a broad range of products and services, and previews some of the news anticipated in 2005. Sure, it was written by Microsoft people for journalists, so of course everything looks rosey, but it’s still worth a look. Check it out at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/dec04/12-14YearReview.asp
http://www.infoworld.com/columnists/robert.html I get many trade publications. I skim quickly through most of them, but one column that I always read is Robert X. Cringely’s Notes from the Field. Apparently the name is a pseudonym for each successive person who writes this column. Whomever is writing the columns now, I don’t know, but the columns are …
Always thinking of new ways to search, Google has a new beta feature out. It’s a twist on autocomplete. As you enter your search terms in the Google Search box, Google will automatically suggest possible search terms for you and show the number of results in that search.
Here is some Christmas fun… http://www.origami-club.com/xmas/ Click on any of the 16 designs On the next page, the orange button brings up instructions on how to make it. It is in Japanese, but you should be able to follow the diagrams on how to fold. The purple button brings up an animation of how to …
In the November 17, 2004 issue of PCIN Update, Graham talked briefly about creating strong passwords. The article GeodSoft How-To: Cracking Passwords Techniques provides more in depth information on creating strong passwords and how different systems store them.
Classic Dilbert! Chris and I deal with this all the time… http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/images/dilbert200412087175.jpg