Windows 7: Setting up a USB bootable device for installs
Jeff Alexander has some great instructions on how to setup a USB flash drive so that you can install Windows 7 from it. I wonder if the same instructions work for XP and/or Vista…?
G.E.’s Breakthrough Can Put 100 DVDs on a Disc
From the New York Times: General Electric says it has achieved a breakthrough in digital storage technology that will allow standard-size discs to hold the equivalent of 100 DVDs. The storage advance, which G.E. is announcing on Monday, is just a laboratory success at this stage. The new technology must be made to work in …
Make $$$$ fast!
This is a cute joke… Are you interested in making $$$$ fast? Here’s an incredibly simple way to do it, and there is nothing to buy, no investment to make, no money to lose! Try it now! Follow this simple procedure: Open a new text or word processor document Hold down the shift key Hit …
Label templates by email
Avery Dennison, the big office supply company, has an excellent service that lets you receive templates for their products by email. Have you ever bought a package of labels or business cards, and then spent too much time in Word trying to figure out how to lay them out. If you email templates@averydennison.com with the …
Finding images of a specific size
I always tease my wife if she’s typing something up. She spends 5 minutes doing the typing and an hour on Google Images looking for good clipart to go with what she is typing. I’m sure many of you are the same. I recently heard about a “hidden” feature of Google Images that might help. …
Ecofont – less is more
A friend of mine was telling me about an environmentally friendly font, and it sounded like a hoax, but sure enough, there is such a thing. Apparently some people have developed a font that has “holes” in it, and therefore uses less ink. This is supposed to be better for the environment. Appropriately enough, it’s …
The 25th Anniversary Of Apple’s “1984”
CNBC has a nice interview with Mike Murray, who was marketing manager of the Macintosh at the time of the “1984” Super Bowl commercial. They also link to the video. What that commercial did was it picked up on a particular vibe of a large segment of of American society. Young people, innovators, creative people, …
21 Settings, Techniques and Rules All New Camera Owners Should Know
From Digital Photography School: Digital Cameras seem to be one of the gifts of choice this year for Christmas if the questions in my inbox are anything to go by. As so many new camera owners are starting out with photography in the new year I thought I’d compile a list of photography tips and …
Customize a video message from Disney
I’m not sure if this is official (I think it must be), but there is a site where you can enter some information and have a customized video made about your upcoming trip to a Disney Park. The video is done as if it is a news broadcast. A woman is on site announcing that …
198 Windows Vista Tips & Tricks
From PC Magazine: We know that Vista takes some getting used to—new translucent interfaces, constant security prompts, and Sidebar gadgets, oh my!—but you can’t live in the shadow of Windows XP for much longer. With a little hand holding, we can make your Vista experience smoother (and more beguiling) than ever. Here are 198 tips …