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This comes courtesy of the TechRepublic Windows XP Tips newsletter: If the vast amount of available space on your hard disk is dwindling, you’re probably wondering where all that space has gone. To figure that out, you may open Windows Explorer and look for the folder or folders that are using up all the hard …
From C|Net News: Police do not need a search warrant to examine an employee’s computer for incriminating files, a Washington state appeals court has ruled. All that is necessary is the permission of the business that owns the computer, the appeals court said in a 3-0 decision last week.
Co-worker and subscriber Pat Clary sent us this. From Small Business Pipeline: Every day in your workplace, the curses get louder. Unwanted pop-up ads, slow computers, PCs that crash all the time. Despite the network firewall and the anti-virus software installed on the server and every computer, your office is infested with spyware. You’ve read …
I have completed my review of VMware Workstation 4.5. VMware workstation allows you to run multiple operating systems at the same time within one physical PC. It is a great tool for developers, testers, support technicians and those who have a need to access multiple computers or operating systems but do not have the money …
From CNNmoney: Playboy magazine is offering galleries of photographs that can be viewed on digital media players such as the Apple iPod. The magazine said it will offer galleries of both non-nude and nude models, using the name ‘iBod.’ I highly doubt that Apple was thinking of this sort of thing when they created the …
This is another good one courtesy of Ed Bott. If you don’t subscribe to his blog, then get to it! Visit Doug Knox’s site and pick one of these handy-dandy downloadable Windows XP File Assocation Fixes. He’s got 24 in all, from Batch Files to Zip Folders.
From NYT: Try to reach customer service at Amazon.com to fix a problem with an order and you will encounter one of the most prominent and frustrating aspects of the Internet era: a world devoid of humans. Not only is there no telephone number on Amazon’s Web site, but the company makes a point of …
From eWeek: Many travelers by now are accustomed to getting maps and driving directions on the Internet. A new offering from Yahoo Inc. will now provide real-time traffic conditions as well. Using information from radio traffic reports, police scanners, embedded road sensors and traffic helicopters, Yahoo will warn motorists of construction and other delays along …
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