OSW priceless, AOL worthless
On 2009/07/19
Techies get frustrated by technology, too.
AOL blocks access to my client’s website.
Update (2009-07-22): AOL resolved the issue. The OSW website is no longer blocked thanks to AOL’s superb employee Mark G. (New blog post about that to be written soon.)
The Optical Shop of Westport (OSW) is a high-end [...]
Create a PDF newspaper from a website
On 2009/07/11
If you ever want to make a PDF from a website, fivefilters.org has the tools for you. These tools take a website’s content and turns it into a PDF, which can be read on your computer or printed and read on paper.
They have three tools for doing this.
Tool 1 – [...]
Should you upgrade to Windows 7
On 2009/07/09
Windows 7 is the best version of Windows ever.
Microsoft will publicly release Windows 7 October 22, 2009. They have already begun Windows 7 promotions. They are issuing free Windows 7 upgrade coupons to purchasers of new Windows computers between now and then. They offered limited time discounts on upgrade purchases [...]
Migrating to Windows 7, two questions
On 2009/07/08
An email I received yesterday asked,
I can’t find a QuickLaunch toolbar. XP had one that detached from the taskbar and could be located anywhere. Vista’s QuickLaunch was always attached to the taskbar. I used both to keep my desktop clear of icons. Is it somewhere or does Win7 abandoned it? They [...]
Microsoft upgrade pricing has no discount for Ultimate
Microsoft’s complex Windows 7 upgrade pricing structure burns owners of Vista Ultimate. They currently offer no discount for an upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate.
The published retail price for the upgrade is $219.99. Microsoft is running a limited offer (see [...]
Thunderbird – Changing the default font for real
On 2009/07/05
I use Mozilla’s Thunderbird email client application for my business email needs. I do this because it handles HTML much better than Outlook.
Thunderbird’s default font is Times New Roman, a serif font I dislike. I want my default font to be a sans-serif font like Arial. I have [...]
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