Simple way to wipe Windows user data
On 2011/02/23
People often ask me how to wipe their old computer that they want to give away.
An easy way to do this is to:
Open Control Panel Go to User Accounts Create a new administrative user account. Log out of your existing account. Log into the new account you created in step 3, above. Go [...]
Broadcasting television is complex
On 2011/02/18
One of my gigs is managing the government cable TV channel for my town. Broadcasting a simple town meeting is complex. Last night I thought about it as I was setting up for the Board of Selectmen meeting.
How complex is it? It takes over 20 pieces of equipment in our facilities, working properly, to create [...]
Twitter’s biggest star is a man in his 70s
On 2010/07/03
Updates of grumpy wisdom from writer Justin Halpern’s old man now set to spawn a book and a William Shatner sitcom
Snow Leopard, snow job or honest upgrade
On 2009/09/03
Apple recently released Snow Leopard ("SL") the latest iteration for OS X, the Mac operating system. It replaces Leopard, the previous version. The price, $29 for a single license or $49 for a family five pack, is modest by Apple standards.
Should you upgrade?
Which tool is better Windows Charmap, Mac OS X Character Palette or the web-based CopyPasteCharacter.com?
Five years ago I wrote the following tip:
Charmap – Oddball Characters
We all need to insert strange characters into our text from time-to-time, whether it’s the copyright © symbol or the symbol for degree °, or [...]
The Tech Addict lives here.
Follow me on Twitter
Recent Tweets
- Apple screws up Snow Leopard update, damages Rosetta-based apps like Quicken 2007 or Office 2004 http://t.co/0x5JzMZN [#]
- Cablevision develops technology for WiFi-based mobile phone service http://t.co/nOkGzjPW [#]
- RT @TRBirthplaceNPS: You never heard #Theodore_Roosevelt's famous voice? Listen to his speech on democratic rule from @librarycongresshttp://t.co/IA65fASZ [#]
- How to use iPhone Home button http://t.co/TvxmKAGh [#]
- @SGgrc verisign hacked multiple times in 2010. Oy. http://t.co/YKMySQAs [#]
February 2012 S M T W T F S « Jan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
