Posted in Technology on Oct 17th, 2009 1 Comment »
In simplest terms, XP Mode is XP Professional running as a virtualized instance in Windows 7. If you’re not familiar with virtualization, it is essentially running a copy of Windows XP as an app within Windows 7. XP mode is an optional free download for Windows 7 Ultimate and Professional and includes a full copy of a [...]
Posted in Technology on Oct 16th, 2009 2 Comments »
Why did I buy MagicJack?
We haven’t had land-line service in our house for six years. It just seemed like an unnecessary expense month after month when we both carried around cell phones. Yes, I’m aware of the 911 argument but it has been a risk we were willing to take. Things change, we had kids, [...]
Posted in OSU, Photography, Technology on Feb 3rd, 2009 1 Comment »
There are several ways to stitch together photographs to make stunning panoramas. One of the easiest ways is with Microsoft’s free photo organizer called Windows Live Photo Gallery (WLPG). WLPG is a free download that works with XP, Vista, and now Windows 7. For Vista users, this tool is an evolution of Vista’s Photo Gallery [...]
Posted in OSU, Photography, Technology on Jan 5th, 2009 4 Comments »
Check out this 10 photo panorama from the OSU campus. The sun was setting and the photos aren’t that great, but this is still cool. Using Silverlight’s Deep Zoom feature, you can zoom in, out, and all around. You can get close enough to see detail in these photos. I used the free Microsoft Image Composite Editor (ICE) to [...]
Posted in Photography, Technology on Dec 11th, 2008 9 Comments »
Way back in 2001-2002, Microsoft released a set of free utilities for XP called PowerToys. Theses were small, very useful programs. One of the best tools in the set was the Image Resizer. Once installed, you could right-click on any photo, click on Resize Image, then select one of the preset sizes or create a [...]
Posted in Technology on Aug 7th, 2008 No Comments »
Windows Vista (which is nearly two years old now) represents the most dramatic interface change since Windows 95 was released. Some would argue the change is for the better and some would argue otherwise. I like Vista but I will admit there are some shortcomings and annoying inconsistencies in the user experience. If you can’t [...]
Posted in Food, Technology on Apr 28th, 2008 3 Comments »
Starbucks is offering free music again via iTunes. Since I’m weaning myself off iTunes in favor of my wife’s new Zune, I don’t have a need for these songs. I am not weaning myself off Starbucks, so when I think of it, I’ll grab more codes and post them here.
These codes can only be used [...]
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