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 [...]
Posted in Photography, Technology on Apr 24th, 2008 No Comments »
I created a new proof template for Gentry’s professional work. Over the past three years she has had over 1,000,000 proof views (yes, I keep track). I started to think that if I placed ads on these proof pages, and 1 out of 100 page loads also included an ad click, then I would make [...]
Posted in Photography, Technology on Apr 9th, 2008 1 Comment »
This is a draft. I’ll update it tomorrow with some SyncBack screenshots. Should I backup my computer? I’m surprised how often someone asks me if they should backup their PC. The answer is always YES! Think about this… Of the gazillion parts that comprise your PC, only two are mechanical: 1. The cooling fan, and [...]
Posted in Photography, Technology on Apr 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
I had someone ask me at work the other day how I managed the tons of photos and media files we accumulate each month. I explained how we used a home server as a hub to connect backup drives and other devices. There are many reasons beyond my uses why someone would want/need a home server, so [...]
Posted in Photography, Technology on Mar 26th, 2008 9 Comments »
6/17/2011: There have been several hits on this entry recently. Since the original content was from 2008, I decided to refresh it slightly. Please let me know if you have any additions. Commercial software is available for every conceivable use, but many of these applications come with a price tag which is too high for [...]
Posted in Photography, Technology on Mar 13th, 2008 1 Comment »
Paint.Net is a free photo editing tool originally started as a class project at Washington State University (In fact, it is in my upcoming post “Huge List of Free Software”). IThe software is still maintained by one of the original authors even though he currently works for Microsoft (this is not a Microsoft product). The [...]
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