Upload to Flickr Via Email
I’m actually writing this post while I’m on a mini-vacation (Read: Sanity Break). I got to thinking about different ways to update pictures from my blackberry and share them on the web. Being new to Flickr and never really using it before I wasn’t sure if there was a way to upload a picture from [...]
How to Stop Your Junk Mail
If your home is anything like mine, you recieve more junk mail that you would like to and feel that it is an uphill battle to stop it from coming each day. I used to think this and have been doing some research online and have found some good ways to drastically reduce the amount [...]
Say Goodbye to Skype’s Outlook Contacts
I’m just recently jumping on the Skype bandwagon and thought I’d download it the other day and try it out. I’ve got to say that I think that it is a pretty cool program and look forward to putting it to use to it’s full potential in the near future. The whole process was simple [...]
Windows Vista Start Menu Customization Video
Here is the video version of my previous article on start menu customization. It is pretty in depth and shows all the steps in a tutorial type format.
Customize Your Windows Vista Start Menu
The Start Menu in Windows Vista comes ready to use for most users, however there are a large number that would prefer to have some customized items within it. Below are a few that I currently use that I find makes life a bit easier for me. I hope you find these tips as useful [...]
How to Make a PCB
I’ve run into a few projects that I needed to make a custom Printed Circuit Board for doing things around the house. I did a lot of experimenting with this when I was building my own Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Routing Machine. (Keep an eye out in the near future for an article on my [...]
Add Run Command to Vista Start Menu
This is a quick item that I left out of my 7 Steps to Improving Your Vista Experience article. This is a short easy step, but I felt that it was important enough to merit its own article.
When I first started using Vista I was about ready to pull my hair out looking for the [...]
10 Eco-Friendly Tips for Going Green Under $10(ish)
In this article I’m going to throw a couple options at you that you can cheaply do to help reduce your impact on the environment. Now I have cheated a little as two of them are not under $10, but they are very close.
With the weight of everyone on the environments shoulders these days it [...]
Web Filtering Using the Hosts file
Let me first start out by saying that if you are looking for a good freeware Web filter for parental controls then I highly suggest checking out Best free Parental Filters. However, if you are looking to do some simple webpage and ad blocking yourself, then read on.
If you are running Windows 2000 and higher, [...]
7 Steps to Improving Your Vista Experience
I’m a recent convert to Windows Vista from XP and I’ve always been one to tweak my operating system to perform to its highest potential. In the following article I’m going to cover 10 ways to improve your experience with Vista. Some are simple, while others do require a bit of technical savvy and I’d [...]
