Category Archives: Software

Turning off User Account Control, or You’re Damned Right I’m an Expert

Posted on December 29, 2009 by under Computers How I Do IT Security Software Windows 7

My biggest gripe about Windows 7 is the impact User Account Control has on the command line. Unless you turn UAC completely off, every time you run something on the command line that Microsoft has deemed requiring your password – … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Computers Don’t Make Sense

Posted on September 28, 2009 by under Computers Software XP

I use Firefox as my primary web browser.  One of the extensions I use is Gmail Manager, which checks my Gmail accounts) and tells me when I have new emails waiting.  Here’s what it looks like in use: A few … Continue reading →

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Recommended Software – DropBox

Posted on August 24, 2009 by under Services Software

I’ve tried many online file backup solutions and all of them have left me wanting.  Then I found DropBox.  DropBox works a bit differently than other online backups.  Rather than merely telling the software what folders you want to back … Continue reading →

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Mixero Review

Posted on July 22, 2009 by under Software Twitter

Mixero is a Twitter client.  It’s the only one I’ve seen so far that has the one killer feature I’ve been waiting for – keyword blocking ability. I can’t tell you how much I’ve wanted and appreciate this feature. Overall, … Continue reading →

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Minor Blackberry Software Rants

Posted on July 14, 2009 by under Blackberry Software

Twitterberry: I’m running the Beta version of TwitterBerry. When I load my Friends Timeline, it shows me the tweets from the last time I loaded my Friends View. I manually have to tell it to refresh. Then, when it does … Continue reading →

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