How to easily save all open Word documents

So you have a whole bunch of Word documents opened at the same time and you want to Save or Close them all. Before selecting the File dropdown menu hold the Shift key down. Notice the new menu items: Close All and Save All.

Easy, huh?

Windows Live OneCare no longer in beta

Windows Live OneCare: "Help get the confidence and peace-of-mind with round-the-clock protection and maintenance—virus scanning, firewalls, tune ups, file backups, the whole nine yards. Delivered to you in a smooth, hassle-free package."

Unsupported Web browser: Of course it doesn't support Firefox if you're looking to buy - go figure, MS not supporting Firefox.

Levels of HTML knowledge

Levels of HTML knowledge: "describe a few different levels of HTML knowledge."

What level are you?

Microsoft Office Live Essentials

Microsoft Office Live: "Get the essentials for establishing and managing your business online. Create your own Web site, access e-mail, share documents, and track projects — in or out of the office from almost any Internet-connected computer."

And you wanna be my latex salesman?

If there's one show I like above all others its Seinfeld. Not only have I seen every episode about 20x each but I have seen Seinfeld live in concert twice. Here is a website offering complete scripts to every Seinfeld script, from every episode.

Link:
http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/

Gadgets for Windows Sidebar

Windows Vista Gadgets for Windows Sidebar:

AllYouCanUpload.com

Free Image Hosting at AllYouCanUpload.com: Is an online space where you can store (host) images to embed in pages elsewhere on the Internet.

Why would anyone want to make their own font?

BitfontMaker is a way to make some really horrible looking fonts - and slowly at that.

Instead, use a site that provides free fonts and I'm sure you could find one to fit any need.

Exe Library or Process Library?

Exe Library or Process Library?

Process Library wins, hands down. Process library goes well beyond just executables and the information on executables is better than the Exe Library provides.

Exe Library:
http://www.exelib.com/

Process Library:
http://www.processlibrary.com/

The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time

PCWorld.com - The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time: "These products are so bad, they belong in the high-tech hall of shame."

Amazing Storm Pictures

Images by Year of some amazing storms.

Announcing IE7+

Announcing IE7+: "announce that we will be naming the version of IE7 in Windows Vista “Internet Explorer 7+”. While all versions of IE7 are built from the same code base, there are some important differences in IE7+, most significantly the addition of Windows Vista-only features like Protected Mode, Parental Controls, and improved Network Diagnostics. These features take advantage of big changes in Windows Vista and weren’t practical to bring downlevel."

Be in the know about Windows Vista Beta 2

Download details: Windows Vista Beta 2 Product Guide: "A comprehensive feature by feature guide to the Beta release of Windows Vista. With contributions from people who actually worked on the product, this is the definitive resource to learn about Windows Vista. THe Product Guide is available as either a Microsoft Word download or the new XPS format, viewable from Windows Vista."

Windows Media Photo Specification

Windows Media Photo Specification: "Windows Media Photo is a new file format for continuous-tone still images that surpasses the limitations of existing image formats. Windows Media Photo supports a wide range of features including:"

ReferenceGuides.com

ReferenceGuides.com is located on the Yahoo! servers. Hmm. what will it become?

Those are some expensive toys

Top 10 Gadgets for the Filthy Rich

I'll take #10 or #4 if anyone is unsure what to get me for xmas.

Google Software To Be Installed On Dell PCs

Google & Dell Partner: "The Wall Street Journal reports that Dell will be installing Google software on 'millions of Dell personal computers.' That means software like Google Desktop search, the Google Toolbar, and the default search engine will be set to Google on these Dell PCs."

More crap that I have to clean off a system when I get it. I really wish computer manufactures would let you purchase a computer with nothing installed but the OS.

Microsoft Soccer Scoreboard

Microsoft Soccer Scoreboard: "Follow your favorite teams and players during the FIFA World Cup tournament with Microsoft Soccer Scoreboard. This fun program allows you to access all the latest tournament news and information with the click of a button! Live game data allow you to monitor your favorite teams progress in real-time. Want more? Check out your team’s fixture (schedule), standing, and news as they advance through the tournament. If you are a soccer fan, don’t miss a minute of the action. Download Microsoft Soccer Scoreboard today! "

Link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...

LinkedIn: What's the point

Really whats the point of LinkedIn and does having a profile at LinkedIn actually help anyone? If anyone uses this site and has actually had some results I would love to hear about it.

Link:
http://www.linkedin.com/

My Profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile...

How to setup a web hosting company from the tech side

The Perfect Setup: "This is a detailed description about how to set up a SuSE 10.1 based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters (web server (SSL-capable), mail server (with SMTP-AUTH and TLS!), DNS server, FTP server, MySQL server, POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.)."

Link:
http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_suse_10.1

Go ahead and give the new Office a try

Microsoft Office Beta Community

$2,430 != $500

SAMSUNG's Digital World - Press Release: "Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leader in digital media technology, will release the world’s first PCs embedded with a 32-Gigabyte (GB) NAND flash-based solid state disk (SSD). This marks the first time that NAND flash has moved into a commercial mobile computing application and is a breakthrough that will pave the way for replacing hard disk drives with NAND flash-based memory disks."

And they said the Orgami devices would be in the $500 area. Yeah right. An Ultra-Mobile PC for $2,430 is just not worth it - Go get a tablet or Sony Vaio

Amazon Online Reader

Sample of the new Amazon Online Reader. Not too sure about this but will give it more time to grow on me.

Resuming Normality part II

Parents just left, some long running projects have completed, racquetball tournament weekend ended (I lost), and life is getting back to normaility. Although the visit from the parents was great and the time away from the computer was needed there's something about the comfort of a routine.

FlexGo: Introducing pay-as-you-go computing

Introducing pay-as-you-go computing: "Microsoft FlexGo makes it possible to lower the entry cost of PCs and let people pay for computers as they use them. This technology supports two models today: a pay-as-you-go model enabled by prepaid cards or a subscription model with monthly payments."

Link:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/flexgo/default.mspx

MeCanBe

MeCanBe approached me several months ago to review what they were going to be offering and possibly blog about it. What they are offering is a web 2.0 site where you can create a goal-list and share this with others or just keep to yourself to help you achive your goals.

At the time I wasn't all that impressed with the current state of the project and really wasn't interested in telling anyone else about it.

Well, I have seen the future of this website with some preview screenshots that was emailed to me and now I think they have finally created something that people may find useful. Not sure I would use it but some of you may.

My suggestions (without trying MeCanBe since there currently is nothing for the public to try):

• Create an FAQ as there isn't enough documention on the website and people visiting once may not ever go back
• Goals should be built on tasks and tasks should be tracked. Kinda like a group of tasks can become a goal. This could take the place of the Outlook Task List - which I use heavily
• Tasks can be emailed, SMS'd, or even pushed to Google Calendar on a reminder basis as set when the task is entered
  
• Tasks and goals can be 'tied' to other users of the site for assistance. This is what I believe the current thought process is for the website

Basically, Goals is great but tasks will appeal to a far wider audience.

Link:
http://www.mecanbe.com

Critical Word Vulnerability Uncovered

BetaNews | Critical Word Vulnerability Uncovered: "The exploit is spread as a Word document attached to an e-mail. Users who open the attachment with Word XP and Word 2003 are then infected with a trojan that contains rootkit-like features in order to hide itself from antivirus scanners."

Slow days

Things have been slow the past few days and will be for the next few days as I try and complete several projects and while my parents are visiting. Trying to juggle all this and I have a racquetball tournament this weekend. I need a vacation.

Windows Media Player 11 Beta

Windows Media Player 11 Beta: "Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP offers you unmatched choice and flexibility for your digital media. Easily manage your libraries of digital music, photos, and videos on your computer, and then sync with a variety of portable devices so you can enjoy it all wherever you want."

The new Yahoo! homepage

Yahoo!

What do you think?

I don't like it at all. Too busy.

Little balls of music

Whitney music box: "a musical realization of the motion graphics"

Sound, color, and balls, who could ask for more.

Link:
http://www.coverpop.com/whitney/index.php?var=v8

Google Notebook

Google Notebook makes web research of all kinds – from planning a vacation to researching a school paper to buying a car – easier and more efficient by enabling you to clip and gather information even while you're browsing the web.

• Clip useful information. You can add clippings of text, images and links from web pages to your Google Notebook without ever leaving your browser window.
• Organize your notes. You can create multiple notebooks, divide them into sections, and drag-and-drop your notes to stay organized.
• Get access from anywhere. You can access your Google Notebooks from any computer by using your Google Accounts login.
• Publish your notebook. You can share your Google Notebook with the world by making it public.

Link:
https://.../ServiceLogin?service=notebook

New Firefox 2.0 Features Line Up For Release

New Firefox 2.0 Features Line Up For Release: "Among the most noticeable user aspects of Firefox 2 alpha 2 is that each tab now has a close button. IE7 beta 2 has a close option on each tab as well."

Microsoft's web designer application: Expression

Download details: Microsoft Expression Web Designer CTP1: "Microsoft Expression Web Designer is a new designer-focused product that provides powerful tools you need to produce high-quality, standards-based Web sites the way you want them."

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Vista; Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2

Link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...

Evolution of Dance

YouTube - Evolution of Dance:

CSS3 Preview

CSS3 Preview: "Many exciting new functions and features are being thought up for CSS3"

Instead of posting some of the new features I just provided a link to a blog that tells about some of the new features and shows some examples.

The question isn't what is new but when will browsers become compliant once CSS3 is a released standard.

In case you're looking for a great Quick Reference Guide for CSS2 then check out the one I threw together. What I did was print and laminate it, which gave me a very handy guide. Additional guides can be found in my Resource Center.

Top 10 Strangest Watches

Top 10 Strangest Watches: "Watches can be used for just about everything these days, from watching TV to learning Japanese, we’ve selected ten of the strangest (or coolest) for your enjoyment. Which ones are your favorites?"

Dynamic Drive re-invents itself

Dynamic Drive used to be a DHTML repository website which offered DHTML help and samples. Well, Dynamic Drive has now changed its offerings to CSS. The layout is well done, and the examples are actually pretty good. This is worth checking out.

Link:
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/

Leonardo da Vinci designed that?

A collection of designs from Leonardo da Vinci. Shows 3D models so you get a better sense of the design. Damn, this guy had a lot of time on his hands.

Link:
http://www.leonardo3.net/leonardo/machines_eng.htm

Now that's magic

Very Funny Magician

Google Desktop 4

Google Desktop 4: "The newest version 4 of Google Desktop Search features “gadgets” - mini-applications that run on your desktop ala Yahoo/Konfabulator widgets.

Add a Gmail, wireless signal, todo list, calendar, weather, stocks, maps or media player gadget - they’ve escaped the Sidebar! - right to your desktop with Google Desktop 4, which has improved indexing and can also keep deleted files in its index."

Link:
http://.../google-morning-google-desktop-4-173043.php

Google Trends

Google Trends lets you see how often search terms are being entered in Google.

"With Google Trends, you can compare the world's interest in your favorite topics. Enter up to five topics and see how often they've been searched for on Google over time. Google Trends also displays how frequently your topics have appeared in Google News stories, and which geographic regions have searched for them most often."

Downloads at Microsoft as of this date

Most Popular:
#1
Windows® Defender (Beta 2)


Least Popular:
#13511
Duwamish Books Phase 3.5: Running in MTS


Newest:
5/9/2006
Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Installation Guide


Oldest:
1/16/1997
Word 97 Templates: Sales and Marketing


Who cares, right?

Videogame History 101

Classic Video Game History: "The point of this site is to cover the varied and interesting 40 year history of all those eater of dots, whether they be the pixels on the screen or the quarters in our pockets, from the invention of the very first game displayed on an oscilloscope in a nuclear laboratory to the latest megabit home console sensation"

Link:
http://www.thedoteaters.com/

AlltheWeb Livesearch Beta

AlltheWeb Livesearch Beta launches from Yahoo!. What makes it different? It makes suggestions as you type for a search term. Very similiar to Google's Suggest.

The results come from the same index as Yahoo!.

Cons:

• Not needed for copy and paste searches
• Seems like 98% of a phrase has to be typed in for it to give you your search term (unless searching for Britney Spears).
• If you type fast the suggestions can't keep up
• Just feels weird using it

Pros:

• Can offer alternate search terms as you type. Might be able to get you a more relative search phrase
• The Refine Search options could be a useful feature. Most users have no clue about the power of Google's advance searching (or any search engine for that matter) and an Ajax powered 'Refine Search' could make it easier for users (hear me Google)
  
• Looks kewl
  

Link:
http://livesearch.alltheweb.com/?ek=1

BMW Night Vision (video)

BMW Night Vision (video): "BMW has released a video of BMW 7 Series Night Vision System with FIR (infrared) camera in front air dam."