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January - 2007

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Limited Software Transferring
Airport Monitor
Hydrogen Fueling Stations
Vista Security Trouble for Macs?
Naked Desktop
Yahoo Takes Over
'06 Review

I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.
- Rodney Dangerfield

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Limited Transfer - Reversal--top

Last month we mentioned the proposed licensing changes by Microsoft, where a product could be installed and then moved to a new machine only one time. Receiving enough complaints about that proposal, Microsoft apparently reversed their decision. The article.

Airport Monitor--top

We stumbled across this site. You can monitor air traffic around some airports. These are Java driven pages, not webcams, but interesting nonetheless... Link

Hydrogen Fueling Stations --top

This technology is getting closer to reality, but we still have a long way to go. There are currently about 20 operating Hydrogen fueling stations in this country with many more planned including Minneapolis and St. Cloud. The article.

But if you think a Hydrogen car is economical, think again. MSNBC has an interesting article (here) addressing the prices of both the cars and the fuel.

This fuel is certainly the future, but we cannot help thinking about cold days in Minnesota. The "exhaust" from a Hydrogen car is water...

Vista Security may be Trouble for Macs --top

As Microsoft improves security, would-be hackers may once again target the Mac operating system. While Vista itself has greatly improved security features, applications run on the computer may still be vulnerable. The article.

Email clients, word processing and other common applications may still offer hackers and viruses a way in to your computer. Vista security is not perfect.

After all, Microsoft is offering (and recommending) their Antivirus application for Vista...

Naked Desktop --top

If you see no icons on your Desktop, you probably unchecked the Show Desktop Icons option. To resolve the problem, right click the Desktop > Properties > Arrange Icons By then recheck the option.

Note: There may be situations where you do not want to have anything on the Desktop, e.g., doing presentations from a laptop.

Yahoo Updates Take Over--top

Yahoo's latest update may automatically, and without your knowledge, take over your home page and add a Toolbar. Here is a short video clip on avoiding these problems.

'06 Review --top

January Interesting Statistics from Our Database Dell Battery Recall Norton MSN & Hotmail Problems Other Norton Notes Drivelock Free Music? Blackberry Devices Office Calendar Templates Web Sales Plug in and You Are Plugged in Norton Antispam Web Cams Online Extended Warranties EULA's (Again) Assigning Keys to Applications Current Snow Cover map Microsoft Powertoys	February Paperweights Free 411 Hard Drive Size Internet Anywhere? Warning of a Different Kind Symantec Support Legal Music Downloading Talk to me These United States Another Google Hack Blue Screen (XP) XP Maintenance Excel Hint
March Annandale Expo Internet Explorer 7 Not My Fault Lawsuit Growing Pains Microsoft One Care Windows Limited Users HP Online Internet Anywhere Update History Games Color Laser Printers Norton Internet Security Improve Performance	April Annandale Expo H&R Math Local.Live With Us Windows Next Version Parental Control Web Email Working with Attachments New Computer?
May HP Battery Recall Price of Memory One Million Words Phishing Lures Antispyware Antivirus Updates Internet Google (again) Windows Updates Cause Problems Sgtray Hangs... Cleanup Windows Performance New Email Shortcut	June Windows Vista Microsoft Antivirus Auction Machines Symantec's Norton Exploit Update, Update, Update! Be Careful Searching! Another Google Web Application Backup Outlook Blinking Taskbar PowerPoint Slideshow Tin Whiskers
July Greatest Play Google Earth Enhanced VoIP Windows Vista Warnings Jury Duty Scam No More Support Domain Listings Death of Office Suites? WIFI 802.11n Laptop Reminder Word Decimal Alignment Show Date with Clock Drag & Drop	August Internet Explorer 7 Start Updating Win' 98 is Officially Dead Disk Reminder MAC OS X More WIFI Warnings Building Websites? Web Based Email Issues? Support Problems PC Repair Free from Microsoft Xcopy (update) Tax Break
September A "Sensible" Lawsuit HP Bad Design? Battery Recalls Galore Laptop Battery Care Laptop Charger Connections Page Not Found? Email Signatures Intel Pro WIFI Issues IE 7 Soon the Standard McAfee "Protocol" Error	October Windows Vista & requirements Dell Recall (Update) Map Builder Automotive Hard Drives Updates & Antivirus BIOS Settings Yet More Recalls Laptop Battery Re-Revisited Hydrogen Car Out of Office Interesting Calculators Print Screen / Capture Private Folder AOL IM Worm Right Winger
November Wright County Recycling Outlook's Address Book Settings Maximum Concurrent Downloads Improve Internet Explorer Performance Javascript / Norton Issue Norton 2007 Character Map Javascript Tricks Vista; Application Friendly? Sony Recall Top 10 List Limited Software Transferring Vista Upgrade	December Annandale Webcam Lotto Player? External Hard Drives Insert Symbol Word Borders Help from an Expert Broadcom Wireless Exploit Most Recently Used Missing Toolbars Windows Updates New Computer with Vista

We will leave you with this...

Bored at a shopping mall? Here are some things you can do to pass the time:

Grab some boxes of condoms and randomly throw them in other people's carts.
Set all the alarm clocks in the housewares department for a specific time.
Put a bag of M&M's on layaway.
Move the "wet floor" sign to a carpeted area.
When a clerk asks if they can help you, cry real loud: "Why can't you people just leave me alone..."
Look at the security camera while feverishly pointing toward another shopper.
While handling guns in sporting goods, ask the clerk where the antidepressants are.
Dart around the store while humming the "Mission Impossible" theme.
Hide in a clothing rack and when someone approaches, yell "Pick me! Pick me!"
Go into the fitting room and after a moment or two, yell "Where is the toilet paper..."

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