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DO fence me in

Being a really visual guy, I like to have everything in front of my face and visible.  So my PC’s Desktop is...

DO fence me in
posted on: Mar 25, 2010 | author: Roy

Opening old Lotus 1-2-3 files

Here’s a useful thing I found.  I have some very old inventory lists that I needed to open. They were prepared...

Opening old Lotus 1-2-3 files
posted on: Mar 24, 2010 | author: Roy

Working around Twitter

If you’re a Twitter user, you’ll know that a few weeks ago, they changed their policy on what they will...

Working around Twitter
posted on: Jul 31, 2009 | author: Roy

Zooming interfaces

I firmly believe that zooming interfaces are the way of the future for information organizers.  With the volumes...

Zooming interfaces
posted on: Feb 22, 2009 | author: Roy

“Windows cannot access the spec...

I recently asked if anyone wanted to Beta my new deep web-searching app TopicCrunch. In the course of testing I found...

posted on: Nov 4, 2006 | author: Roy

PhotoPaint .cpt files and Windows XP

OK, so I’m a cheapskate.  I still use CorelDraw 7 even though they’re up to X3 (or is that down to X3?)...

posted on: Sep 30, 2006 | author: Roy

What slows Windows down (on boot-up a...

The message to take away, is that Norton Internet Security 2006 is the outright wam bam winner.  On a PC that boots...

posted on: Sep 20, 2006 | author: Roy

SlickRun running but disappeared?

If you use SlickRun and you can see it running in Task Manager but not on your screen, check if it’s running on...

SlickRun running but disappeared?
posted on: Sep 17, 2006 | author: Roy

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Old versions of MS Office on Windows XP: If, when you open a MS Office document by double-clicking its icon, you get...

posted on: Sep 15, 2006 | author: Roy