Friday, April 11, 2008

Rumor Has It

snopes urban legend runor has itForwarded emails are the bane of the internet.

Anybody who has an email account has received at least one or maybe even 100 or 1,000 of them from family and friends.

Dire emails warning of an impending disaster. Or the latest urban legend that will affect your life if you don't heed the warning in the email. Whatever the case, these emails can be a real menace.

But before you forward that email on to your contact list, spend a moment over at Snopes.com.

Your family and friends will certainly thank you if you do.

The site is the most complete source of urban legends on the net. Check out the hottest and latest legends circulating the net and find out if they are true or now. Or use the search feature to discover an older rumor.


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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Firefox is Foxy and Free

Firefox browserBack in the olden days of the web browsing. There was only one real choice for web browsing and that was Netscape Navigator.

But Microsoft's bundled and free Internet Explorer all but killed the Netscape empire.

But like the mythical phoenix, Netscape Navigator legacy continues as Firefox.

Firefox is an open-source application that offers improved performance, functionality and security compared to the normal Internet Explorer usually preloaded on new PCs.

With features like Improved Tab Browsing; Spell Checking; Search Suggestions; Session Restore and Integrated Search, Firefox is a robust up-to-date application for surfing the web.

To get Firefox for your PC, visit: http://www.getfirefox.com

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Thunderbird to the Rescue

Mozilla Thunderbird EmailLooking for an alternative to Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express as a mail client for your PC?

An open-source project, Thunderbird, may be your best answer. And the best part is that it's Free!

Thunderbird is a full-feature email client that can be download and used for free. Latest features include "Advanced Folder Views"; "Message Tagging"; and "Improved Search".

Even if you use a web-based email like Gmail, Thunderbird can be very useful. Its text editor offers more features than the basic Google Mail. And by using the newer IMAP mail protocol, you can configure Thunderbird to access your online account without endlessly duplicating mail.

To download Thunderbird, visit http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

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Monday, April 7, 2008

OpenOffice Offers Software Suite for Free

OpenOffice Microsoft Word, Excel PowerPointCan an office productivity suite that competes with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint really be free?

Yes, when it's open-source. That means that many people around the world work on the software and license it to for the public to use.

OpenOffice.org 2 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages.

It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose. This means you may use it for any purpose - domestic, commercial, educational, public administration. You may install it on as many computers as you like. You may make copies and give them away to family, friends, students, employees - anyone you like.

What could be cooler than that?

To download OpenOffice and install on your PC, visit http://www.openoffice.org.

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Let's Go Way Back!

Internet Archive WayBack MachineHave you ever re-visited a site only to get a "Error 404" because the page is no longer available?

Normally, you'd be out of luck. But a cool site called the Internet Archive WayBack Machine can often help to let you view the page you were looking for.

Just visit the site, http://www.archive.org/, and enter the URL of the site or page you were looking to review. You'll see that most pages are indexed at various times throughout the year. So pick your month and year and you'll see what was on the apge at that time.

The WayBack Machine has captured and indexed billions of webpages since it was started over 10 years ago.

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Fly With Google

Google Earth added a special "Easter Egg" surprise in the software.

The software now has a Flight Simulator built in that allows you to fly around the terrain.

To use this fun new feature:

  1. Download the latest version of Google Earth HERE.
  2. Once you have GE running, enter the special secret key commands: Ctrl+Alt+A
  3. You'll see this screen where you can choose between an F16 or SR22. You can also choose to take-off from an airport around the world or from your current location in Google Earth:
Google Earth Flight Simulator Popup Screen Easter Egg



















4. Before you take off, check out the list of controls HERE.
5. Using a joystick is better but you can still fly around with just a keyboard and mouse.
6. Enjoy!

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Sync with Google Calendar

Google Calendar SyncYou can now sync your Microsoft Outlook calendar the Google calendar.

This new service lets you keep in sync with your desktop calendar and online calendar. You can control the flow the information and set the sync schedule as well:

To begin using Google Calendar Sync, do the following:

  1. Download the application from Google: http://dl.google.com/googlecalendarsync/GoogleCalendarSync_Installer.exe
  2. Once a dialog box appears, click "Save File." The download should open automatically. If it doesn't, manually open the download from your browser's download window.
  3. Click "OK" to confirm that you're aware this is an executable file.
  4. Read through the Google Calendar Sync Terms of Service, and click "I Agree."
  5. Continue to follow through the Installation Options and click "Install" to finish the set-up process.

Google now has more information posted online at HERE.

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