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January 6th, 2009
For privacy reasons, remove items from Safari's History list after only one day. January 5, 2009, at 4:31 P.M. EST
Depending on your configuration, when viewing Safari's "History" list of previously-accessed websites, these sites may remain in the list for one month or longer. While this lets you easily find previously-viewed sites without having to remember their web addresses or use search engines to find them, if multiple people access your PC, this may violate your privacy.
You can configure Safari to remove items from the history list after only one day by doing the following:... MORE >
Info on using piers as digital photo subjects and locations for shooting photos. January 5, 2009, at 2:57 P.M. EST
Piers are popular in the world of photography as they serve many purposes:
* If you want to photograph sunrises and sunsets near the water, a wide-angle shot with a pier near the foreground can add a nice subject to a potentially ordinary photograph. ... MORE >
Expand the list of recently-accessed programs displayed on the Windows Vista Start Menu, or clear this list altogether. January 5, 2009, at 1:58 P.M. EST
By default, Windows Vista's Start Menu displays a list of recently-accessed programs directly above the "All Programs" link. This way you can quickly run frequently-used applications without having to find them again via the "All Programs" link or other shortcuts.
If desired, you can expand the size of the Start Menu to show more programs, useful if you access many applications and want quicker access to them via this menu. Also, you can contract the size of the Start Menu to show fewer programs. Or, for privacy reasons, you can completely remove this list altogether. ... MORE >
Prevent attendees from proposing new times when you send out meeting requests in Outlook 2007. January 5, 2009, at 12:50 P.M. EST
When you send out meeting requests in Microsoft Outlook 2007, you can choose whether or not attendees can propose new times. This is done by clicking on the "Responses" button in the "Attendees" section of the Ribbon when sending out a new meeting request, then unchecking the "Allow New Time Proposals" box when the popup menu appears.
If most of your meeting requests require specific times that should not be changed, you can change Outlook's default so that every meeting request you send disallows new time proposals.... MORE >
Hopefully you won't shoot your eye out as you gaze at the original house from the movie A Christmas Story. December 24, 2008, at 1:29 P.M. EST
In 2004, the original house from the movie "A Christmas Story" was offered for auction on eBay. Now restored, the "A Christmas Story House" is open for viewing in Cleveland, Ohio as well as the "A Christmas Story House Museum", complete with props from the movie.
The official website offers an online gift shop, and yes, before you even ask, you can buy a full-size replica of the famous Leg Lamp from the movie. Other items include a bb-gun (make sure to read the prohibited shipping information), a snow globe, board games, and ornaments. ... MORE >
An assortment of Christmas television specials from The Office, 30 Rock, American Dad, and more. December 24, 2008, at 12:35 P.M. EST
Still not in the Christmas spirit? Television and movie content website Hulu has released a "Best of Christmas" collection of holiday specials from modern and classic television shows:
* 30 Rock... MORE >
Track Santa Claus using sophisticated equipment from NORAD. December 24, 2008, at 11:20 A.M. EST
Merry Christmas! A fun site for the young and young at heart, NORAD (the North American Aerospace Defense Command) has set up a worldwide Santa Claus tracker website.
Powered by Google, you can view Santa's location as he zips across the world in his reindeer sleigh delivering toys. Click on visited locations for pictures, and selected locations including the Great Wall of China even have videos of his 'visit' via the "Santa Cam". There are also links to encyclopedia entries for each location, so your children can learn as they wait for their presents.... MORE >
If the TV Program Guide in Windows Media Center displays channels you cannot get in your area or those you do not care to watch, remove these listings. December 22, 2008, at 10:04 P.M. EST
When downloading TV Program Guide information for Windows Media Center in Windows Vista, you may notice some channels appearing in the guide that are not actually available in your area. Or, there may be a channel or two that you never actually watch.
You can easily remove channels from the Program Guide, and these channels can be added back later if desired.... MORE >
Prevent Safari from executing Java applets. December 22, 2008, at 9:07 P.M. EST
Like most other web browsers, Safari for Windows supports the execution of Java applets, allowing for added interactivity and other features in web pages.
While Java applets run in a secure sandbox that usually prevents untrusted code from running or damaging the system, it is possible that a previously-unknown exploit in Java may exist. If a malicious applet runs, it could compromise your security. Thus, you may wish to disable this feature. Note that doing so may prevent some webpages from displaying correctly, however.... MORE >
Prevent Access from showing a task pane on startup. December 22, 2008, at 8:16 P.M. EST
When you start Microsoft Access 2003 without automatically opening a database, a "Getting Started" pane appears on the right side of the application window. This provides shortcuts to connecting to "Microsoft Office Online", getting the latest news about Access, as well as shortcuts to your last viewed databases. While many people like this feature, others may find this pane annoying. To disable it:
1. Open or create a database to enable the "Tools" - "Options" menu.... MORE >
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