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Best Ham Shack EVER!
This has got to be the coolest ham shack I’ve ever seen. It belongs to George E Ulm (W9EVT). Enjoy! ~TheNerd
Magento: Beginner’s Guide – Upcoming Review
I have recently been given the opportunity to review a book called Magento: Beginners Guide by William Rice. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Magento ecommerce software suite, it is a comprehensive ecommerce solutions for web based shops. I was approached by the publishing company Packt Publishing, a Birmingham UK firm which specializes [...]
Haiku Project Releases R1/Alpha 1
Before you say anything… Yes I know I am late and I am ashamed. Given the fact that I am involved in the Haiku Project (I mainly contribute to the Haiku Web team and answer general inquiries from the contact form on the site) I should have posted this back on September 14. Regardless, Haiku [...]
Software Review: VisualCron – an advanced Task Scheduler/automation tool for Windows
I have recently been contacted by Henrik Erlandsson (founder of VisualCron) asking me if I would take a closer look at his program and report back with my thoughts. I thought why not, I always like taking a look a new software. Here is my review of VisualCron 5. VisualCron is described as the following [...]
2 months and 5 days of Windows 7
I know it’s been a while since my last post but I recently purchased my first home and have been pre-occupied with everything surround that process. It’s pretty stressful and very time consuming but worth every minute of it. The wife and I are very pleased. Anyway on to the post… I’ve been using Windows [...]
Run old applications in Windows 7 using Windows XP mode!
Windows XP Mode is a new virtualization feature to be available to Windows 7 users running the Ultimate, Professional or Enterprise versions of the operating system. This is basically a revamped version of Microsoft Virtual PC and a pre-configure Windows XP virtual machine. The beauty of this set up is that you can have your [...]
I’m Quite Impressed With Windows 7
I’ve been running Windows 7 RC (Build 7100) for a few weeks now and I must say that I am quite impressed. I had more problems with Vista (RTM) in the first two days after installation that I’ve had in the whole three weeks I’ve had 7 installed. I’m running it on my desktop computer [...]
Send free SMS Text messages in Canada
So you have a mobile phone but don’t want to pay for a texting (SMS) package or can’t afford the ~ $0.15 per message the carries are charging? There’s a really simple way around it. Most wireless carriers provide an online web form where you can send messages to any of their customers, free of [...]
Stargate Universe Teaser
This is for all the Stargate fans out there! A teaser from the upcoming Stargate Universe series.
Re-Arrange Your Taskbar Items with Taskbar Shuffle
I’ve never been one to worry about where my items are located on the taskbar and my philosophy has always been: “If there are too many times on your taskbar and you can’t find stuff you should probably close some applications.” But, since I’ve started working at my new job I’ve realized how this is [...]
