This post is a revival of a webpage I made over 4 years ago, and I was recently reminded of it, so, I decided to bring it out again.  The problems demonstrated with this page are not as prevalent on the web today as they were several years ago, but I think it’s still relevant. [...]

The PC is all I have ever known. I guess it sort of fits like the proverbial old shoe since I know it inside and out, upside down, and backwards. I am familiar with all the hardware, software, settings, file structure, tweaks, tips, hacks, etc… Well, I guess I shouldn’t say all, [...]

In the Kitchen Workstation – Part II post I did a 3d rendering of the proposed addition to our kitchen cabinets. Renderings attempt to accurately represent reality using 3d shapes along with varying textures and lighting. In order to better explain what it takes to make one of those models and why it [...]

Just a quick tip for when you’re working with a Windows based computer. If you have an open dialog box for changing settings/options/whatever you will often see three buttons at the bottom: Ok, Cancel, and Apply. Here are the explanations for what each button does.
Ok – saves all settings as modified and [...]

In the spirit of David Allen’s Getting Things Done I have, in the last year or so, been essentially iconless on my desktop. I have come to think of my desktop as a sort of inbox where any icons piling up are just unprocessed or not-dealt-with information (a.k.a. clutter) that decreases my productivity. [...]

When it comes to annoying, mundane computer tasks, renaming or editing filenames one at a time is near the top of the list. I have recently revisited a useful utility that nearly eliminates this chore. I have used this program for about 4 years, but just recently downloaded the latest version which has [...]

I received all of the parts and assembled the server without much trouble. One note to anyone looking to build a computer in the near future: Check that the motherboard and power supply connections match up, especially if you are using server type motherboard. A change I did make to the hardware since [...]

Due to anticipated expansion at Walnut Creek of Thomasville, they have recently requested a server, primarily for data storage. Although the current network is peer-to-peer this will be a dedicated server. Upgrading the peer-to-peer to a true client/server network would be a huge and expensive undertaking considering nearly all the machines on the [...]