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How to disable automatic hyperlinking
A most annoying feature!This is a most helpful posting! The automatic hyperlinking function is one of the more annoying features of Word. Hyperlinking makes your printed document look very unprofessional, and in some cases unreadable. Hyperlinking off should be the default, but I do understand MS's rationale behind this...
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Discussion threads 2007-09-10
Ultimate Macintosh Collector!
This was on CNN.com. This guy has a great Mac collection. Whether you like Macs or not, you got to admit he has a good museum!http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/08/08/mac-collector.ap/index.htmlNice collectionThat is a nice collection ... and I think you need to get out more :-)
Tags: Desktops, RknRlKid
Discussion threads 2007-08-21
Just for laughs: The real deal on Vista!
I thought you all might get a chuckle out of this:http://www.comics.com/wash/pcnpixel/archive/pcnpixel-20070720.html
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Discussion threads 2007-07-31
Bill Gates spills the beans
Here's an interesting one. In this interview with Bill Gates, he admits that they use software piracy to their advantage. Seems that allowing pirate software China is given as an example leads to purchases and it forces out lower cost alternatives, like Linux:http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2098235.ece
Tags: Linux, RknRlKid, Bill Gates
Discussion threads 2007-07-19
Do you remember certification pins?
I still use mineI usually break out the pins and wear them on the lanyard of my ID badge when I work at job fairs or other public gatherings. I keep hoping that by wearing all those things people will be less inclined to try to impress me with...
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Discussion threads 2007-07-02
(Photos: When Bill Gates met Steve Jobs)
Interesting photoI thought the photo of Jobs and Gates having a laugh together was particularly insightful. All things considering, and media-driven animosities aside, they are probably their only peers in the industry and life.
Tags: RknRlKid, photograph, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates
Discussion threads 2007-05-31
Best Seminars/Workshops/Training for IT
We are putting together the plan for our school for next year, and we are developing the IT Career Cluster. (If you don't understand the Career Cluster concept, you can find out more at www.careerclusters.org.)What we have to figure out for our budget is the best seminars, workshops or...
Tags: NETWORKING, RknRlKid, information technology
Discussion threads 2007-05-04
Save the penguins with Linux?
All of the aboveIn comment to your last paragraph, its all of the above.My primary complaint with Microsoft (and Intel, for that matter) is that with each new release, suddenly everything previous become "obsolete" and requires purchase of new hardware. This is ridiculous. Unfortunately, everyone seems to buy...
Tags: OPEN SOURCE, RknRlKid, Linux
Discussion threads 2007-03-28
The OLPC all closed up (with handle). (Near-Production One Laptop Per Child )
What is the wire?What is the wire sticking out of the side? It looks like a power adapter cable. Not that this is a problem, but I thought these were supposed to be battery free? Just curious.
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Discussion threads 2007-03-13
Profex CM 14 S montior (Dinosaur sightings: Commodore Amiga 500)
Proof that a good product isnt necessarily a best sellerI almost bought stock in Commodore because of the Amiga series. The Amiga was the first true multitasking home computer. It was technologically better than anything selling at the time for the home user. Its too bad it didn't...
Tags: Amiga, RknRlKid
Discussion threads 2007-03-02
The end of Windows as we know it?
"LOS ANGELES — Research firm Gartner Inc. IT turned soothsayer on Wednesday by predicting that Windows Vista will be the last big release of Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT Windows operating system."I was surprised when I read the article this came fro
Tags: software, windows, RknRlKid, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., operating system
Discussion threads 2006-12-18
Dot Matrix on Linux
I need some help on a printer driver for Linux. My normal use printer is a Lexmark 2390 Plus Form Printer (24 pin dot matrix). I am trying to change over everything so I am 100% Linux. I am using Mandrake 10.1 because it best fits my needs...
Tags: Printers, Linux, RknRlKid, printer
Discussion threads 2006-12-05
Why all incumbents must go
I've been following the Foley scandal, and this was just announced on CNN.com:"House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Thursday he was "sorry" about the scandal surrounding ex-Florida congressman Mark Foley's contacts with teenage pages but said he would not resign over the matter. "I'm going to run and presumably win in...
Tags: allegiance, congress, foley, idiot, off-topic, party system, political party, reform, RknRlKid
Discussion threads 2006-10-05
Images: Revival of the retro PC
I love this stuff!I always like revisiting where computing came from. Notice the "bargain" of the Orange system at $995! We really have come a long way. I want to go home and start scanning my Sierra game boxes ::laffs::Ahhh memoriesI remember a lot of this stuff....
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Discussion threads 2006-03-24
Has anyone noticed this?
Am I the only one to catch these things? Its like a bizarre trend.From CNN.com:CNN Money: Survey: Cyber-crime on the riseCNN Money: Google to offer Web-based hard driveIn an article about Windows Live search engine on CNN.com:"An ability for users to save their search parameters as macros that can...
Tags: CNN, computer, Cyber-Crime, internet, MACROS, RknRlKid, security, windows
Discussion threads 2006-03-08
Updating Basic Program
I work at a state school, and support the special services/needs department periodically. Part of this department is supporting the psychometrists who do the student testing for two rural counties.Here's my situation:I was called in today to help one of the psychometrist's with a new program they were implementing....
Tags: Microsoft Windows, GW-BASIC
Discussion threads 2006-02-03
Setup WITHOUT CD-ROM
First off, I admit my lack of knowledge about Linux. However, in the next few years I want to be able to switch to Linux on some of my computers and get rid of Windows as much as possible.Here is my situation:I want to install Linux on several of...
Tags: CD-ROM, GUI, install, Linux, minimal, RAM, RknRlKid
Discussion threads 2005-09-15

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To what extent does religion influence foreign policy?
To what extent does religion influence foreign policy?I found this interesting item in a Christian e-newsletter.[b]A former secretary of state argues that we dare not ignore religion's role in foreign policy.[/b]“THE MIGHTY AND THE ALMIGHTYReflections on America, God, and World Affairs”By Madeleine AlbrightHarperCollins. 339 pp. $25.95[Reviewed by Noah Feldman]In his...
Tags: foreign policy, religion, Madeleine Albright, realism, jardinier, off-topic, Bill Clinton
Discussion threads 2006-05-26
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