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2001
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 Chris
Caligari, a Tweak Central visitor sent me this one. If you want to move
your cookies or favorites from one computer to another, or just save them
to file, there's a little wizard in Internet
Explorer that makes the process easy.
If you want to move cookies to another computer, this wizard definitely
saves you some hassle in that you don't have to deal with the "index.dat"
file.
To use the wizard, In IE, just go to File | Import
and Export...
Want more info? Read the whole article.
This isn't so much a "how to" article (it's baby stuff) but
Chris found that many knowledgeable people didn't know the wizard was
even there (I didn't).
Related links:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
In unrelated news, I've updated my desktop
(wallpaper) to a big moon. That I made. No, I don't have super powers
(ugh...) but I do have 3D
Studio Max, the next best thing to super powers.
 btw
- if you're looking for those cool American Flag backgrounds that seem
to be popular these days, you can get
one on this page on Digital
Blasphemy.
Maybe flags aren't the only way to show your appreciation of Freedom and
your country.
"Good,
easy?" (Please keep comments about your spouse/significant-other
to yourself) This is obviously not an article about Microsoft. Basically,
the article is all,
In this study of how non-technical people use
computers, they observed that people don't read manuals. And once they
figure out how to achieve something, they will not change their protocol
even if doing things a different way is quicker... But today's desktop
remains mired in the paper-centric world and, because of the active-user
paradox [described in the previous sentence], most people have no idea
how much this damages their productivity.
Around here, we say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." This
story discusses the possibility of using a simpler box as an alternative
to a full-blown pc. The main advantages of a "good, easy" box
are reliability (what?) and increased productivity.
This is a great little article that might get you thinking about how stuck
in the past we are regarding certain aspects of computing. Don't get me
started on the 127 year old QWERTY
keyboard (someone really should invent a one
hand keyboard). One might get the impression that a backwards operating
system, which hasn't changed significantly in 6 years, on 105% (oops,
I mean 97%) of all pc's might have something to do with this. But I'm
sure that customers buy what they want and they don't want an alternative.
Yeah, that's it.
But don't get any ideas and don't "think outside the box," that's
discouraged. This is an innovation-free zone.
Related links:
Paradox of
the Active User (1987) John M. Carroll, Mary Beth Rosson - article
discussed in the CNet story
I just want to take a moment to offer my deepest condolences to the families
and friends of those killed or hurt in today's attack.
Related links:
CNet news
article with many links to news and information about the attacks.
Thinking about upgrading to the latest and greatest (cough) from Microsoft?
Not sure about the whole "activation" deal? If you are, check
out this
article at Tweak Town. Personally, I think the rules are a bit contrived
(e.g. you get 5 "changes", changing your Network Card (NIC)
counts as a change, changing your video card doesn't count as a change...
huh?).
Microsoft says that activation is to "deter piracy": You know
what? Microsoft could eliminate piracy in a day if they wanted to but
they don't. All they would have to do was link a single serial number
to a single cd-rom and a single installation. Then just do that for every
copy of the OS.
btw - Windows XP is scheduled for release on October 25, but if Target
can sell Halloween candy already, I can jump on the XP hype bandwagon.
Related links:
 Microsoft's
Windows XP site
Paul Thurrott's site is a great
resource for Windows information. I think he might blow the Microsoft
horn a little to enthusiastically though...
3D Spotlight has what looks like a nice
10 page guide for modifying Internet Explorer (and Outlook Express)
version 6, if you're on the "bleeding edge" as it were.
Related links:
You can get IE6 on Microsoft's
site here if you're so inclined.
Not much going on here. I got a few books on Dreamweaver
(what I use, besides magic, to make this site), php,
XML, MySQL,
C++ and MySQL, PHP and MySQL... what else...
So basically expect the same stale old web site that's been here for 3
years... 
What? I have to mow the lawn...
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