Monthly Archives: February 2008

I want to ride my bicycle

In an age when being “green” is everything, here’s an emerging art form that (in this video, at least) is purely white.

In an interesting use of 4×6 white card stock, this short clip showcases an experimental technique called “stratastencil.”

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Ultimate gets less support than XP Media Center

My
Feb. 21 story reported that Microsoft considers Vista Ultimate, an upgrade from Vista Home Premium and Vista Business, to be a “consumer product,” reducing the company’s support for Ultimate to a maximum of 5 years rather than 10.

What’s confusing to buyers is that Microsoft does give a full 10 years of support to another consumer product: Windows XP Media Center Edition.

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Save space when using two drives or dual-booting

You may be able to free up some valuable space if you’re using two disk partitions, using two physical drives, or dual-booting between XP and Vista on the same machine.

I’ll show you several steps you can take to eliminate duplicate files and get more out of your disks.

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Make XP look like Vista

Want Vista’s cool looks but prefer XP’s zippier performance and better software compatibility? Then follow these tips to make XP look like Vista.

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Never reinstall Windows again, part 2

Do you really need to partition your hard drive or is it an outdated and unnecessary procedure? This may seem like a strange question to ask in this, the last part of a series on how to partition and image your hard drive.

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Understanding codecs

This article was prepared by Joe Bennett, the volunteer editor in charge of the “Best Free Windows Media Player” category at the techsupportalert.com website.

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Some light stuff for techies

If all this technical stuff is getting you down then visit these two sites for a re-charge.

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