In This Issue...

Newbies Nook - Information, Tips, and Instruction for Computer Users

Problems in Paradise - Reader Problems and How to Fix Them

Security Corner - Computer Security Tips and News

Carol's Corner Office - Microsoft Office and OpenOffice How-To's and Tips

Dave's Recommended Software - Our Picks of the Best Software Available

Learning Linux - Ubuntu Linux How-To's, Tips, and Instruction

Useful Free Software - Free Software Found on the Net and Recommended by Readers

Useful Websites - Useful Websites Found on the Net and Recommended by Readers

The Lighter Side - Funny, Interesting, and Thought Provoking Items Found During Our Travels Across the Internet

What is an Internet Forum?

Wikipedia defines an internet forum as:

An Internet forum is a web application for holding discussions and posting user-generated content. Internet forums are also commonly referred to as Web forums, newsgroups, message boards, discussion boards, (electronic) discussion groups, discussion forums, bulletin boards, fora (the Latin plural) or simply forums.

An internet forum is a wonderful place. It allows you to exchange ideas, ask questions, help others, learn, and become part of a community

How do you use an Internet Forum?

Basic navigation

Internet forums generally work the same, though they will have a different appearance. Once you become familiar with one you won't have a problem using others. Looks like I need a forum to use as an example. Hmmm. How about Daves Computer Tips Forum?

When you first open the forum you notice several things:

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The first thing you will notice after the logo at the top is called breadcrumb navigation. This will change according to where you are on the forum and, because each part is an actual link, allow you to quickly go to different sections or parts of the forum. As an example, if you clicked on the Windows XP Operating System sub-section you would notice not only would the page change to that section, but the breadcrumb navigation would now look like this:

The second item that stands out are the forum sections. Notice the blue boxes (don't they look familiar). These are sections. Like sub-sections are grouped together inside each section. In this example all operating system discussions are grouped together. The sub-sections are actual links. Clicking the sub-section title will take you to that sub-section. Let's click "Windows Vista Operating System".

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This may seem complicated, but it isn't. The main points to note here are the blue box. The blue box shows the threads (or topics or discussions) that are currently taking place. Replies show how many people have replied to the original message. Views show how many people have read the topic. If you wish to read one of the topics just click the topic title and (play cool music here) the topic will open in a new page, where you can read or add your own thoughts.

The second item to be aware of is the "NewTopic" button. clicking that will open a window that allows you to create your own thread to ask questions, or share information with other members.

The third item to be aware of is the breadcrumb navigation. Note how it has changed to reflect your current location. There is also a box in the lower right that will allow you to go directly to other parts of the forum by selecting where you want to go from the drop down menu and clicking "GO".

If you decided you wanted to view a topic, simply click the topic title, which will open the topic in a new page.

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Here is where the majority of you interaction in a forum will take place. The left column shows who make the post and some general information about them. The date they joined the forum, how many posts they have made, and a picture if they choose. The join date and number of posts is a good indication of a poster's reputation.

The right column is were their post will show. This is their message or reply to other messages in the topic.

Notice the "PostReply" button? This allows you to post a reply to the messages in the topic, or thread.

Registering on a forum

Posting or replying to a forum requires registration. If you attempt to do either without registering and logging in first you will see the following message:

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At the top of every page is the option to "Register" or "Login".

Let's get you registered! Click on "Register" and I'll walk you through the process! After you click you will see the following page:

Click the button that applies to you. Several countries require users to be over the age of 13. This question verifies your age in compliance with those laws. Assuming you are born before the date shown, and you click the correct button, you will see the following page:

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This is a basic agreement that states you agree not to violate copyright laws, and basically behave yourself. Agreeing to this brings you to the following page:

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Successful registration results in the following confirmation screen:

Click "Login" and enter the username and password you created during the registration process. Select the checkbox next to "Log me on automatically each visit" if you don't want to enter your username and password each time you visit. Click "Login".

The page will reload, but now things will look a little different! You now have complete access to the forum.

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User Control Panel

Overview Tab

The User Control Panel (UCP) is where preferences can be set and changed to control your experience while reading and posting on the forum. Click the User Control Panel link in the upper left after you login. You will be greeted with the following page:

The "Overview" tab shows some interesting information. Your join date, date of last visit, and total posts. You can actually click the "Show your total posts" link and every post you have made will be displayed.

Two other sections on the Overview tab you should be aware of are Manage Subscriptions and Bookmarks. When you read a thread or topic that you find interesting you can choose monitor that thread for new messages. When another forum member adds to the thread you are notified by email. The bookmark section allows you to place reminders for threads you find interesting, similar to how you bookmark websites in your browser.

Profile Tab

The second tab is "Profile". Click on the Profile tab and let's look at it a little closer. Once you click you will see the following:

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The first section is "Edit Profile". Here you can enter settings to share and communicate with other forum members, which I highly recommend you do. The most important of these are:

• Website - If you have a website enter it here. This is a great opportunity to share your site with other members.
• Location - Tell everyone where you are from. As the forum grows you will find others that are close to you. This is a great way to build friendships!
• Occupation - Don't be too specific, but tell people what you do.
• Interests - Tell everyone what you are interested in. Again, a great way to find others with similar interests.

The second section is "Edit Signature". Here you can add a signature that appears at the bottom of each post you make to personalize your posts. This is another great way to share with other members. Many use signatures to add famous quotes or links to their own website to the bottom of each post they make. If you click "Edit Signature" you will see the following page:

The third section is "Edit Avatar". Here you can add a picture that displays in the left column of each post you make. The picture can be anything as long as it is clean and family friendly! Sizes are limited to 90 pixels in each direction and the file size can be no larger than 6kb. This is to prevent someone from including large pictures, which could make pages display slowly for some users. Clicking "Edit Avatar" shows you the interface:

Choose either a picture you have on your computer by using the Browse button or a picture on the internet by entering the URL of the picture in the space provided. You can change your avatar at any time.

The fourth section is "Edit Account Settings" and is self explanatory. This is where you can change your registered email address and password

Board Preferences Tab

The third tab is "Board preferences". You should not need to make any changes here. The settings on this tab control how the forum (or board) displays and are best reserved for advanced users

Private Messages Tab

The fourth tab is "Private Messages". This allows you to send messages to other members privately. It's very similar to email. The main benefit of private messages is that you can send a message without having to leave the forum. Another benefit is there is no use of email addresses, so there is some privacy when being contacted by others you do not know. Basically the private message feature is a basic email like program that allows communication with other members while maintaining your privacy.

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Usergroups Tab

The "Usergroups" tab is not used at this time.

Friends & Foes Tab

The last tab is "Friends & Foes". Occasionally you will find a person on the internet that you just don't agree with, or can't get along with. This feature allows you to assign other users a status of either Friend or Foe. Posts made by Friends are highlighted. Posts made by Foes are ignored and not displayed. It's like they aren't even there!

What Next?

Go over to the Forum and register! Take a moment and introduce yourself in General Topics>Introduce Yourself. Let's make the forum a great place to share information, learn about computers and each other, and build a great community!

What to do with a broken power jack

Debi wrote with the following problem:

Hi Dave,
The adapter to my computer that plugs into the computer is loose. Someone told me that I would have to buy a new motherboard since this is internal. What's your opinion? If I have to buy a new motherboard do I need to but it from Dell or do you think this can be fixed. I appreciate your help.
Debi

Debi's problem is common with laptops. Laptops are moved, jostled, banged, and generally treated more harshly than desktops. This creates a lot of strain on the cord and connector, which fatigues over time and breaks.

The fix is usually simple, assuming the connector is the problem. How you fix the problem depends on your mechanical abilities, your financial position, and wether you like to tinker.

Here's my reply to Debi ~
The connector is soldered directly to the motherboard inside the laptop case. Over time movement and handling stress this connection. Sometimes the solder breaks loose causing a loss of connection between the jack and motherboard. Other times the parts of the jack that are only for physical support break, which again leads to solder breaks and loss of connection.

This is a simple fix, which involves disassembly of the laptop and resoldering or replacing the jack. If the jack is physically broken a new jack should be less than $10.

Your options are:

• If you, or a trusted friend, are mechanically inclined with the ability to solder electronic connections this can be repaired for under $10 and some of your time.
• If you don’t feel comfortable doing it yourself you will need to find a repair shop that would tackle the job, and this can be expensive as disassembly can be time consuming. This option will more than likely be in the neighborhood of $150 - $200. There are many companies on the web and eBay that offer this service.
• The third option is to let Dell fix it. Dell will replace the motherboard. They will not fix the jack. This will probably cost around $500.

The most important thing to do before you go any further? Backup you data!

I personally would attempt this myself. If you do decide to go this route http://www.squidoo.com/Laptop-Jack-Repair may be of some help.

If you decide to use a repair shop or service found on eBay research their feedback before sending your laptop to them!

If you don’t feel comfortable with either of those options and are considering sending the laptop to Dell to replace the motherboard – DON’T! Spend the money (and maybe a little more) on a new laptop.

Part 2 of Ken's TrueCrypt article will appear in the next newsletter. Ken had a client who was in deep trouble this week. This article saved Ken's day. He thought it was important to share this with you as soon as possible, and I agree! ~ Dave H

How to Make a Bootable Thumb Drive Virus Scanner

So, you've got a nasty virus and you don't know what to do? Sometimes, a virus or spyware infection just won't go away using the normal antivirus/antispyware tools. The criminals who perpetrate this junk are making it ever more stealthy and do everything they can to prevent detection. Unless you can isolate the infection and prevent it from running the way the cracker wants it to, you're out of luck. For instance, if you've seen this page, you're on the verge of major problems:

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Agree to install this program, and you're pretty well hosed. One client of mine who installed this program was sending out 10,000 spam emails per hour without his knowldege because he got infected with a spambot program. Suddenly, his legitimate messages were being blocked by every business contact. My client was blacklisted. He had no idea what happened. It took me a week—and cost the client nearly a thousand dollars-- to clean it up. Beware, there are others out there that do the same thing.

It's hard to get rid of some of these infections if when they're already running, which they will be if you've booted into your OS. This means that you have to have a way to start the PC in a mode that lets you scan the hard drive without the operating system running on it. The best way to do this is to boot to a CD or thumb drive that runs its own operating system. I chose the AntiVir Rescue CD from Avira for my latest incarnation of the thumb drive virus scanner. Since it runs under Linux, it has native NTFS read/write support making it unnecessary to use any third party tools like NTFS4DOS. Here's how to be up and running with your own copy of my latest tool in just a few minutes (I've made it easy by providing everything you need except the rescue CD image):

1. Download BLTDVS_toolkit.zip from my site.
2. Extract the folder to the root of your hard drive. Download the latest version of the AntiVir Rescue CD ISO image (approx. 60 MB), saving it or moving it into the BLTDVS_toolkit folder.
3. Plug in your thumb drive.
4. Open the BLTDVS_toolkit folder and navigate to the DriveKey folder.

5. Run HPUSBF.EXE (command line version) or HPUSBW.EXE (windows version) and format your thumb drive using FAT or FAT32. Uncheck the "Create a DOS startup disk" option.
6. Copy or move the contents of the BLTDVS_toolkit folder to your thumb drive. Don't move the actual folder.
7. On your thumb drive, double-click avrescd.bat. This will extract the necessary files from the ISO image to your thumb drive. Be sure you specify the right drive letter for your thumb drive. - See CAUTION below!
8. Once the files have been extracted, makeboot.bat will be called automatically. See the caution in the next step!

CAUTION! - This step is dangerous! Heed the warning message. Please verify the correct flash drive letter is being displayed before proceeding. Do not run this file on your hard drive or your current MBR will be overwritten rendering Windows unbootable. (This isn't a complete disaster, but it takes some geeky knowledge to fix it.)

NOTE: If you are using Vista, you may see a "failure to update the MBR" error. In this case, right-click the file and specify "Run as administrator."

9. Hit any key to exit.

You now have bootable Linux thumb drive virus scanner that will handle Windows NTFS drives as well as most other formats!

Great tool, Ken. If you have a spare or old USB drive lying around you can't afford to not have this ~ Dave H

Ken Harthun is the Security Editor for Daves Computer Tips. He also writes about security issues for IT Knowledge Exchange and blogs on general Geek things at Ask The Geek. You can read more about Ken here.

Hi everyone,

Well, the leaves are falling and blanketing the driveway now. Something tells me that there will be a sore back in the not too distant future!

We are leaving for our Charleston/Savannah trip at the end of the week and I am really looking forward to it. I will post about it in my Blog if you care to check it out!

I thought I would switch it up and do an article about MS Word 2007 this time as I have had some requests of late in that area.

Do you all love Dave's newly reworked site? It's really great isn't it? We're all pretty psyched about the Forum too!

Ok, on with the article now.

Word 2007 Edit Options Save you Lots of Time!

If you find that your documents need reformatting every time you paste an item, you can save considerable time by having Word 2007 take over some of those formatting chores for you. After you delete a single word, does MS Word leave an extra space behind? When you cut and paste a paragraph, does an extra blank line remain where you cut it, or is all formatting lost after you paste it?
Follow the steps below to prevent extra spacing or reformatting from occurring in your documents:

1. Click the Office button.
2. Click the Word Options button.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Under Editing Options, select the When Selecting, Automatically Select Entire Word check box.
5. Select the Use Smart Paragraph Selection check box.
6. Click OK.

Now when you double-click a word, Word will select both the word and the space that follows it. No extra spaces will remain when you move or delete.
When you select a paragraph, MS Word will now automatically include the paragraph mark, so that when you cut and paste a paragraph, no blank paragraphs stay behind, and all paragraph formatting will remain intact.
You can also set MS Word 2007’s editing options so that when you paste an item originally cut or copied from another document — or even from another program — the pasted item will take on the formatting of its new location.

• To set these options, follow steps 1 through 3 above.
• Go to Cut | Copy | Paste and select Match Destination Formatting in both the Pasting Between Documents and Pasting From Other Programs menu list boxes.

Now, when you copy a selection from a PDF document, MS Word will discard most formatting originally applied directly to the copied text but retain the formatting used for emphasis, such as bold and italic.

The rest of the copied text will take on the paragraph’s style characteristics, as well as any direct formatting characteristics of the text immediately preceding the cursor where you pasted it.

Until next time, take care of YOU!

Carol Bratt is the Office Applications Editor at Daves Computer Tips. She has authored several informative Microsoft Office books and writes the monthly Word Bytes Newsletter with more tips and tricks in each issue. Visit Carol's website for more great Microsoft Office tips and tricks! Click here to see her latest books! You can read more about Carol here.

Anti-spyware and Anti-malware Software

Webroot SpySweeper - Daves Computer Tips Seal of Approval Winner! See the test results HERE. Spysweeper provides the best protection of the seven anti-spyware programs tested! Great detection and removal rates with a small real-time protection memory footprint. This is the one you want! SpySweeper includes the ASK toolbar. Be sure to uncheck this option during installation. Free 14 day trial.

CounterSpy - Runner-up in my Anti-Spyware test. Not only does CounterSpy scan and remove spyware, it also uses real time protection. Real-time protection prevents spyware infection. Free 15 day trial. Winner of Computer Shopper Magazine's Best Buy Award!

Antivirus and Firewall Software

ESET Smart Security - New from the maker's of NOD32. Antivirus, Antispyware, Antispam, and Firewall all wrapped into one effective, swift, and low resource package. It is what I use to protect each of my computers!

Kaspersky Antivirus - Kaspersky is my second choice for antivirus software. A good program that is very close in performance to NOD32. Free trial.

Online Armor Firewall - You shouldn't be on the internet without a software firewall that offers inbound and outbound protection. Online Armor is the Best of the Best. Online Armor uses an interface that is easier to navigate than most other firewalls and the protection level can't be beat! Online Armor is available in both a free and reasonably priced paid version, which offers even more protection!

Audio and Video Software

Acoustica Audio Converter Pro - This program converts audio formats and bitrates. Perfect for those with portable audio players or large music collections. 30 day trial.

Adobe Premier Elements 7 - Elements is the home version of Adobe Premiere, the best professional video editing suite today. Premier Elements costs 1/6th the price of the professional version, but is very capable of making videos that will impress everyone.

DVDFab is my favorite DVD software. I tried over 30 different programs before settling on DVDFab. It offers every function of the other programs and more! Copy, burn, shrink, convert for mobile devices, or convert for streaming. Almost all of the other programs I've tried did not function as advertised, were extremely slow, or did not have features that worked as advertised. DVDFab works, and works as advertised! It's easy to use, has a pleasant user interface, and it updated often.

Computer Hardware

Crucial Memory - Memory (RAM) is the upgrade that gives any computer the best bang for the buck. If you want to speed things up with more memory, why not purchase it from the leading source of quality RAM memory. Great selection, good prices, excellent support, and a lifetime warranty! A real winner!

CyberGuys - The place to get those hard to find cables and accessories for your computer!

HP Computers - My current pick for new laptops and desktops. In the current market I don't think you can beat HP's combination of price and performance. Their laptop line is very cost effective and the design is absolutely beautiful!

Newegg - Newegg.com is known for great service and awesome pricing on computers, upgrades, and electronics. If you're looking for computers, computer parts, or electronics you owe it to yourself to start here! Great Products. Great Prices. Great Customer Service!

Computer Maintenance Software

Diskeeper 2008 - My current favorite defrag program. As files are written and erased from the hard drive they begin to leave "spaces" behind. When the drive is written to again files are broken up to fill in these spaces. This causes the drive to go to several different locations to read an entire file, which slows performance greatly. Diskeeper has several advanced features such as; automatic defrag, scheduled defrag, and the ability to defrag the MFT (Master File Table) and paging file. 30 day trial.

Registry Mechanic - A very thorough and efficient registry cleaner and defragmenter. A definite must to maintain peak performance and stabile operation. 30 day trial.

Computer Utility Software

Acronis True Image 2009 - Do you value the data on your computer? Do you value your time? How much time will you spend recovering data and returning your computer to its original state after a hardware failure or software glitch? True Image is my #1 choice in backup tools. Whether you choose file or image based backups (you should use both!) True Image will perform better than any other application I've used. Disk images created with True Image are generally 10-20% smaller than those from comparable programs. If your time and files are as important to you as mine are to me this is a must have.

Acronis Disk Director - My favorite tool to partition, format, and resize hard drives.

Roboform - This program is the next best thing since sliced bread in my book! This program integrates into Internet Explorer and firefox. It generates very secure passwords at the click of a button. How do I remember these complex passwords? Roboform allows you to save passwords and personal data in an encrypted format. A master password (yes only one password to remember!) allows access. Roboform in IE and FireFox works like a super powered bookmark. You click the site you want to go to and Roboform opens the site, enters your username and password for the site (if required) and as if by magic clicks the submit button. If you shop online Roboform can enter your personal information and credit card information, which is also stored in a secure encrypted file, in one click. A real time saver with great security thrown in to boot! 30 day trial.

WinRar - What is commonly called a zip utility, similar to the more widely known WinZip. WinRar is faster and works with more formats for about 1/2 the price of WinZip. 30 day trial.

Desktop Utility Software

LogonStudio - Change the screen that appears when you boot Windows (the one with the moving bar graph). Hundreds of free skins available online. It's free.

Cursor XP Plus - Change the cursors on your computer. Hundreds of cursor packs are available online for free.

Icon Packager - Change the icons on your computer. Icon Packager puts you in control to change every icon with the click of a button. Tired of the plain icons built into Windows? There are hundreds of Icon Packs available online for free, which will add a truly personal feel to your computer.

WindowBlinds 6 - This is the icing on the proverbial cake. WindowBlinds changes the look and feel of Windows. By changing the appearance of the task bar, start menu, and any other window or program you open. It adds transparency, shadows, alpha blending, and animations. Hundreds of themes are available online for free.

Internet and Email

1&1 hosting - If you want to start your own website, blog, photo gallery, or have a personalized email address then 1&1 is for you. 1&1 can not be beat for reliability, features, support, and price. 90 day guarantee.

Google Gmail - The best internet based email (webmail) available. Each mailbox has a 6.5GB limit. The interface is superb, and the spam filter is top notch. You will never need to delete an email again! It has a great search function and a feature called thread view, which makes finding emails easy. A webmail account offers several advantages including not being required to change your email address if you change service providers. Gmail requires an invitation from a current member. If you are interested shoot me an email and I'll send you an invite.

Microsoft Outlook 2007 - Outlook is the current email client of choice for corporate America. I get well over 200 emails a day. Outlook has a few features I really need such as a plug in for automatic backups, office sounds which offers me some audible feedback, and the ability to change headers. I've used Mozilla Thunderbird and liked it a lot. With the amount of mail I go through I really need the features of Outlook. If you aren't a heavy user, or don't need the features I do then Thunderbird is a great alternative.

Firefox 3 - An amazing, free, web browser. If you aren't using it you should be! Highly customizable through addins called extensions. There are thousands of extensions which can allow FireFox to do just about anything you can imagine. More importantly, Firefox is not subject to ActiveX, which is a large part of Internet Explorer, AOL, and MSN. No ActiveX means much less chance of getting spyware! Firefox also conforms to web standards more closely than Internet Explorer, which means you will see what the authors intended, not Microsoft.

Mozilla Thunderbird - A great free email client, from the same folks that brought us FireFox. Easy to use and highly customizable through extensions.

Photo and Picture Software

Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 - Photoshop Elements is the home version of Adobe Photoshop. If you are serious about digital photos you will find Photoshop Elements a great program to have at your disposal. Elements provides all the functionality most will need at 1/6th the price of the full Photoshop version.

Picasa - A great (FREE) way to organize, edit, and share your digital photos.

Using the Synaptic Package Manager

Installing (and uninstalling) new software in Ubuntu is a snap. Almost all software can be automatically installed through a program called Synaptic. Synaptic houses a large repository of free software that you can search and install at will. Synaptic will do all the downloading, dependency solving, and setup. All you have to do is select the package you want to install and then sit back and let it do all the work.

To launch Synaptic go to the top menu and click on System >> Administration >> Synaptic Package Manager.

You will be prompted for your administrator's password and then Synaptic will open.

This is the main window you will be presented with each time you open Synaptic. Along the left are categories of different software packages. On the right is a list of packages in the selected category. You can see the program name and description. Programs that are already installed will have an Installed Version listed and the checkbox in front of the name will be filled. In the toolbar at the top are several icons. The most important are Reload, Apply, and Search. Search allows you to search for a program by keyword. Once you've selected a program to install, you will click Apply to install it. Reload downloads the latest list of software including the newest programs and version listings.

The easiest way to install a program is to search for it using the search function. Synaptic will provide you a list of software packages that have the keyword you search for in its title or description. You then need to click the checkbox in front of that package. Synaptic will ask if you want to mark other required packages. You should always do this otherwise the programs may not install correctly. Once everything is selected, click Apply. A confirmation box will come up and click the Apply button at the bottom of that box to begin downloading and installing your new software. When complete, you will be notified and you can then close Synaptic and enjoy your new software.

To uninstall simply right click on an installed package, select Mark for Removal, and click Apply. This will remove just that particular package and some dependencies may remain. Unless you are strapped for hard drive space, it is best just to leave the dependencies as you will probably just have to download them again later anyway.

Joseph Bales is a writer of fiction and humor, as well as a true computer geek and Linux guru. Visit his blog at http://josephbales.com.

Microsoft Synctoy 2.0 - Microsoft has released version 2 of their popular SyncToy software. Synctoy is a great program to move, copy, and syncronize files and directories. Synctoy takes all of the manual work out of the process!

Super Charger - Super Charger sets the priority of the active window to High while maintaining all other windows as Normal. This might be benefitial for older computers lacking horsepower.

NumLocker - NumLocker forces the state of the CapsLock and NumLock keys to either ON or Off depending on your choice. If the Toggle Keys feature built into Windows doesn't work for you this is another option.

Phlox - Phlox makes renaming files in XP act like it does in Vista. When you click F2 or select Rename to change the name of a file, only the file name is selected.

System Explorer - System Explorer is another replacement for Windows Task Manager.

Download Statusbar - Download Statusbar adds a bar to Firefox that shows the progress of downloads in the status bar.

Locationbar2 - Locationbar2 is a Firefox extension that highlights the actual root domain in your address bar. This is a good security feature that allows you to verify exactly what site you are on.

www.optoutprescreen.com - Are you tired of receiving those credit card offers and such (called "Firm Offers") in the mail. Using this site you can opt-out of these offers from the big three credit bureaus!

Blackberry Software - If you have one of these cool phones you should check this site out!

Virtual Plastic - This site is dedicated to methods and downloads to modify the look of Windows.

Men in Coats - This brings a smile to my face every time I watch it! ~ Thanks to Jim

Men in Coats 2 - Another look with a few new "bits"!

Well, you knew it was only a matter of time! - Sarah Palin Action Figure Dolls

Do you ever wonder what your dog does when you're away? - Find the answer here! ~ Thanks to Jim

The wonders of Super Glue! ~ Thanks Larry

Well, it appears Super Glue causes problems for quite a few people (I love Craig Ferguson)!

What happens when you give a snowboard to someone with more courage than brains? - Look Here ~ Thanks to Larry

Fonts add style and meaning to our documents. Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes? ~ From our own Ken

Awesome video shows what you can accomplish with a few hundred post-it notes and a lot of free time!