Archive for February, 2008
Mega-Large Monitors
The kids and I recently went to an electronics store. I had to get something or other there- forgot what it was now– but when we walked into the place, we were absolutely awed by the monster-sized televisions and their huge popup tv lifts. I cannot believe the size of TVs these days. I love [...]
The Blahs
I’m starting to burn out a little. I want to blog about all the nifty programs I’ve discovered, but computer repair and maintenance at home have me completely pooped out. I run a few other blogs, in case you didn’t know (see sidebar for links). My latest project, besides blogging and fixing computers, is to [...]
A Mouse in the House
I’ve been crazily busy this week… I guess it isn’t unusual, but technical problems have got me hopping. My daughter got a used laptop as an early graduation gift. The thing is a powerhouse– an HP zd1000 with a 17″ screen. When the three big fans kick in, it sounds like it’s going to take [...]
Rockin Girl Blogger Award
I received a lovely award from a lovely blogger friend– Fida Abbott. She is from Indonesia, come to Pennsylvania to live with her American husband. I don’t think I’ve ever met such a sweet, lovely blogger. She is becoming a very dear friend. She also has a pretty cool blog and has a wonderful following [...]
Security Programs For Safer Computing
I am frequently questioned about security issues here at Mrs. Mecomber’s Scrapbook. I haven’t been addressing them very regularly, so I aim to change that. I plan to be posting about security programs, security tutorials, and security news. My hope is that these things will help you in your own computer usage, and make your [...]
A Little DSL Modem Tip
I’ve had trouble for the past two or three weeks with my DSL router/modem. It’s a combination router and modem, and allows us to connect via ethernet and wireless. However, for some inexplicable reason, the wireless wouldn’t work. We couldn’t connect the laptops to the network or to the Internet. I did all sorts of [...]
How To Create Your Own Page Template for Wordpress
I have a Wordpress-based travel blog, New York Traveler.net, and I utilize Google Maps as an interactive method of mapping my travels and for easy reference. Google Maps are great because you can do so much with them, and you can customize the size you want to put the map on your blog. So I [...]
Internet Explorer STINKS, People!
I was recently informed that this blog was not showing up as it should for users still using the Internet Explorer browser. I have tested this blog on IE before, and it worked fine… the blog looks GREAT in Firefox, so I’ve been ignorant of the recent problems.
I haven’t changed anything with the html [...]
Pull the Plug
This news story made me laugh.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Criminals were seconds away from robbing a bank by remote control when an alert employee literally pulled the plug on their brazen scam, Swedish investigators said Wednesday.
The would-be robbers had placed “advanced technical equipment” under the employee’s desk that allowed them to take control of his [...]
A Review of Kiviniar.com
Taking a look at Kiviniar.com, I was impressed at once with the clean, sleek look of the blog design. The flashy widget ads are neatly tucked into a teal box in the sidebar. No clutter here! I love the web design.
The header at the very top says “kiviniar” and “simple webmaster advise.” I think the [...]
