Archive for June, 2007

.pst is a Person Folders file, and stands for Personal Information Store. .pst is a data storage format used by various Microsoft software such as Outlook in order to save your information. Some of the things kept in .pst files are: Saved e-mail messages Calendar appointments To-do list data If you use a workstation that lives on a network [...]

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Consider this problem: all your friends are on Facebook, and all your photos are on Flickr. You’d like to keep your photos on Flickr. Aside from the fact that Flickr has most of the features you would want in a photo sharing application, Facebook downgrades the quality of your photos to a level just above [...]

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I always hear these stories about dot com entrepreneurs earning fortunes online. I’m curious… how exactly do websites make money? There are many, many different ways that various dot com amateurs and professionals make money online. People in the Search Engine Optimization, Marketing, and Website Promotion games can often be particularly creative in coming up with [...]

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I just got the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi. It’s a great camera, but I can’t figure out how to download the photos onto my computer. When I hook the camera up to my computer, nothing happens, and I can’t see it listed in “My Computer”. If you are a proud new owner of Canon’s popular [...]

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I have a lot of programs on my computer that I don’t need anymore. How do I get rid of them?

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Adobe BridgeSearch, sort, and organize your digital photos and other media files with ease. Dev-C++A free C++ compiler and IDE. FileZillaTransfer files between your computer and a remote location. Flickr UploadrEasily upload batches of photos to your Flickr photostream. Last.fm Audio ScrobblerFind new music by analyzing your current listening habits. Mozilla LightningIntegrate your calendar with the Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client. Every [...]

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Music that automatically starts is a scourge to the Web. 10 years ago, webmasters were using background sounds and embedded wav & midi files on their sites. Now, MySpace’s flash player makes it easy for anyone to add a song to their profile. However it is delivered, music that automatically starts is usually a nuisance [...]

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Comment spam is a big problem for blogs. As your blog gains popularity, the spammers start to notice. At first, your blog gets a few comments per day advertising pornography, pharmaceuticals, and various other products. As time goes on, the trickle of spam turns into a landslide, and you can no longer keep up with [...]

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Campaign finance laws are complicated, and vary from state to state. I won’t pretend to be a lawyer, nor pretend to know anything about campaign financing. What I can tell you though, is that campaign finance information is a matter of public record. As such, information regarding political contributions is freely available online from a [...]

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I use Outlook Calendar to organize my schedule, and I’d like to share certain events with other people. How can I send my Outlook Calendar events to my co-workers?

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