Evan Youngblood

Following Microsoft’s CES keynote, I downloaded the new beta of Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista. Vista, which is facing possibly the worst public relations disaster in the history of software, has been out for two years, and is sold on a majority of new PCs today; however, most businesses still prefer XP, as several key software developers still recommend it over the newer Vista. People have cried of Vista’s similarity to Windows Me, the third encarnation of Windows 98, released in 2000 as a bridge between Windows 98 and Windows XP, which was released in 2001. (continue reading…)

New PCs these days come with alot of crap. It’s in your better interest to remove anything and everything you don’t need. You’ll end up with a faster PC and probably safer in the long run.

First, check out the PC Decrapifier, a program specifically designed for this very task

After that, review your Add/Remove Programs list for anything you don’t plan on using — including the pesky trial version of Office 2007 that seems to be popping up on all my new PCs.

If you have a handy tip for new PC setups, let me know!

I had a very specific problem with fonts in Mozilla Thunderbird on my new MacBook Pro, turns out a font was incorrectly identifying itsself as Arial, one of the basic system fonts.

To identify the problem font, use Spotlight to search for the font name that isn’t working, in my case Arial. You should see the fonts appear, you can then open them with FontBook and remove them.

Thunderbird is back to normal for me.

Hope this helps someone else.

My 2004 Mazda6 has all the options, but no factory-installed iPod connector for the Bose stereo. With a specially-made adapter from RPM, the factory stereo can be adapted to work with any modern iPod. (continue reading…)