We are located in the boonies so we have a lot of holidays spent with our family away from home, my husbands co-workers & their families.  Since our house is the biggest, our house was the chosen one to have everyone come over & have Thanksgiving together.  Every major holiday normally has everyone coming over.  I needed to make a lot of dishes which required a lot o...

Being the geek that I am, I'm always looking into other programs. I was having trouble with another media player and wanted something different. A buddy of mine told me about VLC Player. VLC Player is a media player that will play just about any video format you throw at it. It has a very simple interface, nothing to fancy or hard to figure out. If you are a Linux or Mac user, no worrying i...

Mindmapping is something I use on a daily basis to capture information. Rather than linear note taking, I feel mindmapping fulfills my needs to take down random notes and is more useful in aiding recall even many years after the event! Therefore, a mindmapping software is an essential tool for me. I have been using Freemind to do mindmapping on the PC for about a year now. Although there are ot...

I work as an IT consultant for an international company and most of the time i come across a scenario in which because of some sort of problem i have to remove the old operating system and reinstall everything back.I also need to make sure every machine follows the defined parameters (Like which softwares should be there, which settings should be or should not be accessible to the user). So to ...

I've skated my whole life, for both recreation and competitively. Last year for my birthday, my parents bought me the Women's Activa 8.0 Rollerblades from Dick's Sporting Goods, but they can also be found on the Activa website and various other websites.First, I wanted a skate that was made only for women. Since the weight disbursement in women is a lot different...

AVG Anti-Virus is one of the most used anti-virus software nowadays. One of the reasons is that it comes with a full functional FREE version with FREE updates. It comes with the following features:Easy to download, install and useProtection against viruses, spyware, adware, worms and trojansReal-time security while you surf and chat onlineTop-quality protection that does not slow your system do...

Apple's iTunes has been my favorite place to purchase and listen to my favorite music.  All in this one software package is everything I need to get the full experience out of my music.  All you need to do is download the installer from Apple's website, and follow the on-screen instructions and it will be up and working within minutes.  The highlight of the software is th...

Avg 7.5 was a nice antivirus edition released out by grisoft .This  when updated regularly removed most of the viruses that were introduced to it.It did include a small piece of the antispy software that would treat even the spyware to be a virus and remove them easily.This antivirus edition was the best until then .AVG had virus definitions updated everyday onto its site ie avgfree.com an...

I LOVE the Canon PowerShot A720 8.0MP Digital Camera! I have a version of the PowerShot from a couple of years ago, but I talked my sister into purchasing this one so I could borrow it!Keep in mind that this is not one of those credit card sized cameras...it's got a little bit of size to it, because it is powered by AA batteries. I really love the fact that it uses AA batteries, because in ...

I promised myself that I was going to spend more money this time on a USB Hub - well it looks like I didn't keep that promise but actually when I stopped in this morning to one of my favorite computer shops I didn't think I'd have to spend very much to get a pretty good product.The shop that we purchase a fair amount of our computer related items from has never steered us wrong and ...

It seems the field of digital home recording products gets more crowded on a daily basis. While that is not really true one can certainly expect to be hit with major product changes at least twice a year during the musical trade shows and new plug ins, samples and loops pop up every month or so. Still, like so many other magical computer help mates the majority of these programs are built al...

This book isn't going to teach you how to be cool. It's not going to tell you which bands to listen to, or how to dress, or how to talk. It's going to teach you that the phenomenon of "hip" is too elusive. Once you think you have it figured out, it goes and changes on you. However, in this book, John Leland is going to give you a fascinating, fairly comprehensive...

We bought this elliptical two years ago, mainly because it was cheap. You get what you pay for, right? Well, we thought we had gotten a deal, because for one year, this elliptical worked fantastic!! Unfortunately, it only lasted one year. After about 10 mos of using it, it started getting very creaky when in use, and at almost exactly 12 months from the date we purchased it, the sleeve split wh...

This is a program that many people first tend to use because it's free. You don't need a code or serial number. Well, I think you should just pay for your virus protection because this program is not helpful.At first, it seems useful. It updates and it notifies you to scan your computer like any other virus protection. Sometimes it'll detect viruses, trojans, and malware, but from m...

With Apple making new technology in music, phones, and computing it’s a shame how the Ipod nano was really developed. The one I purchased was at Christmas 2007 but a year later I realize how bad it was. With 8 GB it was nothing special but a good price for an average music listener, I listened to it working out or the passenger’s seat though its battery life was terrible. Now in June 2009 its b...

My very first car was a Ford and after that experience I vowed to myself I would never again purchase a Ford car.  But after 8 years or so of owning a VWFox, the horrible memories faded and my retired USMC dad talked me into giving the good ol' US of A company another shot.  So, I did.  And I regreted it for the next 5 years of my life!  By the time I sold the piece of c...

I bought this camera in May of 2007 to replace my ancient 3.0-megapixel Kodak Easyshare that was four years old. This camera is available in eight different colors, and it has a 2.5 inch LCD screen. It's an 8.0-megapixel camera and has a 3X optical and 4X digital lens with a zoom range of 12X. When you turn the camera on the lenses come out from the camera, and when you turn it off they ret...

I received this shirt as part of my early birthday giftapalooza. When I was last at Walmart, I showed it to my mom and mentioned that I thought it was really nice. To my surprise, I got it.I love this shirt. The label says it is for sleep, but I can't resist wearing it during the day, as well. I wore it today with jeans and a pair of black sandals. The material is so silky, so smooth. It a...