I didn't completely switch, but I started using Linux in 1997 — Redhat 4.1 (Vanderbilt). Unix wasn't entirely new to me — at college we used Sun Solaris systems.

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Wow. What an age we live in, when it's simpler and more convenient to get online and search than it is to get on the can in a big city.

I'll second Temoto's bump for InfraRecorder. And, there's even a PortableApps version too.

I don't know about stopping bites from itching, but I now know an effective way of preventing them.

Heating up? The mountains here in Utah are getting more snow today. One of our resorts is still open — I might actually do some snowboarding this weekend.

My sister in law just bought a Dell Inspiron 1525. It came with Vista as the only option (and indeed, Dell only provides Vista drivers for it on their website.) But, last night I gave it a major upgrade and speed boost by installing XP. I downloaded the XP drivers for the Inspiron 1520, which mostly worked. For…

1. The "latest" version of Windows Media player. Any version. Install VLC instead.

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I just keep the photos in folders named according to their date. I keep these folders inside a YEAR folder (like 2008 -> 2008-03-22). I create a text file called [keywords.txt] in each day's folder. In this file, I type words that describe what the photos are about. So, a day's keywords file might contain words…

Firstly, I've seen a few people here asking if encryption provides any protection. The answer is NO. If I'm connected to the same BT tracker as you (or through DHT) and downloading the same thing, I can see your IP address. Encryption keeps your ISP or others on the network from being able to see the type of…

Started with TurboTax, but in 2001 when Intuit included the well-publicized malware, I switched to TaxCut. That worked great until this year, when I finally decided to give TaxACT (online) a whirl. Worked great (does everything I need it to do as I'm not a millionaire and don't have any Cayman Island bank accounts)…

1. Better address book that works over the web, so I have access to all of my addresses anywhere.