Microsoft Outlook users who receive many file attachments of the same name will run into a can’t create file error message eventually. This can happen for instance if voicemail or faxes are routed to email. The core problem is this. Outlook creates a temporary copy of each attachment in a directory, and appends a number [...]
Should You Get A Virtual Credit Card For Online Purchases?
When you make purchases on the Internet, you often have to pay by credit card. Sometimes there are other payment options available, PayPal or Google Checkout for instance. Without credit card though, you will end up with limited possibilities to shop online. Handing out your credit card on the other hand may be a standard [...]
Rumors Abound About iOS5 Facebook App Project and New Facebook Photo Features
In an unexpected twist to begin the day on Thursday, technology news agencies began reporting that Facebook may be working on a brand new mobile application platform to challenge Apple’s App Store. Code named “Project Spartan,” the top secret undertaking poises Facebook to take on Apple’s dominance in its own self-created bubble. Rather than focusing [...]
Pandora Stock Offering May Help Identify Tech Bubble
It seems that whatever tech excitement that may have catapulted Pandora higher following its initial public offering on Wednesday has fizzled away into boring old economics. The online music streaming company stock opened at an impressive $20 per share, shooting up as high as $25 soon after trading began before quickly settling back down below [...]
Predictive Newtab For Firefox, Dynamic Site Suggestions
In most web browsers, when you click on the new tab button or use the shortcut Ctrl-t, you get a new tab page with a set of bookmarks. The idea behind those “speed dial” like new tab pages is to give users a chance to open often visited websites quickly. Opera went ahead recently with [...]
How To Resend The Google Verification Email
I just signed up for a new Youtube account for one of my other sites. The signup process is pretty straightforward. Enter your desired username, email address, birthday and gender, and on the second page your password and the verification captcha. If everything is correct, Google will send out a verification email. This email is [...]
Chronometask, Windows Timer With Task Execution
I often forget to check the time when I’m working on the computer. Results are cold tee, missed phone calls or email reports that I just forgot to send while working. An alarm clock, or timer, aids in preventing situations like the one mentioned in the previous sentence. Chronometask is a timer / alarm clock [...]
Rumor: Windows 8 Beta In Fall 2011, Windows 8 Release in Fall 2012
When you are in charge of your company’s or organization’s infrastructure, you need to plan ahead. That’s probably one of the core reasons why many tech savvy users are speculating about the release date of the beta and final release of the Windows 8 operating system. A larger group is made up of tech enthusiasts [...]
Why won’t my software do what I want it to?
I get a lot of troubleshooting emails from people asking how to do X or why Z won’t work on their PCs. One of the common ones I get though is asking why you simply can’t do something on your computer that you were able to a few years ago. One of the common misconceptions [...]