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What are Batch Files?

October 22, 2008 | No Comments

I recently was in charge of creating a silent install for an application. While many installations include a silent option, this one was a bit different. I had to also run other installs, as well as import registry settings, and also copy files. To help me with this task I used a batch file that [...]

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How To Display Post Excerpts in Blogger

October 17, 2008 | 7 Comments

Update: On September 9, 2009 Blogger introduced “Jump Links” that incorporates the <-- more --> tag, much like WordPress. This allows Blogger users to display posts excerpts easily in their blog. For more information, please read the help article on creating Creating ‘After the jump’ summaries. Many blogs may display only a few paragraphs of [...]

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How To Easily Display a Blogroll on Blogger

October 15, 2008 | 9 Comments

It has been a while since I have written a post about Blogger. While I have since switched to WordPress, I still think Blogger is a good platform for those just starting out in blogs. Many people like to create and display a list of blogs on their blog called a blogroll. The list is [...]

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The PNG Image Format

October 10, 2008 | 7 Comments

I have written posts about the JPEG and TIFF file format, including the advantages and disadvantages of each. Digital cameras use the JPEG format because of it’s small size, so you can store more photos on a memory card. The downside to the JPEG is that is is lossy compression, so you lose some data [...]

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Four Months of Using Mozy

October 8, 2008 | 14 Comments
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I have written several posts regarding backing up your data. I have mentioned many different forms of media that you can use to keep your data safe. Over the past four months I have been using an online backup solution called Mozy. While I have written about Mozy in the past, I will sum up [...]

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Unlock Features of Your Canon Digital Camera

October 3, 2008 | 3 Comments

My first digital camera that I bought was a Canon G2 in 2002. I liked the camera because it took great pictures, included a rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery, and was able to take RAW pictures. When my G2 broke, I was provided with a Canon S3 IS because of the warranty. The S3 in itself [...]

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What is Your Web Site’s Copyright?

October 1, 2008 | 5 Comments

I am active on the Website Babble forums where I occasionally attempt to provide assistance to web site and blog owners. One question that is continuously raised is that of copyright. If you were to publish your own content on a web site or blog, what is the copyright of that content? One fear of [...]

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What is a Hard Drive?

September 26, 2008 | 3 Comments

I have decided to start writing more posts geared towards talking about computer components, what they are and how they work. For many, it can be confusing to buy a computer and trying to understand what is in the computer. Since I recently wrote a post about recovering data from a hard drive with bad [...]

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