Solitare

We all know that you wouldn't play Solitare at work. And we all know that you would never cheat - even if you could. But just in case, consider this:

Among your choices in Windows Solitare are to draw either 1 card or 3 cards.
- if you draw 1 card, then you get to see every card in the deck - but you can only go through the deck one time
- if you draw 3 cards, then you can go through the deck an unlimited number of times; but you might not ever be able to get to the red Jack that you need

If you hold down CTRL + SHIFT + ALT while you draw, you can go through the deck 1 card at a time AND go through the deck an unlimited number of times.

The Microsoft programmer who wrote the game for Windows built in this advantage.

Now you, too, can get ahead the same way that Microsoft does: you can cherry pick the best rules, and avoid the rest.

Another Windows Annoyance

Disable Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Are you tired of the Windows message stating "There are unused icons on your desktop"?
Disable It!

Open Control Panel.
Double-click on the Display icon.
Click on the Desktop tab.
Click on the Customize Desktop button.
Remove the check from the Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard Every 60 Days checkbox.
Click on the OK button.
Click on the OK button.

Buying a Notebook Computer?

  

Based on reviews in leading industry magazines and on consumer reviews, here's my list:
New, in descending order, best at top:
Manufacturer	Model	Warranty
IBM ThinkPad T30	$1,672	3 YR
HP Pavilion zd7000	$1,394	1 YR
Apple PowerBook	$1,999	1 YR
IBM ThinkPad T40	$1,589	3 YR
Toshiba Satellite 5205-S703	$1,679	1 YR
IBM ThinkPad X31	$1,675	3 YR
HP OmniBook 500	$2,480	1 YR
IBM Thinkpad X22	$2,050	3 YR
Bargain hunting? Consider a refurbished computer. These computers were returned to their manufacturers because of defects while under warranty. The manufacturer makes the computer "good as new" and provides some kind of warranty.
Refurbished, in descending order, best at top:
Dell Latitude (all)
Dell Inspiron (all)
IBM ThinkPad (all)
Toshiba Satellite (all)
Toshiba Portégé (all)
HP Pavilion (all)
HP OmniBook (all)

Pretend you're surfing the web

Pretend you're surfing the web
Requires Macromedia Flash Player Download Flash (takes about 1 1/2 minutes on 56K connection)

A Chance To Play God

This is better than Sim City.

On the below-cited web site you get a chance to fling a massive object (comet, asteroid, government fib, etc.) at the Earth and see what would happen. It's a guy thing, I guess.

Earth Impact Effects Program

Broadband for the Masses