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Al Williams is a former columnist and editor for several major magazines. He's also the author of over 15 books on computer technology and electronics. Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science with a strong emphasis on electrical engineering Interests: electronics, ham radio, internet, computers, space, engineering, linux, programming, C++, embedded systems Affiliations: HotSolder URL |
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Microsoft gives away limited versions of their popular C++ compiler (Visual Studio Express). One limitation of this tool is that there is no support for resource editing. If you want to add menus, dia...
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When you use a File Open dialog, it presents a few common shortcuts for folders. But if you have a lot of folders, that only goes so far. A free utility will let you customize just about every file op...
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DNS is the Internet's phone book system that lets you locate computers by their URLs. A free service allows you to speed up your Internet while blocking sites you don't want to view. Can a free servic...
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Bidding on eBay auctions means firing up a Web browser. However, eBay has new beta software (eBay Desktop) that manages buying items on eBay from your desktop. How is it different from normal eBay? Is...
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You can spend a small fortune on books and training material for leadership training. Yet the U.S. government make world class training material available for free. The Army
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Using some online word processors feels like you are submitting forms to edit. Buzzword, a new online entry from Virtual Ubiquity uses Flash to deliver a unique, clean, and simple user interface that ...
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Many people enjoy Internet radio. But you can't always be near an Internet connection. In this article, learn how to use free software to record MP3 files from Internet radio stations and play them ba...
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Websites can provide cookies which allows a browser, like IE or Firefox, to store information on behalf of the web server. Should you use cookies? Are they really a security risk? Learn about best pra...
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Afraid to install Linux? In this informative article, computer veteran Al Williams explains several ways to run Linux without changing your Windows operating system. In some case, you can even run Lin...
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Tiling refers to placing several applications on a single screen at once so they don't overlap. Tiling lets you easily use two or more programs at once. Windows has a little-known feature that makes ...
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Al Williams has published hundreds of articles and columns in major national magazines, and has served as an editor for some of these same magazines. This article tell you how to (and how not to) get ...
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