Monthly Archives: July 2007

Flickr/RemarkableOhio hits 100

If you are travelling around the state during the summer and happen across an Ohio historical marker, take a picture and add it to our map. http://www.flickr.com/map/?&q=remarkableohio&fLat=39.842666&fLon=-82.650146&zl=11 Today I added the 100th picture tagged “remarkableohio” to the map.  There are a … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #76 – CPU Affinity

Here is something you can use to isolate processes that consume a lot of your computer’s processor power.  If you have a computer with more than one CPU, you can benefit from this tip. If you have a program that … Continue reading

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I touched an iPhone

It was my turn to run the slides in church today.  When I went into the sound booth, the sound guy was already there and he had an iPhone. My first impression – it is smaller than I thought it … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #75 – Bulk Rename

I have talked before about the fact that I have a lot of picture files.  Like most digital cameras, mine names all the pictures with sequential names: IMG_0001, IMG_0002, etc. I put my pictures into folders based on the event … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #74 – Enable ClearType

Windows XP has a nice feature called ClearType that is disabled by default.  Your screen can look a lot more clear if you turn this feature on… especially if you have an LCD panel display. ClearType uses anti-aliasing to make … Continue reading

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