Me and the Computer

When it comes to rendering web pages, I think Firefox is the best. Sometimes when I am using Opera or Chrome Browser there are some javascript codes that does not function correctly but seems to work fine when I am using Firefox. But if you are going to download large files, I would recommend using Opera. Opera is able to continue from where it last stopped after you paused the download. Firefox, on the other hand would often restart the whole process.

One of the things I like about Windows 7 is the new Media Player. The interface has been simplified so you get more screen space when you are watching a movie. As you can see from the above picture, the program does not display the controls when you don't need them. But if you need the controls simply hover your mouse over the program.  It will display only the most essential buttons that you will need. If you want to see the more advanced controls, just right click over Media Player. You will see the option to chance the Visualization or Enhancements like in the previous Media Player versions. Another great thing about Windows Media Player 12 is that it supports more video and audio format like Divx right off the bat.

Windows XP is a good Operating System. By August 2011 it will be a decade old. But many find it hard to switch to Windows Vista or Windows 7. This is further testament to its popularity. However, users of Windows XP will no longer be able to take advantage of newer hardware technologies since Microsoft has decided to stop selling last October 22, 2010 and the support is only available until April 2014. Windows 7 is the latest release of Microsoft Windows. It came shortly after Windows Vista has gathered a lot of unfavorable reviews. You maybe asking yourself, how is Windows 7 compared to Windows XP? And is it bad like Windows Vista? Actually, Windows 7 is good too. In the office I have seen a Duron 2800+ with just 512mb of RAM run Windows 7 without any problem. I myself am running it on a newer PC. If I would compare Windows 7 to Windows XP, I would say Windows 7 crashes less than Windows XP plus it recovers better. When running computer games, it is just as fast as XP. Jus...

Windows 7 has its own Sticky Notes application. It does not have as many features as Morun's Sticky Notes like: you can't hide a selected note, you can't put a title on each notes, and you can't make the fonts bold or italic. But you can change the color of the notes and it is useful enough though it seems bare in terms of features.

I am a fan of the Free Software and also the Opensource movement. But one must realized that not all free software are good for you. Here is why: Usability. I realized that you should not choose to use an FOSS software just because it is free. Because a software maybe so unusable that what you save in money will cost you time. For me time is more valuable than money. Don't we all think that way? So I am trying to discipline myself to use the “best of the breed” approach for choosing software Instead of going with what is free. Having said that these are the free software I can recommend: Inkscape, Wings3D, Flex, Jquery, PHP, Apache, Codeigniter, and MyPaint. They are very easy to use. They have intuitive user interfaces. No. You won't find yourself pulling your hair when you are using them. They are great. As for the other prominent free software out there, I won't mention them cause some of their supporters can be frighteningly sensitive and fanatical. Warning...

There are some issues you may encounter when you are installing Adobe CS5 Collection. The installer will run and accept the serial number. But it will abruptly end saying - Inconsistency in Installer Database . What happened here is that the file were Adobe keeps the list of programs got corrupted. To fix the problem go to: C:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Adobe Then look for the caps directory. Delete this directory and reinstall Adobe.

It is a good idea to save your browser bookmarks in a safe place. It will come in handy incase you need to reinstall the browser when your OS gets corrupted or your browser gets corrupted. In Mozilla Firefox, You can do this by clicking on Bookmarks on the menu. And then click on Organize Bookmarks. The bookmark management window will be displayed. Click on Import and Backup on the menu. Then click on Backup. The program will asked you where to save your bookmarks list. It is a good idea to save this in a different hard disk or in your USB stick. To restore, repeat the whole process except choose Restore during the last step.