Graphics Card Blues

I do not own the most expensive system ever but for just over a grand I would nevertheless not expect to have to reboot every time I engage my graphics card in any meaningful way. It started with an inability to watch anything on YouTube. That problem was solved by switching off the graphics accelerator on Adobe Flash. Then it wouldn't play an … [Read more...]

New FireFox Addon: New Tab King

Put an end to naked new tabs with this very useful new addon for Firefox called New Tab King. In the words of the developer New Tab King is a browser add-on that's available for you when launching a new browser tab. Instead of getting a blank page (or the Homepage in some cases), New Tab King provides you with your most visited sites as well as … [Read more...]

Like It or Lump it The Skinny on Buzz

Users of Gmail will have noticed a new addition, Buzz. Reactions range from Oh Cool! to OMG!!!!! If you are wondering what all the fuss is about or how to turn it off - read this piece over at Fast Company … [Read more...]

Image Resources

Images can drastically alter the atmosphere and impact of your site. The hard part is finding images that don't violate copyright. Fortunately there are some reasonably priced image resources for those of us working on limited budgets. Stock.xchng offers photos and illustrations for free. Most can be used on personal or commercial sites. Most … [Read more...]