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The Windows Snipping Tool

Posted on May 10, 2012 by daleV

Blog authors out there and anyone writing tutorials all have a need to capture screen images.  For a number of years this need has been filled by a number of commercial and open source screen capture tools. All of these … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Removes Chrome

Posted on October 1, 2011 by daleV

Back in Feb, Google proved by setting up about 100 “synthetic queries and unique web sites,” that Microsoft was stealing their search results. They reported this in this article, and in their blog. Microsoft had a weasel word response denying … Continue reading →

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Turning off the Caps Lock Key in Windows 7

Posted on September 17, 2011 by daleV

I just started a new job and received a brand new laptop running Windows 7 as part of my Welcome Aboard.   Needless to say its taking me a couple of days to get all my software loaded and set up.  … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Inserts Bing Into Firefox

Posted on September 13, 2011 by daleV

I got the latest version of Firefox, version  6.02, and everything seemed rosy.  The one change I immediately saw was the menus went away, and I no longer could find “View Source.”  For a developer that would cause you to … Continue reading →

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Microsoft under Attack

Posted on July 26, 2011 by daleV

Well, Microsoft finds itself in a box with competitors nipping at it from all sides. They’re like a heavyweight boxer with a huge punch, and your not sure when they will explode. That huge punch is the awesome amount of … Continue reading →

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