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I want Windows Vista

I read the Windows Secrets newsletter, and the past several issues have been about activation issues in Windows Vista. First, you can install the Windows Vista Upgrade on itself, so you don’t necessarily need to have a previous copy of Windows. (But who in the world doesn’t already have a Windows computer?) Now, you can…Continue Reading…

Larry is another name for Lawrence (NT)

Wow, I just realized that Larry => Lawrence.

Audio Cleaning with Audacity and The Levelator

I was working on some very old video from a VHS tape when I discovered that the video and audio parts should be cleaned up separately. I was already using VirtualDub for the video part, so what about the audio? There are two great applications which both need to be used: Audacity and The Levelator….Continue Reading…

Add Filmstrip View to a Folder

In Windows XP, there’s a Filmstrip view which I find to be very handy for viewing lots of photos or images at once. However, it isn’t always available. Sometimes, the option just doesn’t appear. This is because Windows, by default, will only allow certain folders designated as being for pictures to use this mode. Here’s…Continue Reading…

Microsoft Word – Hide Margin Lines in Corners?

I started off with this problem of Microsoft Word complaining about “Macros in this project are disabled” whenever we tried to paste into the document. I fixed this by resetting the default document template, enabling all macros, and restarting Word. (I think just restarting Word would’ve worked. If you have this problem, try that: and…Continue Reading…

USC beats UCLA in Men’s Tennis

It was the first time we beat UCLA in over two years. Since 1997, we won just four of twenty-two matches (source). Last season we finished 8-14 overall, 1-6 Pac-10. But we regrouped, and this year we’re having an amazing season. We’ve won every match so far (schedule). This year has been a complete turnaround….Continue Reading…