From the monthly archives:

February 2006

Overtyping caused by accidentally hitting Insert key

by zeth 1337 February 7, 2006

I get asked this question so often, it seems a very common problem. It is so frustrating and so simple to fix, also.
The problem is when you are typing along in whatever application, and suddenly everything overtypes instead of bumping out the text. In other words, your typing seems to eat the letters that are [...]

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Flash Pillow Fights to Appear Throughout City

by Joe Vandal February 5, 2006

Imagine pillow fights breaking out on our streets between strangers. The scene would be good-natured and conducted in fun. It’s the same ideas behind flash mobs (when groups of people show up at a location after hearing about it via text messaging or a website), except instead of protests the idea is about having a [...]

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Best. Scanner. Ever.

by zeth 1337 February 3, 2006

So many scanners, so many opinions, so much money that they cost. I have used many scanners over the years, and personally recommend the Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 Scanner. There are three reasons why I love this machine:

Small price (under $70)
Thin size (less than an inch thick)
Only one cord. That’s right, the USB cord [...]

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900 number blocks save headaches

by zeth 1337 February 2, 2006

You can prevent headaches by getting a 900/976 number block from your local telephone company. There is no charge for the feature, and all you have to do is take five minutes to call your phone company to request it. In fact it’ll probably take you longer to navigate the silly voice prompts than to [...]

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Where have all the vendors gone?

by Joe Vandal February 2, 2006

Idaho Falls could really use some food vendors around our greenbelt. Several people say they wish they could buy a hot dog, fries, or various drinks while walking around our main natural landmark. Think of all the tourist dollars walking around the greenbelt that could be spent here and there.

How to avoid having our [...]

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Who Comes First? Me or You?

by Your Gal Friday February 1, 2006

The older we get, does it really make us wiser. Do we decide to put our selves first?..does that make us selfish?.. A friend of mine recently told me “Putting yourself first does not make you selfish, it makes you centered.” WOW, I most recently found that statement to be true. [...]

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