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Six Free Downloads To Protect Your PC

by zeth 1337 June 21, 2006

I wrote last winter about six free software downloads that I use on new or reinstalled computers (Fortify New Computers Against Internet Evils), but I thought I’d summarize them again because so many people ask about the subject. We may even list them in the sidebar permanently.
These six downloads are free and keep your computer [...]

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Add IdahoFallz.com RSS feed to your My Yahoo! personalized page

by zeth 1337 June 20, 2006

First, for everyone besides the uber-geeks, RSS is a big term for a simple way to have your favorite website content show up in different places.
Suppose you like IdahoFallz.com content, but forget to visit for a couple weeks. You can use our RSS feed to get IdahoFallz.com stories pulled to your favorite daily location [...]

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Launch Adobe PDF Files Faster

by zeth 1337 June 20, 2006

Adobe PDF files are great, universal, and used everywhere. The problem is they can take 10-30 seconds to launch, and sometimes even crash your computer! The solution is to stop most of the optional plug-ins (extras) from loading, and PDF documents will then launch much faster.
This is not difficult to do, it takes less than [...]

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IdahoFallz.com Moving Between Hosts

by zeth 1337 June 7, 2006

We are moving between hosts over the next few days. We are starting to get many visitors, and wish we did not have to do this now. However, better to get this chore over with sooner before even more visitors start arriving.
IdahoFallz.com is not changing, but the company our files are stored at is. Our [...]

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Exponentially extend the power of your Firefox browser

by zeth 1337 May 23, 2006

Not only is the free Firefox browser safer and easier to use than Internet Explorer, being open-source means anyone can create ‘Extensions’ to add functions to Firefox. If you have not heard of Firefox, please refer to some of my previous posts about the browser: Firefox is what’s happening now on the web, Force popups [...]

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Idaho Falls Weather Stations Need 3D Maps

by zeth 1337 May 19, 2006

First, be sure to save often when you write. I preach “save early and save often” so much I annoy myself, and yet a moment ago my browser crashed out before I had saved several paragraphs and I lost a great piece. Ha, ha.
I think our local weather reporters are great and do great jobs. [...]

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ProtecTeens tries hard to protect teens

by zeth 1337 May 16, 2006

I requested the free CD, ProtecTeens, distributed by our Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa. It is meant to help Idaho parents, teachers, and teens against online sexual solicitation, exploitation, and abuse. Wasden narrates most of the 22-minute CD. I know their intentions were in the right place, [...]

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JaJah connects two phone numbers input on webpage

by zeth 1337 May 12, 2006

You enter two phone numbers on JaJah.com, and the website uses VoIP to call both numbers and connect them together. The first five minutes are free, each additional minutes is charged. Local calls are great for the first five minute demo. Long distance rates are pretty cheap using this method. Just think of the practical [...]

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Idaho’s Crucial RAM Speeds Up Computers

by zeth 1337 May 6, 2006

Wish your computer was faster? Increasing your RAM (Random Access Memory) is one of the best ways to noticeably improve computer performance. Think of RAM as like your computer’s short-term memory. Just like your short-term memory, if there are too many things the computer tries to do at once it can choke up and freeze. [...]

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Map our gas prices

by zeth 1337 April 24, 2006

The news reported the other night that Idaho had the third cheapest gas in America, and this map proves it. Zoom in and you will see Bonneville County is even cheaper than southeast Idaho. Hopefully this encourages regional visitors to fill up their tanks in Idaho Falls.

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Map our religious adherences

by zeth 1337 April 24, 2006

This interesting set of maps displays how many people belong to various churches around the country.
Of course Mormons are concentrated in our country, but it is interesting to see the other religions grouped together or spread out. Note especially the concentration in southeast Idaho.

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Why password strength matters

by zeth 1337 April 23, 2006

I read an interesting article demonstrates the value of strong passwords. Many people see passwords as obstacles to what they need, rather than the security mechanisms that they really are. Treat your passwords like your front door locks, like your social security number, and like your debit card; they all deserve healthy respect.

The article demonstrates [...]

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Idaho Falls Consumer Technology Show

by zeth 1337 April 21, 2006

Someone should organize a consumer technology trade show in Idaho Falls. The purpose would be to raise technology awareness among southeast Idahoans, to teach some beginning and intermediate technology skills, and of course to sell technology products.
Seminars or workshops should be held for beginning and intermediate skills in office software, digital imaging, Internet topics, scanning, [...]

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Why did blogging pass Idaho Falls?

by zeth 1337 April 17, 2006

Hey Idaho Falls, it is time to introduce you to a phenomenon called blogging.
The term comes from web-log, which is a written log/journal/diary posted to the Internet. Some people expose their deepest emotions, some write to let family members keep up to date, some write to explore their professions, some write to further their political [...]

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Beware of Internet Explorer security holes

by zeth 1337 March 31, 2006

Stop using Internet Explorer for browsing! Stop right now, at least for the next few weeks, if not forever!
The reason is a major security hole that allows hackers to execute harmful code in your computer. This code is being found on numerous websites, including normally safe sites like ticket-booking or insurance sites. The reason is [...]

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Idaho Falls teens on Myspace: sexy pics, drunken brags, and phone numbers

by zeth 1337 March 22, 2006

Myspace has been making several headlines lately, and our own Local News 8 tried a surface-level report recently.
I had always ignored Myspace until the nationwide reports started surfing. Mass media news mostly focuses on scare stories, but Myspace.com has become one of the top 10 Internet sites and was recently bought out by Rupert Murdoch’s [...]

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Find sex-offenders in your neighborhood

by zeth 1337 March 21, 2006

We linked to this a long time ago, but after seeing a sex offender from my neighborhood in the public library Saturday I thought I would post it up front.
Mapsexoffenders.com allows you to punch in your zip code, and the little red baloons represent the locations of all registered sex offenders in your neighborhood. You [...]

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How to create an online classified ad

by zeth 1337 March 15, 2006

The days of paying for classified ads are over! This two-part article will describe how to create a free, online classified ad. First, I will demonstrate how fast and easy it is to first register at Expo.Live.com, then in a few days how fast and easy it is to post your free classified ads.

First, [...]

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Protect yourself by signing rather than using PIN

by zeth 1337 March 14, 2006

There are news reports all over of a huge fraud against debit card users. Apparently some retailer hasn’t been properly purging PIN numbers from their records and a bunch have been stolen (won’t they fry once we find out who screwed up?)
In the meantime, everyone is encouraged to check your bank statements and ensure the [...]

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Caller ID spoofing wil fool you

by zeth 1337 March 12, 2006

If you have never heard of Caller ID ’spoofing’, welcome to a new term in our vocabulary. We are all aware of the Caller ID technology with our modern phone systems. You see a caller’s name and telephone number because the information is included with the calling signal sent from every phone. Imagine you can [...]

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Ever wanted to be a banker?

by zeth 1337 March 4, 2006

Now you can, and from the comfort of your own home. I heard of this concept several months ago, and wondered if it would ever get off the ground. It has, and it’s called Prosper.

Essentially, it’s like eBay for money lending. You can lend money to other people, and can restrict your loans to certain [...]

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Free Office 2003 for Small Businesses

by zeth 1337 February 28, 2006

You’ve got to hurry and register for this, but you can get a free copy of Office 2003 by listening to at least 3 webcasts over a 4 day period in mid-March an submitting brief evaluations of those webcasts.
This is an easy way to earn some great expensive software. I know this is not [...]

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Local Students Can Submit Teacher Feedback

by zeth 1337 February 28, 2006

This may cause some local disruption, but life’s short, right?

District 91 is near the end of their second trimester, so it seems a good time to let students in our area know they can give feedback about their teachers at a wonderful site called ratemyteachers.com. Local college students can rate their professors at a similar [...]

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There is life before Digg, and then life after Digg

by zeth 1337 February 27, 2006

You say you want a revolution?
Something big is happening, and you will regret it the rest of your life if you fail to take notice and take part now. That’s a big statement, and I don’t normally make such bold claims. This is different, though.
The revolution is Digg.com, a social news site. What is social [...]

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Links Collection Coralled

by zeth 1337 February 26, 2006

IdahoFallz.com may be struggling to develop some things, but our links collection is THE BEST. There is no other place on the web that you will find this complete a collection of Idaho-related links (excluding commercial/business interests-because we do sell advertising).

We have finally tweaked the code to display the Idaho link collection on a [...]

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