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Six Free Downloads To Protect Your PC
Have something to say? ADD A NEW POST! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the newsletter or RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!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 [...]
Add IdahoFallz.com RSS feed to your My Yahoo! personalized page
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 [...]
Launch Adobe PDF Files Faster
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 [...]
IdahoFallz.com Moving Between Hosts
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 [...]
Exponentially extend the power of your Firefox browser
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 [...]
Idaho Falls Weather Stations Need 3D Maps
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. [...]
ProtecTeens tries hard to protect teens
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, [...]
JaJah connects two phone numbers input on webpage
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 [...]
Idaho’s Crucial RAM Speeds Up Computers
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. [...]
Map our gas prices
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.
Map our religious adherences
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.
Why password strength matters
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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