Castellini on Computers

Friday, September 14, 2001

This is a fascinating article on how the mysterious 'black box' from aircraft works and is used.
Howstuffworks "How Black Boxes Work"
posted by Rick Castellini 9:00 PM

Wednesday, August 22, 2001

Ever wonder exactly what those error messages we occasionally receive on our computers mean? This site from Microsoft attempts to explain all...
Windows 98 and Windows Me Error Message Resource
posted by Rick Castellini 9:26 AM

Sunday, August 19, 2001

Listener, Greg, brought this program to my attention. A completely automated backup system for Outlook Express. It costs $24, but then again it's hard to put a price on peace of mine.
Outlook Express Archive Pro to backup email!
Remember that further down on this page I have a link to a free Outlook Express backup program.
posted by Rick Castellini 6:04 PM

Monday, August 13, 2001

Often times it is necessary to reformat our hard drives and start over (I do it once a year just for maintenance and stability). This article does a good job explaining how to go about doing this and had good links for related topics. Check it out!
ZDNet: Help & How-To: How to start over from scratch
posted by Rick Castellini 7:57 PM

Sunday, August 12, 2001

This program (FREE) will help you install new software easily by using an easy method of shutting down all programs running in the background.
End It All shutdown utility
posted by Rick Castellini 11:48 AM

Wednesday, August 08, 2001

In addition to the Windows key shortcuts found on my web site and in my book, check out this jewel for extending the use of the Windows key! And it's FREE!
WinKey Home Page
posted by Rick Castellini 1:50 PM

Saturday, August 04, 2001

This site was sent in by a listener who has used the site to communicate to family and friends the updates of his grandaughter's recovery. He descibes the site as a "blessing" to all involved. It is free, easy to set up and maintain and anyone can access the information that you give the address to. Take a look!CaringBridge - Bridging the gap between you and your loved ones.
posted by Rick Castellini 7:41 AM

Friday, August 03, 2001

I am back at work on my Mac. I hope that blogger adds link capabilities soon. I will try to remembe to change this to a real link when I get home. For now, here is a press release from Kodak discussing the difficulties of using alternative photo applications in Windows XP.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0108/01080301kodakonwindowsxp.asp
posted by Adam Cochran 3:09 PM

Friday, July 20, 2001

Sign up for this web site's virus alerts so that you can be ready for what's coming. Also lots of good information about virues in general at this site.virus.com :: your current computer virus information and protection center
posted by Rick Castellini 2:23 PM

Friday, July 13, 2001

Once again I am working on a mac, so you will just have to cut and paste this link into your address bar. Since Macs are slower than PCs they rely heavily on pretty design. Here is a site all about concepts of future Mac items. If I can find a site like this for future PCs I will BLOG it too.

http://www.theapplecollection.com/design/macproto/
posted by Adam Cochran 10:49 AM

Monday, July 02, 2001

Here is a great site with a comparison between megapixel and printed image sizes. Keep in mind that even if you may want a smaller print out, the larger images have more cropping capability. Megapixel...click on the articles link and then the Megapixels and Prints article...a must read!!

http://www.megapixel.net/html/issueindex.html
posted by Adam Cochran 1:11 PM

Thursday, June 28, 2001

Google does it again!!!

If you are looking for a photo or graphic on the web, try this link to the new Google Image Search.Google Image Search
posted by Rick Castellini 9:39 PM