Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

Efficiency Tip #78 – Time Sync

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

A man with two clocks is never sure of the time… unless each clock is connected to the Internet.  This site http://www.time.gov will tell you the time within 0.3 seconds of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s master clock.  That’s … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #77 – Find My IP Address

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

There are many ways to find out your Internet Protocol address (IP address).  Probably the easiest way is to go to this page. http://www.whatismyip.com This will give you the IP address that the outside world sees when you visit web … Continue reading →

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Flickr/RemarkableOhio hits 100

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

If you are travelling around the state during the summer and happen across an Ohio historical marker, take a picture and add it to our map. http://www.flickr.com/map/?&q=remarkableohio&fLat=39.842666&fLon=-82.650146&zl=11 Today I added the 100th picture tagged “remarkableohio” to the map.  There are a … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #76 – CPU Affinity

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Here is something you can use to isolate processes that consume a lot of your computer’s processor power.  If you have a computer with more than one CPU, you can benefit from this tip. If you have a program that … Continue reading →

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I touched an iPhone

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

It was my turn to run the slides in church today.  When I went into the sound booth, the sound guy was already there and he had an iPhone. My first impression – it is smaller than I thought it … Continue reading →

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