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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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Efficiency Tip #75 – Bulk Rename

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I have talked before about the fact that I have a lot of picture files.  Like most digital cameras, mine names all the pictures with sequential names: IMG_0001, IMG_0002, etc. I put my pictures into folders based on the event … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #74 – Enable ClearType

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Windows XP has a nice feature called ClearType that is disabled by default.  Your screen can look a lot more clear if you turn this feature on… especially if you have an LCD panel display. ClearType uses anti-aliasing to make … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #73 – Adjust for best performance

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Windows has many options that are designed to make the experience of using the operating system more enjoyable.   There are animations, fading effects, drop shadows and many other things that can make objects in the interface look better.  Unfortunately most of these features … Continue reading →

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