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Coffee!

Remember how much coffee I used to drink? My caffeine stream was polluted with blood for several years. Starbucks coffee is still some of the worst on the planet, but… I love their Peppermint Mochas. Coffee is one of those gifts that keeps on givin' throughout the day. Or, as is the case with the [...]

Building a Better Mousepad

One of our Gnomies, Mary Barnes (a software engineer), responded to an article on the mouse, and told us about something that oughta be on everybody's wish list. A special kind of keyboard: Several years ago at a World Science Fiction Convention, I attended a panel called “Inventions I Would Like to See.” I said [...]

Feedback on Feedback

The Windows Feedback Panel launched: Microsoft has created the Windows Feedback Panel Program to allow our customers to get more actively involved in helping to create the world's best software. By participating in the program, you can help us focus our work on the features that you use most often, tell us where to simplify [...]

XM Versus Sirius

We posted an article about XM the other day, and it got me thinking about upgrading my car stereo. XM radio seems to be great for folks always on the go. The AM/FM dial usually does fine by me, but the slickness of satellite content is quite a draw. If subscription services work for other [...]

Hypnotizing Freeware

Every once in a while, a piece of software comes along that captures my attention. Check out the Virtual Hypnotist: Virtual Hypnotist is a free, open source, interactive hypnosis program, and is a rewrite of Hypnotizer 2000. It includes features such as voice recognition, speech synthesis, subliminal messages, completely customizable scripts (featuring a unique scripting [...]