Archive for January, 2010

The Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

by Roger G. Best

There’s an old hoax that has been spreading like wildfire though the Twitter hashtag “RIP Johnny Depp” and other such captions.  It’s an easy “snag” that draws people into action.  In this case, the action is to click through to get the scoop on the story.  So, before we go any further, let me make it perfectly clear that Johnny Depp is alive and well.  The rumors of his demise have been  greatly exaggerated! (more…)

Windows 7 GodMode

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

by Roger G. Best

Windows 7 has won me over as an advocate!  I’ve got to tell you that I believe it to be the best Operating System that Microsoft has ever delivered.  And I just love it when something I like keeps giving me more reasons to like it.  There is this neat little (o.k., maybe it’s not so little) Windows 7 trick that’s been making it’s rounds on the Internet lately. The trick basically enables something called “GodMode.”  GodMode is a term devised by the Microsoft development team that provides a single place to access all Windows settings without needing to browse options and folders in the Control Panel. (more…)