PowerToys add fun and functionality to the Windows experience. What are they? PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product has been released. Here is a link to the Microsoft page for Windows XP powertoys site. Of note is the image resizer, open command window here, and the synctoy. Happy tweaking!

Check out this uber cool plug-in for Firefox. The Web Developer extension adds a menu and a toolbar to the browser with various web developer tools. It is designed for Firefox, Flock, Mozilla and Seamonkey, and will run on any platform that these browsers support including Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. You can click […]

Ok, not really but what if? What would the production be like if Microsoft did make the Ipod? Check out this extremely well done video to get a glimpse of that alternate universe.

I got your attention didn’t I? There is an article at the Observer that reports on a strange rain that fell for 2 months in India. Apparently some of the theories on this rain include that it may be alien life from a comet that entered the atmosphere. I know it sounds really far fetched […]

Makers of the hit cartoon The Simpsons have filmed the show’s opening titles using real actors. The clip re-enacts the title sequence to a tee beginning with the camera zooming into a schoolroom to see a blonde Bart scribbling lines on the blackboard.

Here is a list of commands that you can run from the Run Command prompt in XP: Accessibility Controls access.cpl Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl Administrative Tools control admintools Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl

The origami project from Microsoft is causing quite a bit of curiosity on the tech boards..is there anything to it? I will be watching with everyone else to see if this device merits all the hype! Update, as people speculate, Microsoft is keeping the details pretty tight. News you can use: Origami is nothing special, […]

Need help finding low gas prices? Check out this cool little site. You can put in your zipcode and it will map out where the cheapest price is lowest first.

Alright – anyone who knows me knows I am interested in politics, and primarily with making government accountable and SMALLER. The National Taxpayers Union (non-partisan) has rated our reps on “the strength of support for reducing spending and regulation and opposing higher taxes.” Check it out and see how your state measures up! Then when […]

You may have seen this post on /. – it is pretty funny to listen to! Geeks relate!