Back in the days before GUI operating systems, the web was a completely different animal. Relying on text-only presentation, the king of Internet browsing was a program called Lynx. Of course, back in those days, you had 9600 baud modems, unless you were a bleeding-edge person with a whopping 28.8 kbps one. However, even in [...]
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Call me old, but I still love Lynx
Posted: 7th December 2009 by Craig Rettig in ComputersTags: Computers, Internet, Software
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Free Software I Love – 2009 Edition
Posted: 2nd December 2009 by Craig Rettig in ComputersTags: Computers, Internet, Software
I’d given a list of freeware I like several years ago, and while several are repeated, there are some new ones to add to the mix. So without further adieu, here’s my list for 2009:
If you want to keep on top of your GMail account, but don’t want to have a browser or e-mail program open all the time, check out Spiffy. Spiffy is a tiny, free application that pops up a notification window when you have new mail. From this pop-up, you can have it open your browser [...]
Defragmenting stubborn files
Posted: 8th October 2009 by Craig Rettig in ComputersTags: Computers, Software
If you’re using a more robust defragmentation solution like Defraggler or MyDefrag, you might notice that when you’re done, there are still a couple of large files that didn’t get defragmented. Typically these are larger files, greater than 50 MB or so, and it happens quite frequently on removable USB drives. The trick to defragmenting these [...]
I’m cleaning out and reorganizing my office right now, so I’m getting rid of all the computer books I no longer need. They’re listed in my Amazon.com Storefront, so if any of them pique your interest, you’re welcome to take them off my hands. UPDATE 30 Aug 2009: I’ve also decided to part with my [...]
Craig’s Affiliate Link Redirector Re-released
Posted: 27th June 2008 by Craig Rettig in ComputersTags: Computers, Marketing, Software
Need an easy way to set up affiliate link redirection for either protection or flexibility? Check out Craig’s Affiliate Link Redirector. Unlike similar software, mine supports five different redirection methods, instead of only HTML or only PHP. It’s also modestly priced, unlike some $40-and-up scripts I’ve seen tossed around. Additionally, you’re in control of the [...]
New Free Software: FreeBooks
Posted: 11th March 2008 by Craig Rettig in ComputersTags: Computers, Software
I’ve written and released a new piece of software: FreeBooks. If you like to read, but hate paying for books, you should find it useful. More information and download links at the link.
Rebuilding Old Computers For Fun and Profit
Posted: 20th July 2007 by Craig Rettig in ComputersTags: Computers, Hardware, Software
This has become a hobby of sorts with me, and I’ve found I can earn a few bucks on the side. I post the occasional want ad saying I will take (not pay for) old PCs off people’s hands, explaining they don’t have to pay any disposal fees, it’s more environmentally conscious, blah-blah-blah. I like [...]