Category Archives: Geek

“We’ve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.” –Carl Sagan

Focus Follows Mouse

Posted on 26 January 2011 by matthannan

This is a solution that has been bugging me ever since I set up my dual monitors at work. The default behavior of Windows XP is to NOT have the focus follow the mouse, which results in lots and lots of wasted clicks (time) just in switching focus between applications.… Read the rest

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Spammers take Christmas off?

Posted on 1 January 2011 by matthannan

No spam on Dec 25

Looks like they get Boxing Day off, as well!… Read the rest

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Cool Notepad Trick – Hirlpoo West – Site Home – MSDN Blogs

Posted on 10 December 2010 by matthannan

Cool Notepad Trick – Hirlpoo West – Site Home – MSDN Blogs.

Pretty cool! Never knew about this. Might be useful for something.… Read the rest

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Cloud Communications – Google to Test Demand for Cloud Computing By End of Year

Posted on 29 November 2010 by matthannan

Cloud Communications – Google to Test Demand for Cloud Computing By End of Year.

Been a long time since I posted anything on this front. Quite honestly, it has been a long time since there was anything interesting to say about it!… Read the rest

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How to Boost Your BitTorrent Speed and Privacy

Posted on 25 November 2010 by matthannan

Note that for best results, you’ll want to make sure your router is UPnP capable and has UPnP enabled. Most routers are UPnP ready, but if you find that you’re having trouble, you may need to look at your router’s manual and settings page to enable its use.… Read the rest

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First!

Posted on 23 November 2010 by matthannan

And actually tapped out on my Droid. This is already way better than Blogger.… Read the rest

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Peppermint Ice is a Webapp-Based Linux Distro Without Excluding Native Apps

Posted on 22 July 2010 by matthannan

Peppermint Ice is a Webapp-Based Linux Distro Without Excluding Native Apps: “Linux: While the main idea behind ChromeOS is pretty cool, you may not want to limit yourself to only webapps. Pepprmint Ice is a Linux distribution that is based on webapp usage, but allows the installation of native apps.”… Read the rest

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Bored at werk…must be time for a blog update

Posted on 18 March 2010 by matthannan

Things have been slow at werk of late. Too slow.
I am used to being busy the whole time I am here: 7:30AM to 4PM.
But, lately, things have been just dead.
I won’t have anything to do until 8 or 9, if I get anything, and then I won’t have anything else to do the entire day.… Read the rest

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AndroBlogger

Posted on 10 March 2010 by matthannan

Jenny Lee and I are now packing our long awaited Android phones. We went with Motorola Droids on Verizon. I’m very happy so far, but there is a bit of a learning curve to it.

This post made via the AndroBlogger app on my Droid.… Read the rest

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Reinstalling XP

Posted on 4 March 2010 by matthannan

So, last night, as soon as I got home, I synced my bookmarks with Xmarks, took one last look around my XP install for docs/files that needed to be moved out to the server (Rosetta Stone Irish Level 1 final progress report and tracking.db!!!!)… Read the rest

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