CSS Template: Skamania
This is a three-column template, very basic, no graphics. All CSS for look and feel, so your site can move quickly when demand is high.
CSS Template: BizCo
This was a quick design for a fictitious company, and has actually been used by a real company, with great success. It was meant to demonstrate horizontal list items, like for navigation, as well as multiple columns within a page.
Use ReadyBoost with any USB device
Windows ReadyBoost is a great technology, caching things on USB drives to improve system performance, and works really well for giving your system a little more oomph. But Windows only likes using devices of a certain speed and space. Bypass the requirement with these steps. Windows insists on checking the drives for certain speed requirements before enabling the… Read More »
CSS Template: Yard Work
I can’t speak for everyone, but I thoroughly enjoy working in my yard. Whether it is simply cutting the grass, weeding the garden, or fighting the sticker bush wars, for me there is nothing more zen than playing in the dirt and weeds.
Drive-By Downloads
You’re surfing the Web, enjoying a quiet afternoon, when a window pops up on the screen. “New Windows Antivirus Update Available,” it says. “Would you like to update your system?” You get “Yes” and “Cancel” buttons at the bottom. It looks like a real, honest-to-goodness Windows message, right down to the logo in the corner. Should you click… Read More »
Home Page Hijacking with BHO
Internet Explorer has a way for a website to add itself to the list of favorites. It’s a feature Microsoft added so that websites can have a button that says “Bookmark This Site! Just Click Here!”
Surfing the web anonymously
When you surf the web it is possible to learn information about you even when you don’t want to advertise who you are. This is true even if your system contains no virus or malware software.
What is an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) ?
Intrusion Detection System (IDS) are a necessary part of any strategy for enterprise security. What are Intrusion Detection systems? CERIAS, The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, defines it this way:
3 uses for an external hard drive
An external hard drive is a hard disk drive (much like the one in your computer) that is placed externally, outside of the case. You can buy them pre-made, or purchase a hard drive and an enclosure, and make your own. They came in many sizes, are relatively inexpensive, and are well suited to perform various functions. In… Read More »
CSS Template: Speedy Blue
Super speedy, blue, and graphics free. This FortyPoundHead.com CSS template will have your site flying. This design came about when playing around with layouts for my own site, for which I needed a lightweight, high speed/low drag template, for bandwidth concerns. I’m also a fan of minimalist design, in which there are not a bunch of graphics just… Read More »