http://www.computerwizguy.com/blog/1 en http://www.computerwizguy.com/First_IT_Guy <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://media.dreamhost.com/ufo.js"></script><p id="sample.flv"><a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">Get the Flash Player</a> to see this player.</p> <script type="text/javascript"> var FO = { movie:"https://media.dreamhost.com/mediaplayer.swf",width:"320",height:"240",majorversion:"7",build:"0",bgcolor:"#FFFFFF", flashvars:"file=http://www.computerwizguy.com/video/IT_Pro.flv&amp;showdigits=true&amp;autostart=false" }; UFO.create(FO,"sample.flv"); </script><p> Here is a nice video that shows what it was like to be the first IT guy.</p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.computerwizguy.com/First_IT_Guy">read more</a></p> http://www.computerwizguy.com/First_IT_Guy#comment Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:24:51 -0700 wizguy 40 at http://www.computerwizguy.com http://www.computerwizguy.com/blog/Hundreds_of_FREE_user_manuals <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>Did you ever buy a second-hand camera, printer, watch etc and it didn't come with the user manual? 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When they go to renew them, they find they have been snapped up – and taken away with a huge expensive hassle to follow – by an add/drop registrar.<br /> Bob Parsons (CEO and Founder of GoDaddy.com) explains this common practice in his blog.<br /> <a href="http://www.bobparsons.com/adddropscheme.html">original story</a> | <a href="http://digg.com/technology/How_millions_of_.COM_names_are_used_but_never_paid_for.">digg story</a></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> http://www.computerwizguy.com/blog/The_add_drop_scheme#comment Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:53:00 -0700 wizguy 15 at http://www.computerwizguy.com http://www.computerwizguy.com/blog/How_to_go_from_Windows_XP_to_Mac_OSX <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>Here's a guide that outlines some basic and interesting things about Mac OSX that will make any Windows user completely at ease if you ever end up having to work on Macs.</p> <p><a href="http://idiosyncrasies.org/wordpress/2006/04/25/switch-from-windows-xp-to-mac-osx-with-ease/">original story</a> | <a href="http://digg.com/apple/How_to_go_from_Windows_XP_to_Mac_OSX">digg story</a></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> http://www.computerwizguy.com/blog/How_to_go_from_Windows_XP_to_Mac_OSX#comment Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:38:00 -0700 wizguy 16 at http://www.computerwizguy.com http://www.computerwizguy.com/blog/Top_5_Dead_Hard_Drive_Projects <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>What do you do when your hard drive dies or is so small it is no longer useful? Easy, rip it apart and make something cool out of it! Here are 5 ideas to get you started. See project VIDEOS and PICTURES. 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By adding a small amount of code to the page you can have a very customizable frame added that can view any other page</p> <p><a href="http://www.bitty.com/manual/?contentvalue=kevinrose&amp;contenttype=digg;username">original story</a> | <a href="http://digg.com/programming/Add_digg_to_your_site,_in_a_navigable_window.">digg story</a></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> http://www.computerwizguy.com/blog/Add_Picture_in_Picture_to_your_Website#comment Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:59:00 -0800 wizguy 21 at http://www.computerwizguy.com