If you watch the Olympics on television, you have to stay up late to get see all the action. On your computer you can see live events, but you can also watch the videos from any event you may have missed. The NBC Olympic website is using a new free plugin called Silverlight to add to the video excitement. You can watch picture-in-picture on your computer and can even see 4 events at once. It's a not-to-be-missed experience.
If you haven't heard of adding ICE to your cell phone, you will want to check out this article. It tells how emergency room personnel are using cell phones and ICE to save lives....and one of the lives they save could be yours!
I am thrilled to announce the prize for this month because it is a product that I use all the time. The OpenIt is a package opener that easily cuts through thick plastic strapping, clamshell packages and blister packs. I am also happy to announce that this month we will have two winners. Each will receive 2 OpenIts because once you have one, you find it so useful that you want another one. I keep one in the kitchen and one in the garage and both get a lot of use.
Want to learn about any computer-related topic? Have a question or a problem? Then the Compu-KISS message boards are the place for you. Just click on the topic of your choice - like Computer Help, Vista Help, or Mac Help, and scroll down till you get to a topic that interests you. Then read the questions and the answers from our web visitors and answers from our experts. Or click on "Register" to get a user name and password so you can ask your own question. We have a great community on our message boards, and it's a great learning experience as well.
Many of us in the Northern hemisphere are experiencing the long hot dog days of summer right now. It's a good time to think about how to prevent your computer from overheating. Overheating is the cause of many computer hardware problems. It can even turn your computer's mother board to toast. There are some simple steps you can take to make sure that your computer keeps its cool. Be sure you check these out! Prevent Overheating
On old monitors, a screen saver was used to prevent the words and pictures from being burned into the screen. Newer monitors don't have this problem, so we really don't need screen savers anymore. Now we use them because they are fun. This basics article tells you how to change your screen saver. You can even have it say "Happy Birthday" or any other saying of your choice.
