Creating poster photo collages

Submitted by Beth on Tue, 09/28/2010 - 19:00

When two geeks get together and have a baby, they tend to create geek baby projects. We took at least one digital photo of our little girl every day for the first 365 days of her life. At the end of all that, we wanted to create a poster photo collage.

The problem we found were that none of the clear options seemed that great. Most of the major photo sites, such as Snapfish, let you create a "poster collage," but you're limited to 8-12 photos. You can download photo collage software, but you have to pay for it if you don't want a big ol' watermark on your finished product. Photoshop and Fireworks would take way more effort than we had the energy for. (Hello, we're chasing around a 1-year-old!)


Office 2010

Submitted by Beth on Mon, 09/13/2010 - 18:46

Our company recently started rolling out Office 2010 to anyone who needed any kind of computer fix. Problem is, no one knows how to use it yet, and we don't have any formal training or support for Office 2010.

I'm in the process of learning Office 2010 so that I can offer a quick overview to my coworkers on the best new features and the biggest gotchas.

Are you using Office 2010?


Overdue Review: Keeping it together with GrandCentral

Submitted by bryan on Sun, 07/06/2008 - 14:30

Damnit. I've been working on a great review of GrandCentral's online service for several (ok several, several) months and we keep finding a reason to postpone it. First, there was the buyout by Google and as usually happens, no one cared about the service, they just cared about the price. Then there was the fact that they closed the Beta and the only thing anyone cared about was, "Where can I get a Grand Central invitation?"


Installing PHP 5 and Apache 2.2 on Vista

Submitted by bryan on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 16:22

Sometimes you want to get things done right and sometimes you just want to get them done. When you're installing a PHP 5 and Apache 2.2 development setup on Windows Vista using the automatic installers, it may seem like neither one of these is an option. This quick tip is going to save you a lot of time and trouble.


Will AT&T burn you with the new iPhone?

Submitted by bryan on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 11:28

Are you one of the loyal AT&T customers who will have to pay full price to upgrade to the new version of the iPhone?


QuickTip: Fixing a Bluetooth® pairing problem in MacOS

Submitted by bryan on Sun, 01/13/2008 - 16:45
If you're having problems pairing a Bluetooth® device (for example a phone or PDA) with your Mac here is a quick suggestion. Make sure that your computer's name (listed under System Preferences --> Sharing) is less than 20 characters. Longer names can cause problems with the pairing process in some versions of MacOS.

A review of the ShoppingAds and AuctionAds services

Submitted by bryan on Fri, 12/28/2007 - 13:10
I've been testing the AuctionAds and ShoppingAds services for several months now. Despite some promising results early on (as mentioned in this post), I am very disappointed with the overall results. Over the past six months, I tested a variety of AuctionAds and ShoppingAds ad blocks from in numerous positions on various sites.

Bridge the gaps in Outlook

Submitted by Tara on Fri, 10/19/2007 - 15:33

Timebridge screen captureTimebridge has released a web-based, public scheduling manager into beta that may cut down on the amount of "back and forth" it takes to schedule a meeting through Outlook. If you have ever scheduled a meeting through Outlook, you know that it may take several emails and cancellations to get a time that works for all attending parties. With Timbridge, you are allowed to pick up to 5 possible meeting times that attendees can pick from. And you're not restricted to Outlook, as Timebridge also interfaces with Google calendars.


Convert Those Old Cassette Tapes

Submitted by Tara on Wed, 08/01/2007 - 11:37
plus.jpgThe BTO Plusdeck 2c is a nifty little invention that allows you to convert cassette tapes into CD's.  Had I known that a technology like this was going to emerge, I might not have gotten rid of all of my tapes from the past. 

Desktoptwo: It could be the next big thing

Submitted by bryan on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 08:10
Online desktops have the potential to change the way we use computers as much as or more than any other technology that has recently emerged. What, you've never used one? I'm not surprised. The basic idea behind them is very sound, but so far their real world implementations haven't been. Online desktops provide internet-based services that allow you to do all the things you could do while you are at home sitting in front of your desktop, from any computer connected the the 'net. Specifics vary from product to product, but generally there's some sort of online storage, a few applications, and an interface that emulates an operating system. Sounds like a great idea, but
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