http://blog.highspeedweb.net Where information gathers to be heard. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:38:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think I'm alone in the thinking that the cd burning software included with windows is one of the worst,  if not plainly the worst cd composition software available to users today.  It is severely lacking in features such as those that would allow you ... http://blog.highspeedweb.net/2008/11/20/free-cd-burner-for-windows/ Researching to the internet savvy is like water to fish: we swim through and live in it. You can't survive on the internet very long without learning the art of researching. And if you can't figure that out, no article, course, or lecture will help. My purpose here is not ... http://blog.highspeedweb.net/2008/11/19/building-web-sites-for-profit-and-fun-relying-on-research/ We'll tackle the news first - CyberSpy (don't worry the link is dead) was ordered by the Federal Trade Commission so cease and desist the selling of its product, RemoteSpy. What's RemoteSpy? RemoteSpy is a keylogger, which isn't completely nasty (more on this argument after the jump) in ... http://blog.highspeedweb.net/2008/11/19/ftc-shuts-down-cyberspy/ Today I stumbled on 3 things that I found interested on the intertubz. Superspeed USB 3.0 and it's drastic improvements on USB 2.0, an updated to Firefox that is similar toa feature already available on Google's Chrome and a nifty website that lets you store and link to pictures of ... http://blog.highspeedweb.net/2008/11/17/superspeed-usb-30-firefox-31-and-picc-drop/ Similarly to the for statement, the while statement is another type of loop that parses through a collection.  The while statement also includes a conditional code block and a script block and continues for so long as the conditional code block equal true. Lets begin with an example; $count =0 while ($count ... http://blog.highspeedweb.net/2008/11/14/powershell-tutorial-the-while-statement/ I watched one of the most amazing videos I've seen in a while - It's of a "multitouch-like hand gesture interface" that uses only a standard webcam. I could describe it for you, but really, you need to see it for yourself . I can only ... http://blog.highspeedweb.net/2008/11/11/webcam-multitouch-interface-nvidia-4gig-ram-graphics-card-vmware-for-your-phone/ Switching from Windows to Linux can be quite confusing at times and leave you wondering what software you should use for common tasks. Linux has alternative programs to use but sometimes you just wanna use something you're familar with using in Windows. If you're comfortable using Photoshop and don't want to ... http://blog.highspeedweb.net/2008/11/10/using-crossover-to-install-windows-applications-on-linux/ The great paradox of the internet is information. The internet provides such a vast array of information that just about anyone can learn just about anything about just about any subject. On the other hand, without near infinite time to weed through it all, it becomes increasingly difficult to find ... http://blog.highspeedweb.net/2008/11/06/building-web-sites-for-profit-and-fun-relevant-references/ This week's lesson builds on last weeks tutorial but introduces the For statement.  The For statement uses a counting loop that processes and continues through a collection as long as the condition equals true. Similar to If statements, the for statement includes a conditional code block and a script block. ... http://blog.highspeedweb.net/2008/11/06/powershell-tutorial-the-for-statement/ Pretend you've got 5 identical windows 2003 servers (or any server for that matter - cent os, windows 2003, 2008, and mac os even!) to setup in one work shift. Why break your back trying to install them one at a time on top of doing all ... http://blog.highspeedweb.net/2008/11/04/cloning-drives-for-free-no-matter-the-operating-system/