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HamLinks Toolbar for IE and Firefox

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I just came across the NØHR Toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox. I just installed the HamLinks toolbar into Internet Explorer. (I had previously given up on Firefox.) HamLinks: The Ham Radio Toolbar for Firefox and IE HamLinks is a free ham radio toolbar that extends your (Internet Explorer or Firefox) web browser to give … Read more

USB and Power Adapters

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We love our electronic gizmos and gadgets, but sometimes they seem to frustrate us more than they should. John C. Dvorak recently wrote about the things that frustrate him with PCs: the proliferation of USB cables and power adapters. He writes: Why, for example, do we have so many variations of USB cables? One side … Read more

Update: Results of The Free Software Experiment

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Back in October of 2006, I wrote about my attempt to use only free software on my newly acquired notebook computer. At the time, I gave out these grades: OpenOffice: B- [Works well but not completely compatible with MS Word, I have pretty much stopped using it] Firefox: A [Seemed to work very reliably ] … Read more