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11.17.98 - GnomeNEWS

Ever notice . . .

. . . how sometimes you'll be downloading something using Microsoft's Active Setup and it'll be pretty far along, then all of a sudden, it'll jump from "5932k completed" back down to "3201k completed?" How annoying is that--or am I the only person who has ever noticed this happen. Especially when I'm trying to download something large (like, for instance, the second IE5 beta).

. . . how nobody wants to talk to you until you're installing a game that you've waited months to play? Or, when your significant other decides that the dishes need to be done EXACTLY at the moment you're completing a difficult stage?

. . . how the person who knows the least about computers (and doesn't want to learn, like all of you Gnomies) always gets the fastest computer? Just when you thought solitaire couldn't be played any faster. Wow, look at the frame rates on those red cards!

. . . how nobody goes "trick or treating" anymore? I was severely disappointed this year when NOT ONE little beggar came knocking on my door with a bad joke and a sack full of candy. I was all hyped up to freak 'em out, but apparently, I was the only one in my apartment complex who was participating. Every other family went to the mall's celebration. I can understand why, but does that mean I have to get a booth just to be a part of the Halloween celebration?

. . . that Christmas seems to come earlier every year? Okay, this isn't related to technology either, but the over-commercialization of this holiday is getting rather sickening. Even here in Iowa, where the tall corn grows, we get Santa Overkill. Now, I love celebrating the holidays as much as the next gnome, but there comes a point where you have to jump back and realize your personal reasons for celebrating. No matter who you are, or how (or if) you choose to worship.

. . . that sites which are supposed to tell you how to code "good" HTML, don't what they ?

. . . how Windows is like a box of chocolates? It's sticky, sweet, kinda GUI, kinda hard, and sometimes nutty.

-- Chris


GnomePROGRAM

Multilingual Speaking Clock v1.2 [386k] W9x/NT FREE

One of the funniest moments in Star Trek "history" is when Scotty tried to talk to the computer in "The Voyage Home"; he picked up the mouse and spoke into it. Speech recognition has come a long way since that movie was released, but what about computers talking back to us? Yes, there are great programs out there that'll do that--but in how many languages? If you don't want to bother watching the clock to know when a certain time has passed, consider picking up this gem. Not only will it tell you the time in English, but also Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish! The user interface is superb, too. Download the different language modules from the site--a truly international experience!

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GnomeSYSTEM

How to Disable and Delete User Profiles

"Note that following the steps in this article will disable and remove user profiles. All users of the Windows 95-based computer will see the same desktop and menus." I think that's the idea--and it might involve a bit of registry hacking (if you wish to remove profiles permanently).

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GnomeCANDY

Demolition Derby v1.0 [1.6M] W9x FREE

Road rage is a problem in America. Luckily, though, Iowan drivers aren't that bad. Yes, we do have our share of idiots, but thank goodness the ratio of good to bad drivers is 50:1. When I lived in San Antonio, if you were driving 75 MPH, you were going too slow. Imagine how much faster I've driven since coming back to Iowa? Well, one thing's for sure: it ain't no Demolition Derby. Those things are better left for arenas and video games like this one. If you feel like you're going to strangle someone when you're driving home from work in "gridlock" traffic, just hold off for a few hours, come home, load up this game, and then take out your frustrations (relatively) peacefully. At least nobody will get hurt, and if you flip off your computer monitor, it won't pull out a gun on you.

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GnomeFAVORITE

MetaPlus Textual Portal

I have a small set of bookmarks. You see, when I get too many of them, I like to throw them into an HTML document that I keep locally on my hard drive. In the beginning, that was the easiest thing to do--but now that bookmarks have become a bit easier to manage, I just might stick with them. My HTML document is my personal portal... it has all the links I need to start the day--no graphics, no fuss. Just like this great collection of links. The site is textually driven, but its design isn't that bad. I just might have a new start page soon!

[ VISIT SITE ]


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FONTS: DarkSide Productions

The difficulty of finding killer fonts online is knowing which one to feature if there is more than one great typeface available from an author. You can assume that if (and when) I post a link to any given site (font-related or not) that there is more great stuff available there. I try to narrow things down for you, but when there's too many GOOD ones to name in this small a space, I'll just send you directly to the site. Be sure to check out: Long Cool Woman, Angie Impressing, and Abduction.

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GnomeTIP

One of the major annoyances of IE4 was the fact that you could seldom see a complete URL in the bottom left-hand corner of the browser. This was a major oversight by the development team, and I remember several hundred people complaining about it when IE4 was still in beta stages. Apparently, they didn't think it was important enough. Luckily, IE5's Status Bar was designed a bit better. If you don't want to wait for the final version of IE5, check out StatBar: http://mdbo.ne.mediaone.net/Statbar.html -- it'll widen the pane in IE4 so that you can view more of the URL's your mouse cursor hovers over. Granted, the software isn't perfect, but it's (sometimes) better than nothing.