Roger Hargreaves wrote and illustrated the Mr. Men and Little Miss books which have also been turned into animated works. I read the books and watched the cartoons as a kid growing up. … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2011
Save Gas, Take Google Maps and Street View For A Road Trip
Google Maps gives a very helpful overview map while Google Street View provides a handy panorama of an area. What if there were a way to combine the two so you could plot out a course and then use it to take a virtual road trip? What if there wasn't only one way but there were at least 3 different approaches to the Google Road Trip? 1) Geoquake Driving Simulator The Geoquake … [Read more...]
Tuning In To The Debate Of Mandating FM Radio In Your Phone
Last August, I read about a push from the National Association of Broadcasters and the RIAA to have Congress mandate FM radios in cell phones and other portable electronics. Earlier this week, I heard a radio spot promoting it again. You can hear that spot at the NAB website. The commercial promotes www.radiorocksmyphone.com, a site which has details of what is being requested … [Read more...]
Google AdSense Needs To Allow Category Blocking Of disGUIsed Ads To Improve User Experience
I'd like to think myself pretty stringent on the quality of ads shown here at 404 Tech Support. Not only must ads be served fast but they must also be relevant and high quality. Fortunately for me, Google's AdSense has been pretty compatible with my requirements. They serve ads up fast (some networks faster than others) and have a good user interface for seeing reports and … [Read more...]
Installing Group Policy Management Console and Active Directory Users and Computers On Windows 7
To access the Active Directory Users and Computers or Group Policy Management Console snap-ins with Windows XP or Server 2003, you had to install the adminpak.msi. With Windows 7, the approach is a little different. To install these components on your Windows 7 SP1 computer, you'll need to download and install the 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) version of the Remote Server … [Read more...]