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Our technology articles. See all articles at xona.com/articles. Xona.com Hit Counter Stopped at 7,000,000 Page Views 2010/Dec/21 — Matthew Doucette We stopped our xona.com hit counter. It was over 7,000,000 page views. Was Gmail Down For Everyone? 2009/Sep/01 — Matthew Doucette How to tell if Gmail is down for everyone, or just you. Xona.com's Top 10 Articles of 2008 2009/Apr/05 — Matthew Doucette Xona.com's Top 10 most visited articles of 2008. Editing Google Toolbar Dictionary 2007/Feb/11 — Jason Doucette How to edit Google Toolbar's user dictionary, in case of the addition of a misspelled word. Ramblings in Realtime 2007/Feb/05 — These are the articles about how Quake works that I wrote during the period 1995-1997, when John Carmack and I were developing Quake. IE7: Open Homepage In New Tabs 2007/Jan/30 — Matthew Doucette Internet Explorer 7 opens a blank page for new tabs. Here's how to open your homepage instead. IE7: Disable Language Bar 2007/Jan/24 — Matthew Doucette Updating to Internet Explorer 7 enables the "Language Bar". Here's how to disable it. Tweak UI Bug 2006/Dec/12 — Jason Doucette A minor, interesting mouse drag sensitivity bug in the great Tweak UI (PowerToy for Windows XP) program. Quiet Your Hard Drive / Case Vibration Noise 2006/Aug/02 — Matthew Doucette How I solved the problem of annoying case vibration noise caused by my hard drive. Turbo Pascal's 64-bit comp Type 2006/Jul/29 — Jason Doucette Some history: Exactly what was the deal with Turbo Pascal's mongrel 64-bit integer type, comp, which was handled as a floating point type? Why is its smallest value -(2^63)+1 instead of the expected -2^63 for a signed 8-byte integer? Smallest Positive Floating Point Values 2006/Jul/26 — Jason Doucette The floating point format allows you to store a smaller positive number than the smallest positive value you think the format can store. Huh? And, if your code does not expect such small magnitudes, then you may be in for some trouble. Reset Windows XP's Default Desktop Color 2006/Jul/22 — Matthew Doucette How to Reset Windows XP's Default Desktop Color. Blue Colored Filenames 2006/Jul/11 — Jason Doucette Have you ever wondered why some file names show up in Windows Explorer (or My Computer) as blue? WinRAR Tips 2006/Jul/05 — Matthew Doucette Uncommon but useful WinRAR tips. Google Search Tips For Webmasters 2006/Jun/22 — Matthew Doucette Some useful webmaster tips for checking out your site in Google. Anti-Spyware Software Suggestions 2006/Jun/21 — Matthew Doucette The anti-spyware (spyware removal) software we use and recommend. Easily Avoid Large C++ Class Copies 2006/Jun/14 — Jason Doucette Avoid the accidental creation of copies of your large classes, to avoid wasted memory, slow performance, and best of all: avoid manually recreating your own versions of the Copy Constructor and Assignment Operator! How To Upgrade phpBB 2006/Apr/24 — Matthew Doucette A simple step-by-step tutorial guiding you on how to upgrade your phpBB bulletin board system to a newer version. The TI-99/4A Home Computer 2006/Apr/15 — Matthew Doucette A small tribute to the TI-99/4A Home Computer. Rare Parsec Facts (The TI-99/4A Video Game) 2006/Apr/15 — Matthew Doucette Very rare facts about Parsec, one of the TI-99/4A's most popular games. Interested in Writing Tech. Articles For Xona.com? 2005/Nov/09 — Matthew Doucette Do you enjoy writing articles? Are you enthusiastic about technology? Please read on. Xona.com is looking for motivated authors. Visual Studio .NET Keyboard Shortcuts Macro 2005/Aug/02 — Jason Doucette Visual Studio .NET macro that creates an HTML table of all current keyboard shortcuts. Useful for finding key bindings, or for an easier way to browse through them. Update: Google DOES Honor 301 Permanent Redirects 2005/Jul/21 — Matthew Doucette These are my experiences with Google's and Yahoo's handling of 301 permanent redirects. Inter.net Violation: Unlimited Account Overusage 2005/Jun/19 — Matthew Doucette My ISP, Inter.net, is threatening to shut down my "Unlimited Internet access" account if my family members use it more than 1 hour and 15 minutes, individually, per day, on average. Uninstall Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) 2005/Mar/16 — Matthew Doucette Sometimes Add/Remove programs will NOT uninstall Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) due to a known bug. This is how to uninstall DAP if this happens to you. Domain Hacks & Email Hacks 2004/Nov/03 — Matthew Doucette Background info on "domain hacks" (del.icio.us, blo.gs, cr.yp.to) and "email hacks" (j@m.es, w@y.ne). Create an MP3 Alarm Clock 2004/Oct/20 — Jason Doucette Why wake up to the annoying buzzer of your alarm clock, when you can let your computer play one of your favourite songs in the morning? Google Gmail Invites 2004/Oct/17 — Matthew Doucette Here are some free Gmail invites, Google's awesome new online email. Spam Inspector 4.0 Review 2004/Aug/30 — Jason Doucette A review of Spam Inspector 4.0 from Giant Company Software based on my extensive use - from installing it and using it daily for several months to dealing with customer support. What is "wuauclt.exe" and "wuaudt.exe"? 2004/Aug/26 — Matthew Doucette What is the wuauclt.exe (or wuaudt.exe) process? How to Delete Undeletable Files or Folders 2004/Aug/19 — Matthew Doucette How to delete undeletable files and folders. Uninstall Windows Messenger 2004/Aug/10 — Matthew Doucette How to uninstall Windows Messenger. Anti-Aliased Text: Better or Worse? 2004/Aug/03 — Matthew Doucette Anti-aliased text is sometimes better, but sometimes worse, than aliased text. Here is why. Investigate Windows Processes 2004/Aug/03 — Matthew Doucette Ever wonder what all those processes running on your Windows system are for? Minesweeper and Random Number Generation 2004/Jul/27 — Jason Doucette How computers generate random numbers, and how this affects Minesweeper games. Hide Preview Pane in Outlook Express 2004/Jul/27 — Matthew Doucette How and why you should hide the preview pane in Outlook Express. Run Tasks in Low Priority 2004/Jul/22 — Matthew Doucette Run tasks in "BelowNormal" or "Low" base priority by default. Search MSDN with Google 2004/Jul/19 — Matthew Doucette Search MSDN more productively with Google. Uninstall 180 Search Assistant 2004/Jul/18 — Matthew Doucette How to delete 180 Search Assistant once and for all. Customize Your Windows Explorer Shortcut 2004/Jul/18 — Jason Doucette Create your own unique shortcut to Windows Explorer that is customized to your liking. Proper Way to Recreate My Computer Desktop Icon 2004/Jul/16 — Jason Doucette Properly recreating the missing 'My Computer' icon on the desktop. How Connected Files are Made, and their Problems 2004/Jul/16 — Jason Doucette Have you ever deleted or moved a file, and a folder goes with it? You have a 'connected file'. Programming Windows, 5th Edition - Errata Addendum 2004/Jul/01 — Jason Doucette I created and maintain an extensive errata list of program bugs, text typos, and errors for Charles Petzold's Programming Windows, 5th Edition - the bible of Windows programming. Visual C++ .NET Standard Edition - Free Optimizing Compiler 2004/Jun/29 — Jason Doucette How to freely obtain and integrate Microsoft's expensive Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional Edition optimizing compiler and linker into Visual C++ .NET Standard Edition. Stop Spam Mail 2004/Jun/17 — Matthew Doucette Here are various ways I stop spam emails without using an email filter. Monitor Convergence 2004/Jun/09 — Matthew Doucette Optimize your monitor's convergence to produce the clearest possible image. SpinRite 6.0 - HD Maintenance, Recovery, and Repair Software 2004/Jun/07 — Matthew Doucette Gibson Research Corporation has just released SpinRite 6.0 (now compatible with NTFS, Linux, Novell, or any other file system). Windows XP Setup Tweaks & Tips 2004/May/22 — Matthew Doucette Setup and Tweak Windows XP. |
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