PowerPoint presentations almost always suck. There’s a reason for that.
Entries from March 2008
On PowerPoint
March 30th, 2008 · Comments Off · Computers, Main
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Dimming the Lights
March 30th, 2008 · Comments Off · Main
At church, after the singing and liturgical items are done, the lights are dimmed and the sermon begins, which struck me as odd the first few times. But having been stuck in business presentations with glaring overhead lights, it really is better — you relax more and can concentrate better.
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Ape Genius
March 30th, 2008 · Comments Off · Main
PBS Nova “Ape Genius” program. Explains the 15% of behaviors “The Office” doesn’t.
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Website Baseline Security Analysis
March 29th, 2008 · Comments Off · Computers, Main
A lot of junior Windows admins think that the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is sufficient to test the security of IIS websites.
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All Servers Belong in GMT?
March 10th, 2008 · Comments Off · Computers, Main
Server BIOS time should be set to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Doesn’t work with Windows, though, which is why a lot of people don’t bother. POSIX systems use GMT, so follow something like OpenBSD’s FAQ on the matter.
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Internet Reading
March 10th, 2008 · Comments Off · Computers, Main
I was searching for an old essay today and ran across this, so I’m tagging it for future perusal. Computer reading.
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Happy Endings (The Peak-End Rule)
March 6th, 2008 · Comments Off · Main
Play a very loud annoying sound for 10 seconds. Then play the exact same 10 seconds, but add on 5 seconds of the sound growing softer and more pleasant. Then ask someone which sound they prefer. They’ll pick the second sound, even though it’s annoying for longer – it includes the exact 10 seconds of annoying, plus [...]
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Venezuelan Hot Dogs
March 4th, 2008 · Comments Off · Main, Recipes
Yummy recipe.
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Baby Boomer Buggy Printing
March 4th, 2008 · Comments Off · Main
Here are the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s “Clear Print Guidelines.” Wouldn’t surprise me a bit if within the next ten years the average font size increases, until everything feels like a Reader’s Digest large print.
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More Free Software
March 4th, 2008 · Comments Off · Computers, Main
PCMag collection of free software
Noticeably lacking in the Finance list is Microsoft’s Accounting Express.
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Recent Reading
March 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off · Main
My recent reading, primarily on cognitive topics.
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Monochrome FujiBoink ?
March 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off · Computers, Main
Sacrilege!!!
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