Webshots.com

I discovered Webshots.com several years ago and it's a great place to store photos and download photos for use as desktop wallpaper and in screen savers. The webshots program also allows the user to load photos from your own personal collection to the program so that your screensaver is a slideshow of your own photo collections. You can group your photos into categories you choose and select which groups will display on your customizable screensaver. I have photos appear on my screensaver sometimes that I haven't seen in years because I've had the program that long. I haven't found a screensaver that I like better than webshots - if I do, I'll let you know...

Dell's on fire, literally!

Dell's burning down the house?
OMG, ther's a report now, that a faulty Dell laptop battery is blamed for starting a house fire. The batteries were first reported to be overheating, then reports started to surface that they were blowing up, now it seems to be getting worse.

From CNET's Dell Blog
Louis Minnear, a South Venice, Fla., homeowner, claims that his wife's Dell laptop battery was responsible for a fire early Thursday morning that left his family of five (plus two dogs) homeless. The fire, according to Minnear, began on the family's couch, where the laptop had been sitting. The computer apparently was a 2-year-old Latitude D500, one of the models affected by Dell's recent battery recall.

The local fire marshal, according to the Herald-Tribune, has not yet arrived at a conclusion on the cause of the fire.

P.S. If you're a Dell owner who's had your Sony battery recalled, backup company Carbonite is offering three free months of online system backup to PC users affected by the exploding-battery fiasco.

wi-fi networks

Wi-Fi Hotspots Search
There are many more sites than those listed here. Some networks charge for access while others are free:

Boingo Wi-Fi Network
CNET HotSpot Zone
Ezgoal.com hotspots
Hotspotlist
Hotspot-locations.com
Intel Centrino Mobile Technology Hotspot Finder
iPass
McDonald's Wireless
NodeDB
PaneraBread
T-Mobile Hotspots
Wayport
Wi-Fi Alliance
WiFiFreeSpot
WiFinder
ZDNet UK WiFi HotSpot page

test you connection speed

How fast is your Internet connection?

Do you ever wonder exactly how fast your connection is or what your upload or download speed is over your connection. These and many other tests can be run from the tools section of the dsl reports website.

Google Toolbar

more on popups

If you saw my previous post, and are still in popup Hell, try downloading and installing the Google toolbar which has a handy-dandy popup blocker built-in. I love the Google toolbar and use it all the time. Try it for free at www.Google.com

There are many more add-ons to the toolbar as well, and Google is always updating the toolbar to make Internet browsing more customizeable and safe!

popups, spam, & spyware - BEWARE!

popups everywhere!

If you have a lot of popups, chances are that you have spyware and/or adware living on your computer that needs to be remedied. There are 2 programs that I use religiously to remove spyware and adware from my system, Ad-aware and Spybot. If you don't yet use these programs, you need to download them ASAP, make sure you have the latest versions, update the definitions, and run them right away! These 2 programs are available for download free of charge and are very powerful and effective when it comes to getting rid of annoying or malicious content that's found a home on your pc.