Spray Can Printer

This is really cool. It’s a video so if you have a dialup connection it may take a little while to load.
It does fast forward about 45 seconds into the video so this is normal. Watch it all the way to the end so you can see what’s “printed.”
Link to video

New Online Word Processor

Thanks to Stephen over at Stephen’s Untold Stories for pointing me to this online word processor called ajaxWrite. Be careful though. It doesn’t work in Internet Explorer. You’ll need Firefox to open it.

Mouse Dead?

Many times I observe a user panic when the mouse is frozen and no longer seems to function. Most of the time, a reboot of the computer will take care of this. However, the keyboard can be used for many functions. Here is Microsoft’s page on keyboard shortcuts.

The IP Address

This is a short little tutorial on the IP address. What is an IP address? First of all, IP is short for Internet Protocol. The IP address is made up of octets of binary code, but we see actual numbers instead. There are 4 parts to the IP address. It [...]

Standardized Tests

There’s an interesting article in the New York Times today about standardized tests and how many are being given in this day and age.
Link to Article (may require registration)

Need to Print from Several Computers in Your Home?

This is a quick and easy setup for using a print server. A print server, such as the one shown below, will enable a USB printer to be placed on your home network and accessible to anyone using any computer. The USB cable attaches to one end of the server, and the other [...]