If you make a selection in Adobe Photoshop and try to paste it into Microsoft Word it won't work well (and sometimes won't work at all). Microsoft and Adobe are trying to use OLE (object linki...

A while back I wrote a freeware Vonage call dialer that would work with the Vonage API and allow you to place calls. I created a small tool that would recognize callto: links and place phone c...

Online printing prices for many online providers: 4x6 5x7 8x10 CVS $0.15 $1.49 $3.99 FujiFilm $0.21 $1.29 $2.99 Kodak $0.15 $0.99 $3.99 Shutterfly $0.19 $0.99 $3.99 Walgreens $0....

Anyone interested in new technologies and web-innovations in the Boston area should register and come see some demos this Wednesday. I'll be showing off a new version of PicMe Photo Sharing. I...

The current dogma is that Linux can't become a popular desktop operating system while the worlds most popular applications are written for Windows. But that's just not true anymore. My grandf...

The desktop of a computer is often a wasteland of unused icons, application shortcuts and all sorts of junk that never gets filed or deleted.  What if the desktop wallpaper could help you get ...

A new product I've been using recently to provide remote support is called Crossloop. It's a bare-bones simple remote assistance application that allows you to see and help users remotly. The ...

Imagine that instead of having a poorly rendered 3D map on your GPS you're able to see the world as it exists with your GPS data overlay on your reality. I call this augmented reality. The co...

Context menus or right click menus can provide valuable tools for experience users but abusing context can get you into trouble. Assume that experienced users will find context menus more oft...

Why can't Firefox render certain characters? Instead of certain letters you get a box with a question mark. This issue has been a minor annoyance to me but I could see this being a major adopt...