http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/ en-us Avatar@RichardsonWorld.com Sat, 05 Feb 2005 23:15:51 +0000 http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001928.html Skype is free and simple software that will enable you to make free calls anywhere in the world in minutes. Skype, created by the people who brought you KaZaA, uses innovative P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you with other Skype... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001927.html Trillian is a multi-network chat client that currently supports IRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo! Messenger. It supports all of the features you've come to expect from a good IM client, including but not limited to docking, multi-line edit boxes,... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001926.html Just logged into my GMail account and discovered I have 50 invites to give away WOW, so anyone interested? Either leave me a comment here or send me an email and let me know with your email address and I'll... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001925.html To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our own, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here is something to make you chuckle. Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001924.html 1990: De Klerk dismantles apartheid in South Africa The President of South Africa lifts the 30-year ban on leading anti-apartheid group the African National Congress.... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001923.html The UK Broadband market could see another high speed shake up from UK Online. The company has just announced plans to launch an 8 megabit broadband service in the UK. With a massive upload speed of 8mb, the service comes... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001922.html Microsoft is to crack down on users running pirated versions of its operating system. While the company will still allow users to download security fixes, their options will be limited in the future. There are fears it could leave many... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001921.html The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem with one of the main computers. He dialled the employee's home phone number and was greeted with a child's whisper. "Hello." "Is your... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001920.html Microsoft has never released a service pack for Windows98 SE. But I made a Service Pack for Windows98 SE users. It contains all Windows98 SE updates from Windows Update site and more. It is a self-extracting and self-installing pack like... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001919.html HERE'S the proof kids' favourite Mr Potato Head has crossed over to the dark fried - as he shows off his new Star Wars villain look. Full story The Sun Newspaper... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001918.html Picasa, the Google-owned photo-sharing service, has gone live with version 2.0 of its software. The service's new edition includes some basic photo-editing tools, including the ability to brighten dark images; CD burning; integration with Blogger; a collage-generating tool; and the... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001917.html Bart's PE Builder helps you build a "BartPE" (Bart Preinstalled Environment) bootable Windows CD-ROM or DVD from the original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD, very suitable for PC maintenance tasks. It will give you a complete Win32... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001916.html GMail Drive is a Shell Namespace Extension that creates a virtual filesystem around your Google GMail account, allowing you to use GMail as a storage medium. GMail Drive creates a virtual filesystem on top of your Google GMail account and... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001915.html After you install Windows XP SP2 and then try to run MSN Messenger, the input method editor (IME) may not respond or run as expected. Install this update to help resolve the issue. After you install this item, you may... http://www.richardsonworld.com/blog/archives/001914.html You Are 30 Years Old 30 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question...