複雜的記住，有希望地強，密碼是痛苦。 特別是如果您在一個開放辦公室工作或密碼不保護說的文件，寫下他們或保存他們在文件擊敗對象。 最佳的密碼…

想知道多快您的互聯網連接真正地是？ 那些ISPs也許不給您一樣寬廣帶，像您少許支付嘗試這整潔 站點 為快和骯髒的速度測試。 它告訴我我…

熱在腳跟新 微軟計算器加上 是微軟時區。 這個微小的附屬程序在您的系統盤子坐并且提供幾乎對時間的立即通入用不同的時區(萬一您不可能猜測從…

我工作與很多科學家，當請求印刷質量圖像為出版物在紙時或雜誌經常送我Powerpoint幻燈節目或Adobe PDF文件。 偶爾地，我將接受半寸Gif他們…

在BadLanguage blog，一個評論從 詹姆斯Staut 使用321叫日誌建議作為一個巨大方式得到更好的服務，當您叫所謂的顧客服務在您必須處理的所有公司時。 您向站點登記和…

今天是 停工天, so what may I ask are you doing here, reading the Sciencetext blog, if you’re able you should be outside enjoying the fresh air or mooching about doing something else that requires no electricity. And, just…

Forget 24. Check out 23! 23 is a fascinating number, a significant figure in fact. First off, it is a prime number. A number that can only be divided by itself and the number 1 to give a whole number…

Apparently, 2006 saw the digital universe pass 160 billion gigabytes (that’s 160 exabytes, for more on the exa prefix and its congeners check out this sciencebase article). That’s an awfully large number of digital photos, mp3 files, documents, and other…

Publicizing your blog’s subscriber base with one of those cutesy Feedburner animations, could be the worst thing you do for your blog unless you already have several hundred subscribers and even then some readers may simply feel your boasting. After…

Ever had to reinstall Windows, come on, stupid question, who hasn’t had to reinstall Windows? It’s a perennial favorite. Well, if you have and you’ve got your OS on CD but have to connect to the net to get all…

Someone sent me a link to a New York Times article on dark matter today, which was quite timely as I am about to embark on writing a feature of my own for another US publication on that subject. Anyway,…

Do you use Mozilla Thunderbird for email? Do you receive emails where your correspondent has purportedly highlighted text? Can you see the highlighting? Well, if you can let me know what settings you use to reveal said highlighting. If you cannot,…

Here’s a little trap that sometimes catches everyone. Modern email programs usually have an autocomplete address facility, start typing a name, “Bill….” say and the “Send to” field gets filled with the fullname and email address, plucked as if by…

Fellow blogger and self-professed root of all evil is giving away a Nintendo Wii as part of his latest blog-promotion scheme. To enter the competition, all you need is a blog and a spare post in which you can embed…

No, this is nothing to do with any kind of metaphysical epiphany, it is simply a post to introduce you to the excellent online units converter that we have made available to readers in the sidebar (to the right) courtesy…

If you’re looking for a significant figures calculator, this is the place to be. If you’re after information on Microsoft Calculator Plus then read on…

Here’s a virtual gadget from Micro$oft that the Sig Figs site should hold dear to…

Wednesday March 15 is Pi Day, in case you didn’t know. So, here’s a little slice of that most infamous of irrational numbers.

The number pi, represented by the Greek letter, pi, is rather puzzling. As far as significant figures…

What is phishing? Put simply, it’s attempted fraud. It’s a method of conning someone, usually via an email, an instant message, or a website. It uses social engineering techniques to grab your passwords, credit card, and other personal details with a…

Do you submit stuff to Digg or have a particular interest in a site like ScienceText.com that you want to keep up to date with whether it gets Dugg?

Well, here’s a very simple way to search and then follow…

Everyone on a Windows machine knows how annoying it is that after a Windows update, the little dialog box repeatedly pops up asking you whether you want to Restart Now or Later. Well, I very rarely want to restart “now”…

I don’t know if I should be pleased or not. I just carried out the Earthday ecological footprint survey and discovered that if everyone lived like me we’d need 1.9 Earths. Now, that implies that I’m living well beyond the Earth’s means.…

Want a nice right-click dialog box that will allow you to move (or copy) files to any of a set of folders on your Windows machine that you care to specify, either in advance or on-the-fly? Well, Moon Software’s FileTargets could…

Do you ever get the feeling that your once vast hard drive is finding it harder and harder to squeeze in all those videos, digital photos, divx downloads and what have you? Me too! One way to free up space…

There are millions, well maybe not millions, thousands, perhaps, or is it hundreds…dozens, even? of blogs out there that do a far better job of offering tips&tricks on computing issues that ScienceText.com, I admit. But, please tell me it is…