Computer Blogging

I was sent this image from a friend of the blog. Not sure if they are what the actual Vista box will look like, but believe they are accurate. Thought some of you might like to see it.

Have you ever wanted to change the text on your Windows Start button to something custom that more fits your ideas. I found this interesting tip when researching one of our old archive files.

The tip over at Elder Geek includes some nice pictures of this tip and may make it easier to follow then our archives.

Give it a try to customize your PC to your liking. Please remember to backup before you make any changes.

I was just contacted this morning by a local magazine publisher wanting to offer our readers a FREE subscription to Wired Magazine. If you have never read Wired, now is the great time to start. They just need you to fill out a short form and answer a few questions and you will get your free subscription. I am sorry to say that this is US only at this time, but will see what I can do for the future. Give it a try and get WIRED!!

When I was younger, every time that I was using a computer my Mother would always say that I was wasting too much time playing games on that computer. Whether I was writing a program, upgrading it, writing a letter or email or actually playing a game, I was always “Playing a Game” to her.

Well if Mom could see me know.

Per a recent report by Medical Breakthroughs by Ivanhoe, Computer games designed to increase mental activity may improve cognition in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

New research from Barcelona, Spain reveals Internet-accessible computer activities were even better at stimulating the mind than the traditional exercises used with dementia patients.

Researchers tested 46 patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease. All participants were taking cholinesterase inhibitors, the most common medication for treating the disease, for at least one year before the study started.

If only Mom knew that I was working to prevent Alzheimer’s and other brain disease all those years she would have been proud.

One of the blogs that a friend of our writes for has just re-released his blog with a new theme. I really like it. Take a look if you are a sports fan, you might enjoy the site.

Also, what do you think of the theme at this blog? Is it easy enough for you to read? Please let us know if you have any feedback, just click the comments link.