Author Archives: Bill Vincent

Albelli Photo Book Followup: Adobe Air App

May 13, 2008 – 7:15 pm

Albelli said 7 days from upload to delivery via UPS Ground, and it turned out to be eight. I’d call that close enough to call "as advertised". Overall, the quality of the photo album is very high, and what one would expect to get from a company that has dedicated itself to just making made-to-order [...]

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Group Policy Editor in XP Home? A Tweakers Dream

May 6, 2008 – 4:11 pm

I often run across blog entries for a particular tip, trick or tweak for "Windows XP" that invariably starts with "…open Group Policy Editor..". Then, in true Digg-esque fashion, 15 comments not-so-politely inform the author that GPE is only present in XP Pro, so this tweak is useless for XP Home users.
Or is it?
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RIA Review: Albelli Photo Album

May 4, 2008 – 12:27 pm

Photo-related software is quite the rage at the moment, and with my current Adobe AIR kick, Albelli Photo Album was a natural choice for Winextra to take a closer look at. Albelli differs from nearly every other piece of software you can install in a big way: when you’ve finished using the program, you actually [...]

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The Crossloop Community

April 29, 2008 – 4:28 pm

   When I first reviewed Crossloop, there was little more to it than a very simple, yet very functional Remote Assistance program. It holds a place in my ‘toolkit’ and I usually install it on customer computers for possible remote repairs.
  Since that initial post, some pretty amazing things have happened over at Crossloop.com. Nearly [...]

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Boot Screen Changer

April 26, 2008 – 4:01 pm

I just ran across a fun little util at TheTechTurf called BootSkin from Stardock, makers of such creations as WindowsBlinds, which was the subject of several posts and the prize in a contest here at Winextra. Made a couple years ago, there is no Vista support, though StarDock still claims one is in the works. [...]

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Let’s AIR it out a bit

April 23, 2008 – 10:10 pm

   I know, I should be shot for that title. I’m used to it, I’ve been playing Call of Duty 4 and if there is one thing I’m very good at, it’s getting shot. Frequently.
  In my last post, I waxed whiney about the weakness of offerings for Adobe Air. What I see the most [...]

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I know it’s new, but C’mon

April 15, 2008 – 7:17 pm

    I’ve been scouring around for Adobe Air apps worth breaking reviewing, and I must say, I’m coming up a little bit on the side of disappointed.  Just looking at the list of over 70 AIR apps at the Adobe AIR marketplace, the choices are looking bleak indeed. A lot of what’s there is either [...]

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Adobe Air, What’s this now?

April 10, 2008 – 10:02 pm

A few days back, Steven discussed, briefly, Adobe Air and Microsoft Silverlight. He’s even given the Air Media Player a run. I’ve never been too big on Web 2.0-type stuff, (OK, I think it’s far from the “wave of the future” so many Kool-Aid freaks think it is) so I don’t pay it much attention. [...]

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