Seek and Destroy

What can I say - I was once a hardcore Metallica fan. In third grade. My song/blog title is kind of misleading, actually, but "seek" is the closest I could come to "search", and I'm going to talk about searching in this post. Whatevs. It's early and I need about 4 more quarts of caffeine before I achieve coherence. Yes, I realize that 11 a.m. is not really very early to the rest of the world. Thanks for pointing that out, Einstein, but you're way off-topic. Moving on...

I've gotten a handful of innocent emails recently from folks looking for old Windows tips or Downloads of the Day (articles I used to write in conjunction with TechTV segments), or just cool stuff I used to file away in the "Web/Tech" category of this site. They're all legitimate inquiries, since recently I removed category displays from my main page, effectively rendering all future searches through the archives as useless as a day spent finding a needle in a haystack. I didn't do it on purpose - I just really thought that nobody cared about learning how to add custom images to their Windows XP Start button anymore. Obviously, I was wrong. So I've added a new search function below my Archives list in the left-hand column on this page. It seems to work pretty well so far. You're welcome.

Comments

[qux]

I used to be a hardcore Metallica fan in high school, and I loved your tips! However, I tried putting custom text on my XP Start button and I had to do a System Restore because apparently Service Pack 2 doesn't like it. I heard that you can use an external HD with Vista and use it as extra RAM and that games like WoW run much faster, etc. We have a whole new OS to tinker with!

[John]

Windows tips, Mac tips, website suggestions, I'll take 'em all. I'm sure anything you post will be damn good, pun intended.

[Buckly]

What? No love for the Mac?

[sarah]

I have lots of love for the Mac NOW, but back at TechTV, I was Windows-only! Sad but true. :)

[Jimtac]

11am, isn't early to everyone, but for me it's almost bed time. It's not always easy being one of the people running the world when everyone else is sleeping. But I do like being able to bring my MBP to work, and no one can complain about it.

[Dennis D]

11am is early to me lol, as im up till 4am pretty much every day

[kenneth]

metallca still has its place in my hart and 11 am is to early also I forgot about your damn good tips section I guess I'm ocd lol

[kenneth]

metallca still has its place in my hart and 11 am is to early also I forgot about your damn good tips section I guess I'm ocd lol

[Doug]

Thanks for adding the tips. I really would like it if you put up a webcam so we can see your daily moves. I can't do without your cat like reflexes.