New Year Gift Exchange

Bring a gift to share with your fellow SIRs.  The gift can be a web site, a shortcut, a tip or trick.  Anything that you think would be of value to our members.  All gifts, of course, are priceless!

I'll get the sharing started:
Here is a web site that will get you to many others:  http://www.allmyfaves.com/
Did you know the Post Office will deliver you free boxes?  Go to http://www.usps.com/ then click on Order Eco Friendly Boxes.
IF you have several windows open and you want to get to the desktop quickly, hold down the windows key and press d (XP).
IF you have Windows Vista get the January 2009 issue of PC World and look on page 106 for Eight Fixes for Vista's Worst Features.
IF you use Picasa be sure to download version 3 ( http://picasa.google.com/ ), the red eye correction is really slick.
If you get an error message you don't understand copy and paste it into Google.  (Thanks to Phil Reed.)

Bill Katz offers:
"Microsoft Power Tools Utilities" (for XP) are available from Microsoft for free. There a many, and a few are quite useful.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx

Dale Gallinatti offers:
1.   Wired.com  a wonderful web site ( and magazine ) that helps us remain aucourant with  technology., etc.
2.   "6 new web technologies of 08 you need to do now."    An interesting article that appeared in Wired.com on Dec. 31, 08.

Barry Campbell offers:
Look at the Flip digital video camera, it is small and cost only $100.

Bruce Saltzman offers:
Look at a great newsletter at www.worldstart.com

Jack Carver offers.
Look at www.mozy.com for free backup.

Howard Stoddard offers:
Look at www.speedeasy.net/speedtest for network transfer rates.
Look at www.computerfreetips.com for computer tips.