IE vs Firefox – Registry Entries

Below is a registry key that can be used for at least Windows XP to determine which browser has been selected as the default browser. I used it in my Perfect Keyboard macros to create an entry on my Launch Browser menu that would be aware of the current user choice.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet]
@=”FIREFOX.EXE”

— vs ———————————————

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet]
@=”IEXPLORE.EXE”

I’ll bet that this registry entry has been present in previous versions of Windows also.

Tags vs Categories

Seems I can have both tag and category clouds in WordPress, sweet! I know that tags can be sprinkled anywhere in posts, but what about categories? I see that categories can be hierarchical which tags cannot do by design.

I get a checkbox list of categories when creating a post. I’m putting this post in every category except “Uncategorized”

I have to enter tags manually, separating them with commas. I sure wish it could give me a list of my currently used tags. Perhaps I just haven’t found the list yet…   Ah, it has a type-ahead in the tag textbox for currently used tags, but you have to know the first letter of the tag. Better than nothing.

Honey Baked Ham

HoneyBaked Ham is $6.09 per pound today. Publix ham was $4.79 for pre-glazed and $3.00 for the do-it-yourself honey baked glaze, both on sale as of last Wednesday. I used the table below to determine how much ham to buy. Definitely buy a spiral cut ham, it is worth any extra money and saves your arm from carving! We went the cheapest route, buying the ham from Publix and adding the glaze ourselves. It was actually on sale for $2.50 per pound when we bought a few days before Christmas.

People to Pounds Table

People	Pounds of ham	Publix Do-It-Yourself Honey Glaze	HoneyBaked Store in 2007
6-10	8 lbs	$20	$48 – $54
11-15	9 lbs	$22.50	$54 – $60
15-18	10 lbs	$25	$60 – $66

The ham will last at least 7 days in the refrigerator.

Smoke Alarms

Install smoke alarms on every level of your house. For the best detection and notification, install both ionization and photoelectric-type smoke alarms; some models provide dual coverage. Put alarms inside or near every bedroom. Test them monthly to make sure they work. Put in new batteries once a year, sooner if the detector starts chirping. If your alarms are hard-wired, make sure they have battery backup in the event of power disruptions. Smoke detectors for the hearing-impaired are available on the Internet.

Random Notes on Windows and Mac

To run Windows on a Mac use one of these
- VMWare Fusion
- Parallels

MacBook or MacBook Pro
Two fingers on the Mac trackpad = Mouse right click
Control + two finders up on the trackpad = zoom

PEBKAC — a funny acronym

Having trouble with your computer? Maybe the problem is PEBKAC…

PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

I heard Chris Pirillo use this acronym on his video podcast today.

New Software

The new software I purchased through e-Academy arrived today. Unfortunately, I was under the weather and didn’t feel well enough to install it. I spoke to Vista Developers about a trip to North Carolina in October to see some land. I told him that we needed to wait until next summer as this year won’t work for us.

Does OneNote offer any seamless export to a blog feature?

Q: Does OneNote offer any seamless export to a blog feature?

A:
It’s not *that* seamless, but it works pretty well. You need Word 2007
though. Basically, OneNote sends it to Word and then you can use Word’s
blogging feature to post it to a blog.
Note though that I have to edit my posts before they appear on my
WordPress blog, because there are certain things that are just formatted
wrong. Not sure whether Word or OneNote is to blame though for each of
the things.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] pdschmid@nospam.mvps.org
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Plain text indication of bold, underline, italic, etc.

Use underscore characters at the beginning and end of the _underlined passage_.
Use asterisks at the beginning and at the end of *the passage you want to put in bold face*.
Put a slash character before and after the /italicized passage/.

Examples:
_Underlined_
*Bold*
/Italicized/

Sources:
Underlining in Plain Text Email Messages
Email Netiquette Tips, Tricks and Secrets