If you happen to work or use computers in a place where the net admin is well…paranoid. (Lemme rephrase that…more paranoid that usual), you may have run into a point where they go all out and block internet explorer, and for some reason, you dont feel like pulling out that portable FF (you know you should…) Microsoft is here to help! IE is not blocked completely 
for some odd reason….the help window allows you to use IE.
Open up a windows app like calculator or notepad. Click the help button. Click Help Topics. Right click on the title bar and click Jump To URL. Well…what do you know…as long as you add the http:// you can go to sites!
In the event that something like Fortres is running and you cant use windows explorer…well, this bypasses it also. Just type a directory like C:\ and bam, you’re in C.
Tip of the day 
Seeing how i feel pretty sick today…im home from work, and well…what else is there to do but figure out and find more ways to make dangerous things? 
Ya…..
so, here is how you can take a maglite and a dvd burner, combine the two with a bit of tweaking and get yourself a laser on par with a Spyder laser. Check it out on instructables. Keep in mind never to point this thing at ANYone, or even point it where there could possibly be a person. also….don’t point it at an aircraft unless you want the FAA and possibly the FBI after you ;P
Okay, having dealt with one small instance of this, I can’t really speak to the effectiveness of these suggestions, but for a lot of low-level problems and annoyances, I’d say that they should all work pretty well. My only real comments to go with this is that it’s not always a good idea to go around some of these features. Some of them are designed to prevent exactly what you’re trying to do to go around them. Just simply think about what it is you’re trying to go around, and why. Know that there are risks, and know that some are much greater then others. Otherwise, good luck.
I’ll also add that I’ll accept suggestions for better/alternate ways to do these things, as I’ve heard most of them before.
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/103320/Ten-Things-Your-IT-Department-Will-Not-Tell-You
Okay, time to link to something different for a post. . .
(it’s been a while since we had a real PSA)
Its almost time for the Blogathon 2007. The idea behind the blogathon is a 24-hr marathon fundraiser of blogging every 30 minutes for 24 hrs straight, to raise money for charities around the world. You support the people you know doing it by either giving them blog topics to blog about, or by sponsoring their blog and making a $$$ donation.
Read more about it here
http://www.blogathon.org/faq/2007/07/10/history_of_the_blogathon.php
Flashladybug isn’t participating this year (a bit of a lack of time, and I only found out about this yesterday. . . .), but we might next year, and I know someone who IS participating this year, raising money and blogging for the National Kidney Foundation. Her blog is here http://hotarunohikari.livejournal.com/profile.
If you want to search for other charities to donate to, take a look at the list here http://www.blogathon.org/list.php?sort=charalph
Yes, so I’m on lunch break >.<
Who knows what a US copper penny is made of? Well….it used to be copper. Now, its a copper shell with a zinc interior. You can get the copper shell very easily, provided you want to play with some acid. Get a penny and make sure its dated post-1982.
File around the edge to the point where you can see a bit of white (zinc)
Get muriatic acide from your nice, friendly, local hardware store. Its also known as HCL, its used for cleaning concrete.
Drop the penny in a glass bowl of the acide, make sure it doesnt splash, and wear gloves….please. After the bubbles stop forming, pour the acide into a sink, and make sure it doesnt splatter. NEVER add water TO a chemical directly, it can boil. always add chemical TO water.
Rinse the penny shells afterwards, and voila!
Thank you popsci.com 
I did a little searching, and found a few “alternate” google homepages. . . .
http://www.google.com/intl/xx-elmer/
http://www.google.com/intl/xx-hacker/
http://www.google.com/intl/xx-piglatin/
http://www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/
Theres a few more, and the google searches don’t actually change the results, they’re just alternate homepages.
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Although those alternate Google homepages don’t do anything but look cool, Google does offer a few specialized searches. Search for results pertaining to the US Government, Linux, Apple/Macintosh, or Microsoft.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/specialsearches.html
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And who could forget Google’s cute easter game with the bunny. . . .
http://www.google.com/intl/en/Easter/feature_easter.html
A few helpful (and one possibly too powerful) flashlight mod for a brighter flashlight. See how to make a very bright Halogen flashlight with a file and a cheap $5 plastic body, and see an upgrade thats so powerful a flashlight can light newspaper on fire. . .
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/feature-cool-flashlight-hacks
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Okay, another one of those kinda stupid, kinda creative, possibly brilliant posts.
Do you have a dirty keyboard? Are the letters starting to disappear behind a layer of dirt and grime? Maybe it’s time to run your keyboard through the dishwasher.
It might or might not work. Doing it more then once probably isn’t a good idea. As long as it dries fully, it should be okay though. Its usually repeated exposure to water that causes problems. As a bit of common sense, don’t try this with a keyboard you’re not prepared to loose/replace.
Read more about the idea, the results, and waterproof keyboards here
http://www.npr.org/templates/
story/story.php?storyId=11029793&ps=bb1
Self-explanitory.
Lightbulb, Furby, and Plasma. All in a microwave. Sadly, not at the same time.
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-
gadget/feature-fun-with-microwaves
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Here’s a cool how-to post involving light-up LED images on the spokes of bike wheels. Now you too can have glowing images displayed on the spokes of your bike!
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Okay, I think this is really cool, for people who actually ride their bikes now and then (that would include me.) The instructions look fairly simple, and the fact that it all comes in a nice little kit helps a bit too, and makes it easier for first-timers to try their hand at a little electronic magic, soldiering, and maybe a tad of programming.
http://www.instructables.com/id/EQ8CBZBN7DEP286MR8/