Archive - January, 2008

Spriglet #10 – Hiding Taskbar Icons in Windows

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If you are like me and often have a lot of apps open in Windows, here’s an easy way to get more room in your taskbar. If you’re wondering why my taskbar is dark gray, I’m using the Zune theme for Windows XP.

®= right-click, © = click, © © = double-click

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1. ® on an empty place on the taskbar, © Properties

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2. © Customize next to the “Hide inactive icons” checkbox

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3. Note the Behavior column

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4. Next to each “Hide when inactive” entry change it to “Always Hide”

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5. © OK twice and you’re done. Voila. Nice, huh?

Ask-a-Ninja ‘Stache

Thought this was funny. First new Ask-a-Ninja video in a while. Apparently he’s growing a mustache, because it’s sticking through his mask.

Purging drug trinkets in MN

[viagra ford]

Caught this article on my Yahoo start page this morning. What a great idea!

Twenty shopping carts full. Nice.

SMDC Health System, intends to ship the 18,718 items to the west African nation of Cameroon

The response by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America:

It’s a bit draconian. But the onus is on us now to do a better job of explaining the job and the importance of marketing representatives. Unfortunately there are a lot of cynics in America who want to think the worst.

Draconian? Pffft.

Same needs to be done in Washington. Money better spent elsewhere.

Now if they could do something about the commercials.

Oh, and why is Robert Jarvik the Lipitor guy again?

1 to 100 on the drums

Sweet Pinball Number Count Moves

What’s missing from Wii Sports

Here are some things that I think can be improved in Wii Sports.

  • Stats! The message board is not a good place to view my personal best scores. I’d like to see a table of all Miis on the console and their best scores in each sport.
  • A way to turn off the strap warnings and things that slow the game down. I know they’re necessary, but once my Mii has acknowledged them, don’t show them again.
  • It would be cool if some functionality could be unlocked when you get to a certain skill level in all of the sports. I know bowling pros get a different color ball, but what about the other sports?
  • Tennis – when you’re not playing against the computer, there are some unhittable service returns. It’s not quite fair.
  • Baseball
    • It’d be sweet to pick the players on our team from our pool of Miis.
    • I know the minimalist nature of Wii Sports is what makes it cool, but some more action on the baseball players would be nice, especially fielding. For example, if you hit a line drive to first base, the fielder should step on the base.
    • It’d also be cool to be able to position yourself in the batter’s box.
  • Golf – If there’s one of the sports that a movement that is counter-intuitive, it’s golf. Maybe it’s that I don’t like golf in general.
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