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About Dustin Patterson
Posts by Dustin Patterson
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Office 2010: Fix Word Not Saving Default Settings
16 Aug 2011 by Dustin Patterson / 1 Comment
In a previous article, I wrote about how to change the default font and document settings in Word 2010. I recently ran into a frustrating problem on a computer where even though I was saving the settings as default like shown in the mentioned article, when I would close Word and then re-open, the old default setting still remained. Every new document that you create in Word is actually based off...
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Optimize Your MySQL Server With the MySQL Tuner Script
10 Aug 2011 by Dustin Patterson / 1 Comment
MySQL is powerful, open-source database software. When joined with PHP or another programming language, the uses of MySQL are almost endless. The ability to use MySQL in an unlimited number of ways is both a blessing and a curse. While MySQL can be used for just about anything, there is no single proper way to configure a MySQL server. The amount of system resources such as memory and processor to...
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How to Manage Stored User Names and Passwords in Windows Credential Manager
28 Jul 2011 by Dustin Patterson / 1 Comment
A convenient feature of any operating system or software application is its ability to save login credentials so you don’t have to repeatedly enter the same user name and password. Although it may be convenient, there are some potential security concerns with saving login information on your computer, especially if it is shared with others. Windows manages a user’s login credentials th...
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Tectonicus: A High Detail Map Renderer for Minecraft
21 Jul 2011 by Dustin Patterson / 1 Comment
If you haven’t heard (or you are a gamer that has been living under a rock), Minecraft is an extremely popular sandbox indie video game being developed by the Swedish company Mojang. Currently available in both a free Classic version and a paid Beta version, Minecraft has exploded in popularity with over 10 million registered users and just over 2.7 million sales. And the game is only a ...
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Enjoy Mindless Gaming With SkyBurger for iOS
15 Jul 2011 by Dustin Patterson
Everyone loves Angry Birds, that is pretty clear. The problem I have with Angry Birds is that it takes two hands to play – one hand to hold my iPod Touch and the other to slingshot those little feathered creatures across the screen. Sometimes what I need is a game that takes very little skill and very little movement from me. Sky Burger is perfect for this. Sky Burger Sky Burger is a f...
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100 Mbps Broadband Internet Coming to North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota
14 Jul 2011 by Dustin Patterson / 6 Comments
Recently, people in the upper-Midwest region of the United States have seen commercials for the website xisnext.com that was potentially hinting at 100 Mbps broadband internet coming to the upper-Midwest (North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota). I received a reply from Midcontinent Communications confirming that this is indeed true. Midcontinent Communications has launched MidcoNet Xstream® ...
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Subsonic: Now Able to Stream Movies and Videos
13 Jul 2011 by Dustin Patterson / 2 Comments
I previously wrote an article introducing you to Subsonic, the open-source, cross-platform software that can be used to stream your personal music library anywhere across the internet. In the time since that article, few changes have occurred to Subsonic. But recently, a feature was added that really puts Subsonic at the top of my list of favorite software – the ability to stream not only...
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How to Block Advertisements in Opera with Fanboy’s Adblock List
18 Feb 2011 by Dustin Patterson / 3 Comments
When I first considered switching to Opera as my primary web browser, there were a couple of criteria that had to be met. One major condition was that Opera needed to have the ability to block advertisements. In Firefox, advertisements are easily blocked with the Adblock Plus add-on. The Adblock Plus add-on keeps an updated list of known advertisement sources and removes their content from a pag...
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How To Change Default Font and Document Settings In Microsoft Word
11 Feb 2011 by Dustin Patterson / 6 Comments
The release of Microsoft Office 2007 brought some major changes to the popular office suite. Many did not care for these changes at first, but users soon started to enjoy the newest features of Word, Excel, and other Office 2007 programs. One feature in Office 2007 still seen in Office 2010 is a change in the default font from Times New Roman at Size 12 to Calibri at Size 11. While the new fon...
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How To Add Greasemoney and Other Scripts To Opera 11
07 Feb 2011 by Dustin Patterson
When I recently made the switch from Firefox to Opera, there were a couple of things I had to work out with my new web browser of choice. One of my favorite add-ons for Firefox was Greasemonkey, which allows for the installation of scripts that modify and enhance web pages on-the-fly. There is no version of Greasemonkey for Opera available since custom user scripts are supported out-of-the-bo...
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