ROBERT OWEN — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap

MS Office Alternative!

I had a customer ask the other day if there was a “way” to get Microsoft Office without actually paying for it. Well, while there are “ways”, none of them are legal nor are things I am willing to do. They only really asked about this because of the extremely high price of the new version. So, I decided to … Read more

Friday Funny – Annual Dementia Test – Part II

First Question: You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? Answer: (Answer in white text, highlight to see)–> If you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second! Try not to screw up next time. Now … Read more

Friday Funny – Ages of Man

Ages of Man You are in the middle of some kind of project around the house. Mowing the lawn, putting a new fence in, painting the living room, or whatever. You are hot and sweaty. Covered in dirt or paint. You have your old work clothes on. You know the outfit, shorts with the hole in crotch, old t-shirt with … Read more

Vista Desktop Icons

By default, upon install, the Windows Vista desktop is empty… Aside from the recycle bin. You can add back the “Computer”, “Documents”, and “Network” Icons very easily. First “right-click” on the desktop. From the context menu choose the “Personalize” link. When the next window opens, look in the left hand corner, you will see two links. Click the “Change desktop … Read more

Site of the Week: Rhett and Link

It’s been a while since my last site of the week… Been busy.. And nothing has “struck my fancy” in a while until I was introduced to these guys. So, this site of the week is another time waister…. But, if your looking for Good, clean, internet fun them this is the site for you!!!! Check out Rhett and Link … Read more

Friday Funny – Lizzard Birth

This week's Friday Funny is brought to you by… Well, it isn't brought to you by anything other than a web server running Coldfusion and BlogCFC.. But, it's pretty darn funny.. Enjoy *LIZARD BIRTHING* If you have raised kids (or been one), and gone through the pet syndrome including toilet flush burials for dead goldfish, the story below will have … Read more

Windows Vista Auto Logon

Happy Post 4th of July!!! I hope everyone was safe in their celebrations…. ie.. no one burnt down their or their neighbor's house!! I talked a while back about setting Windows XP to auto logon… I've been setting up a lot of Vista machines lately and it seemed like this was not going to be an option for the new … Read more