Calling widget fans

If you like adding widgets to your blog, then try this website. There are hundreds of interesting widgets to try out and install.

http://www.widgetbox.com/

Lots of fun widgets!

Hint for the week - passwords

If you belong to the group who use the same password for many accounts and an easy to remember one, then you are not alone. Its easy on the head not to have to remember words that have no meaning and (horror of horrors) pecking out symbols on the keyboard. But if you want to remain safe on the net then these hints should strengthen your passwords.

Use a jumble of numbers and letters. Throw in a few symbols as well such as the % or & sign.

Use at least eight characters and randomly capitalize.

The big no no is to avoid using your birthday, personal names of family members, your house address number and easy strings such as 123 or abc.

If you have different accounts use different passwords, though the temptation is great to just make do with the same one.

Change passwords for important accounts at least once in three months.

Avoid using actual words in any language. Password crackers run language dictionaries to find passwords. Not at all difficult for them. They can run through thousands of words in minutes until they find your word.

After going through all these hints how do you remember the password that makes no sense? Best safe storage is good old pen and paper. Not on your computer

How close is too close?

Monitors should be a minimum of two feet from your eyes. Three is better. As somebody who leans into the monitor and gawks at the screen, this piece of advice is very hard to follow. But its all to save your vision and prevent eyestrain. If you cant read comfortably at that distance dont get closer to the monitor but enlarge the print. I have to remind myself of this and keep at it. Also, every hour at least take a five minute break from looking at the screen. All this will give you healthy bright eyes. Moms advice to eat orange veggies like carrots might also do the trick.

Exergaming with Wii

Of course we all know what Wii stands for. Its us. We the people, from five to ninety, who can use Nintendo Wii and enjoy it. Exergaming is the latest fun way to work out with the Wii. But those who do so in small spaces beware. Its estimated that millions worth of damage has happened in homes where exercise enthusiasts have got carried away and toppled the TV or fallen over the furniture.

And a helpful aside for all XP fans. No more XP sales starting now. Vista is here to stay.