Dennis Faas

Infopackets Reader Sally B. writes: " Dear Dennis, We purchased an HP OfficeJet 8500 Pro printer to replace an older HP OfficeJet 7200. The 7200 was connected via USB cable to the server computer [and thus, all print requests were sent via the ... server]. We have been unable to get the Officejet 8500 printer to work on the network. Any tips? " My response: This is one of those questions that could be a "1 in a million" reasons as to why it's not working, but I'll give you a quick checklist of things you can try so you can at least guess where the problem lies: 1. Unplug the old printer and ... (view more)

Description Welcome to the afterlife! It's nothing like you've expected. Become a ghost and master your new paranormal skill set, such as Telekinesis and Scary Sounds, to unravel the secrets of your life-after-death adventure! Ghost in the Sheet is ... a comedy adventure game of supernatural proportions. Mystery, intrigue, comedy and adventure await; aren't you just dying to play? Key Features Master Your New Paranormal Skills! Humorous Mini Games! Solve Puzzles In Any Order! Welcome To The Afterlife! Requirements OS: Windows Vista, XP Memory: 512 MB Microsoft DirectX (free): 8 CPU: P1.4 GHz ... (view more)

Nhancer Nhancer is an advanced Control Panel and Profile Editor for nVidia cards. nVidia's modern graphic cards offer a huge range of settings to optimize the display of games and also of professional applications; some settings can also be used to ... improve the performance and to resolve rendering errors. nHancer is a tool that empowers both experts and inexperienced users to fully utilize the possibilities of the graphic card. http://www.nhancer.com Icsi Netalyzr Netalyzr analyzes various properties of your Internet connection and reports its findings in a detailed report. Attributes include ... (view more)

Hide App Hide specified applications even as they run using Hide App. Note: the full English description is located down the page using the link below. http://exilesofthardware.blogspot.com Backup Mill Backup Mill is a basic file backup program. You ... can back up your data files on to disk, diskette, CD or DVD using Backup Mill. You can restore any file to any previous version without having to know on which media it is stored on, or in which backup set it is located. You can create unlimited incremental backups. This saves time, backups and restores are very fast. http://www.backupmill.com ... (view more)

Irotate iRotate provides convenient access to the native rotation capabilities present in contemporary display drivers, via a popup menu accessible from the system tray and optional system-wide hotkeys. It's no longer necessary to resort to bloated ... Windows hacks, additional software layers or phantom drivers to achieve content rotation. In most instances, support is now available directly from the graphics chip manufacturers, who continuously improve and apply quality assurance to their drivers. http://www.entechtaiwan.com Cam Studio CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity ... (view more)

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Console Console is a Windows console enhancement. Features include: multiple tabs, text editor-like text selection, different background types, alpha and color-key transparency, configurable font, different window styles http://sourceforge.net End ... Point Scan Are you aware of all the devices such as USB sticks, CDs, floppies, smartphones, MP3 players, handhelds, iPods, etc that have been connected to your network? Monitoring your network for these devices is not only time-consuming but nearly impossible to do manually. With GFI's free web utility EndPointScan you can actually check within ... (view more)

Description Explore a magical and mysterious atmosphere as you investigate the sudden disappearance of your sister from the Magic Academy. Enter the Higher Academy of Arwindale and begin your investigation straight away. With the help of your tutors ... you'll learn to take off protective spells, see invisible objects and look into the future. You will also meet ghosts, find ancient spells and use magic artifacts. Overcome all difficulties, and you'll discover the mystery of the Magic Academy! Key Features A Magical Detective Story! Many Different Seek & Find Game Elements! Beautiful ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader 'Fran' writes: " Dear Dennis, I have 2 Dell Inspiron laptops. One has a DVD drive and the other does not. I want to move a program that came on a DVD to the laptop that can't read DVDs. Can this be done, and if so, what is the ... easiest way? I have thought of copying the DVD to a stick and installing it that way. Would it work? " My Response: DVDs can be single or dual layer -- the difference being the single layer can store 4.7GB and the double layer twice that (at 9.4GB). That said, the majority of DVDs I've come across for the PC are single layer. To answer your question, ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader Alan G. from Australia writes: " Dear Dennis, I would like to use some of my programs which are on my PC by linking them to my laptop. Is this possible? If so, how do I go about it? I am an aged pensioner at almost 80 years of ... age. I have used computers since they were input and output with punched cards, so I am not exactly a newbie to computing -- but there are things that I don't know, and this is one of them. Thank you in advance for your help. " My Response: There are ways to get around to do what you're asking (sort of), but generally speaking, it's not possible to ... (view more)