Shrinking (Encoding) Video

June 6th, 2010

This walkthrough goes through the process of shrinking (technical term, encoding) a video file into two popular video formats in the fewest number of steps. The original problem dealt with encoding a video taken with a Camera Powershot SD990 IS point-n-shoot digital camera and sending it over e-mail. These cameras lack the processing power to [...]

E-mails Abound

May 5th, 2010

What once began as a nightly flurry of system generated e-mails while I am asleep now extends through the daytime hours, the contents of which hold no importance. Although I configured Microsoft Outlook 2000’s messaging rules automatically route these to the Deleted Items folder, a new mail notification icon appears in the lower right corner [...]