1. Open up Notepad and paste in the following lines of code:
   Dim speaks, speech

   speaks=”Good Morning Dave”

   Set speech=CreateObject(“sapi.spvoice”)

   speech.Speak speaks
2. Save the document as a .vbs file (eg: “goodmorning.vbs”)
3. Place a shortcut to the new .vbs file in your Startup folder to insure that it plays on boot

You can modify what the script says by replacing the content in the quotes speaks=”Good Morning Dave” with anything you wish.  You can also test the script by running it prior to creating a shortcut for it in the Startup folder.

Be sure to share your creativity by telling us how you use this script on your PC!

Another piece of information that the People Pane can serve up is an image of the person(s) you’re emailing.  This information can be pulled from your smart phone, the social media connector, or just “any old image” you have associated with the contact in Outlook.

A funny thing was discovered recently in that when a contact does not have a picture association, the “default” image is a silhouette of Bill Gates’ infamous “mug shot” that was taken of him after a driving offense in his youth:

Many media outlets are reporting that the iPhone’s new antenna design is flawed because if the user holds the phone in his/her left hand, the wireless 3G signal strength decreases dramatically.

So what’s a leftie to do?  Well, according to Steve Jobs in one of his candid “I’ll say what I want because you’ll still by my stuff anyway” email replies, said (and I quote):

“Avoid holding it this way”

Nice.

I have to admit, when I started out on Twitter I was getting depressed and upset by the sheer number of people that could not spell, type, or articulate simple thoughts.  That all changed for me when I came across the topic #scifidiseases.

I got to witness people’s creativity and humor in a very unique way.  Even though the topic has stagnated, it is still worth a read, especially if you’re as nerdy as we are at PCS.

If I stumble across any more gems I’ll be sure to post.  Until next time..

During the exhibition (and when the firing line was not active), visitors were allowed to go onto the range and witness the result of the firepower unleashed on appliances, old cars, refrigerators, and in this case, a PC that someone was obviously fed up with:

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It’s almost $100 off the original price!