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Make Word (.doc) Files on the Web Open In Word, Not in IE
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5.14.2006
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Something that has always annoyed me is when I click on a link to a Word (.doc) file on the web, it opens right within Internet Explorer. Yes, I know, when it comes to things like this I am very easily annoyed. But really, why would I want a Word document to open in the smaller space of an IE window, with none (or few) of the menus or toolbars you'd see if you were using Word?
I thought for sure there would be setting in IE that would tell the browser to open Word files in Word, but alas, the setting was not there. So it was off to Google to see if someone had found a fix for this. I found the answer from a site run by a woman named Shauna Kelly. She wrote a great tutorial on how to make Word (or any file) open in the program you want it to, not in IE:
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/sharing/OpenDocInIE.html
Illogically, you have to change a setting from within Windows Explorer (or My Computer), not Internet Explorer. This has a lot to do with Microsoft's idiotic idea a long time ago to integrate the Internet Explorer browser into almost every part of the Windows operating system. Not only does integrating the browser into the operating system make for confusing situations such as the subject of this post, but it has made keeping Windows secure a frustrating experience for hundreds of millions Windows users. For more on this, you might want to check out "The Great Microsoft Blunder" by one of my favorite tech pundits, John C. Dvorak.
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Remove U3 Software From Your USB Flash Drive
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I do all of the technology buying for my department at work. Last week I ordered a Verbatim 1GB U3 Store and Go USB drive from Buy.com . It was only $22 after rebate. You can't beat that.
When I ordered it, I knew that it came with U3 software. This is software that most of the major flash drive manufacturers are loading on their drives. Basically, the U3 software allows you to "carry your favorite software, preferences, profiles, and data" on your USB drive. This is pretty neat. No matter which computer you're at, you can still run your favorite browser, email program, and many other apps and when you're done, they leave no trace on the computer.
While the U3 software is neat, we really had no use for it at work. Unfortunately, when you plug the drive in, it pops up the U3 splash screen, adds an icon to your system tray, and mounts some sort of CD drive in My Computer in addition to the drive itself. There isn't any spyware involved, and everything goes away when you remove the USB drive, but this could really freak somebody out if you gave them your USB drive.
No big deal, I thought. I'll just format the drive and that will get rid of it. Wrong. It was still there after the format. So I called Verbatim and talked to their tech support (who answered the phone quickly, by the way). I was told that the U3 software is on a separate hidden partition and cannot be deleted. I couldn't believe it. They are actually going to force people to deal with U3 even if they have no use for it? Apparently so.
I figured someone else had this problem, so I googled it. I was surprised at how few relevant results there were. Luckily, I found a downloadable program that removes the U3 software from the drive. I found it in a BetaOne forum. Strangely, the removal software is copyrighted by Geek Squad, and the user interface looks almost identical to the U3 software. At any rate, it works.
Since the removal software is so hard to find, I thought I'd post it here so anyone can remove the U3 software if they don't want it. The link below is to the uninstaller that I got from RapidShare Web Hosting. I can't make any guarantees, but it worked perfectly for me.
U3 Uninstaller
Update: U3's own website now has the uninstaller available for download.
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The Evolution of Dance - You've gotta see this
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My buddy Justin Dahlager sent me this link. It's one of the funniest online vids I've see in a while. Check it out at YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg
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