My Hattiesburg

Internet Explorer 7

For those that don’t know (I sure didn’t for some reason), Internet Explorer 7 is in beta 2 stage meaning that it’s close to a release candidate.  I’ve been using it for a couple of days in between my main browser, Firefox.  I really like the improvements made in IE7 and if extensions were available for it, could see it taking back some Firefox user base.  Since a lot of visitors to My Hattiesburg use Internet Explorer, this will be your next browser.  Tabbed browsing will become the standard now that all major browsers will use it.   Also improved in this version is RSS handling, security, and search functionality. 

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Create your own blog

Our Hattiesburg is a new site created to let the members of this site have their own blog to update everyone on what is going on in their everyday life.  Click on the link below to get started.

Blogging at Our Hattiesburg

Our Hattiesburg Blog Directory 

Organize your fitness routine

HyperStrike is a new fitness site that helps you organize your workouts and much more. If your having trouble coming up with a solid routine for your fitness goals, this might be the site for you. You start out answering some simple questions about what you want your fitness goals to be or what sport you are training for. Then Hyperstrike prescribes a complete workout routine and helps you keep up with your progress. Combine this with a free diet journal like FitDay, and you can keep up with your health/fitness history anywhere you go.

A better yellow jacket trap?

Summer in South Mississippi to most people means outdoor picnics and camping. In a lot of situations, you have to deal with yellow jackets around your food. This can be highly dangerous to anyone that is allergic to them and painful for everyone else. This blog tells you how to build a do-it-yourself yellow jacket trap to not only distract them away from your camp site, but also kill them in the process.

Grandpa Kipp’s Sure-Fire Yellow Jacket Trap!

City of Oak Grove?

Just posting a note that the final meeting scheduled for the incorporation of Oak Grove will be tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Oak Grove High School. Many believe that this will be the last chance of Oak Grove incorporation before Hattiesburg annexes it’s tax-income base completely. If you live in the area, just stopping by to listen to what the organizers have to say wouldn’t be a bad idea. For a lot more discussion on the subject, you can check out the forum thread, City of Oak Grove?

Trouble organizing your finances?

Browsing around today, I found an interesting blog at SuccessMinders. They have available for download a printable sheet that you can track your finances on. Folded up, it’s no bigger than a credit card, but you can track several areas of your financial information on the page. It’s available for free download on site and worth a look if you are looking for a new way organize your financial information in a portable system.

SuccessMinders

Take better pictures

Ever wondered why your picture contains too much light, or how you can get your camera to stay in focus on those sports photographs?  A new article at PhotographyJam explains more about camera basics like shutter-speed, aperture, and ISO.  It also does it in terms that anyone that has a camera can understand.  Become a better photographer, then be sure and upload your pictures to our gallery 

Camera Basics

Use Microsoft’s free tools to get rid of spam

Microsoft has been working hard to help you in your fight to remove and keep viruses and malicious software from your computer. Microsoft Defender has been improved and is now in beta 2 status. I downloaded and tested both of these programs tonight and they seem very easy to use.

Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool

Microsoft Defender 2

You may have to jump through a few hoops to validate your Windows installation, but after that, it should be smooth sailing using both programs. They download updates automatically, and can be ran in the background as you do other things.

Useful web sites

In an effort to get the blog started back up, I’m posting some web sites that you might be interested in. These sites may put a new spin on an old model, or be totally new in their creativeness and use of the internet, or be a link to free software. I hope they improve your experience or make your life a little easier.

Snap — A visual search-engine that basically not only returns you a list of sites for any given search, but also gives you a screenshot preview of the web sites.

WeatherMole — Get your local weather by clicking on a map of the U.S.

Skype — Got a friend in another state that is running up your phone bill? Skype is offering free internet phone calls till the end of the year.

Google Pack — Google’s free software list is growing by the month. Free photo-editing, desktop search, and lots of other internet software you shouldn’t be without. Get it all in one download with Google Pack.