Tips & Tricks
Your MacBook’s Display Resolution is Wrong Because You Forgot to Power On Your External Monitor
You boot up your MacBook with an external monitor attached, but you forget to turn on the monitor. You turn …
Month: March 2007
24/7 Crime Alerts!
Police Traffic Stop Leads to Burglary Arrest
Alert officers from Arlington Heights Police Department arrested a
possible burglar from a fresh crime from another part of town …
24/7 Crime Alerts!
Criminal Damage to Property to a Jeep in Arlington Heights
A Jeep was reported damaged Monday while in a parking lot over the weekend in the 500 block South Arthur …
24/7 Crime Alerts!
Shoplifters Caught at Kohl’s
Two teen shoplifters were apprehended at Kohl’s in Arlington Heights
Monday just after noon.
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Tech Rant!
Firfox Web Browser — Security?
I am a fan of Firefox, the web browser. But, I was recently a guest on a
friend’s computer that …
24/7 Fire Rescue!
Elk Grove Accident, Higgins Just East of Route 53
Arlington Heights Fire Department has sent an ambulance to Elk Grove
Village at Higgins Rd, just east of Route 53 …
VIDEOS
Cardinals Nesting and Feeding
Cardinal nest, adults and young cardinals eating and learning to fly (from peggysueproductions)
VIDEOS
Cardinal at Bird Feeder
Cardinal grabbing something to eat at the bird feeder (taburineagle).
Funny!
Do You Like to Dance? This Guy Does … We Found Matt’s Outtakes
Kjeragbolten, Norway
Los Angeles, California
Nakun, Guatemala
Dead Vlei, Namibia
Gulung Mulu, Malaysia
The jungles of Borneo
Tokyo, Japan
Giza, …
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Crime Video
Tornado Outbreak Eastern New Mexico, Clovis Damage (VIDEO)
Storms chasers caught three tornadoes on video about 20 miles north of Lovington, New Mexico, which is 40 miles south …
Fire Prevention
Fire Precautions with Notebook Computers and Batteries
U.S. transportation officials warned travelers yesterday to take precautions when flying with battery-powered gear such as laptops and cell phones …
Video: Fire
Rolla Rural 4415 Has a Pretty Long Haul on a Fire Response (VIDEO)
Rolla, Missouri Fire & Rescue Department video of a response to the report of a flue fire. Looks like takes …
Video: Fire
Crime Prevention
You Smell a Strange Ammonia or Acetone Odor? That Might Be a Meth Lab
Meth labs often produce strong odors that smell like ammonia, acetone, or cat urine.
Meth labs also produce large amounts …