Archive for the ‘Computer Issues’ Category
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Whether you are taking on a new home improvement project or starting a new career, preparation is the key to success. Preparation is also critical to homeland security and, during a crisis, your personal security. Now the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with The Advertising Council, ...
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
When I look back on my formal education, including K-12, college and a variety of professional development courses, I can easily identify the one skill that has had the greatest impact on my professional and personal development - reading. I was fortunate to attend school in a consolidated school ...
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Why won't you listen to me on this? Just quit using Internet Explorer - download Firefox and start getting the most out of your internet experience with add-ons. I told you about Foxmarks in yesterday's article but if being able to synchronize your bookmarks didn't convince you ...
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Saturday, August 25th, 2007
People ask me for computer buying advice all the time. Things like "Where should I buy a computer?" or "How much RAM do I really need?." Regardless of the initial question they ask, I always try to work in my number one computer-related recommendation - back up, back ...
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
Like the song says, its funny how time slips away. I can clearly remember discussing whether the National Do Not Call Registry would work a while back. The Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. You simply sign up on-line and most ...
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Anyone that has worked with websites, file archives, or collections of music, videos, or pictures has probably spent way too much time renaming hundreds of files.
Rename Master is a utility for renaming large groups of files with a few clicks. It will easily add, remove, or replace parts of the ...
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Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
Face it, cops don't make boat loads of money so it is very important that we learn to manage our money effectively. Unfortunately, most of us can't afford to hire a professional financial planner so a little self-directed learning can make a big difference. UC Irvine has developed ...
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Monday, August 6th, 2007
If you spend much time surfing the web, you probably have learned to bookmark the websites that interest you so you don't have to hunt them down a second time. Unfortunately, after a period of time your Favorites and Bookmarks lists can become bloated with duplicate links or useless ...
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Thursday, July 26th, 2007
If you have been reading The Sisyphus Comments for any length of time, you know that I have used a Mac as my primary computer for several years. I recently purchased a new MacBook so that I could keep pace with my wife and son who have been using ...
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
At the academy, we use an "electronic grade-book" which is really nothing more than a spreadsheet. Like most agencies, we also use a spreadsheet to develop our budget. When a spreadsheet is used for these purposes, normally more than one staff member is given editing privileges for the ...
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Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). Don't you just love all those acronyms? Why can't the feds just make up a name and go with it like ...
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Friday, July 20th, 2007
Most folks will agree that working the street is a young man's game. The physical demands of police work require a sound mind and body if you hope to make it home safely at the end of your shift. Knowing, that we can't work the streets forever, officers ...
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Monday, July 16th, 2007
If you tend to repeatedly use use the same phrases of text or graphics, you have probably used figured out that the AutoText feature in Word can be a real time saver. Word 2007 takes the same concept a step further with a graphical gallery that is a lot ...
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Monday, July 2nd, 2007
Obesity is one of the most pressing social issues in our country. I have frequently written about health and fitness issues in the past so my readers probably already know my opinion on weight control. I don't believe in fad diets and quick weight loss fixes. I ...
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