Archive for the ‘Computer Issues’ Category
Sunday, July 1st, 2007
So you think you know your way around the web? Do you spend most of your spare time surfing the deepest corners of the web? Well then you should be able to answer the following question without much effort.
What do folksonomy, blogosphere, netiquette, blook, webinar, vlog, social networking, ...
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Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Since I wrote my series of articles about my walk on the Appalachian Trail last week, I have received several emails from people who would like to "just do it" themselves. Anytime that you start a new hobby there is a learning curve so you have to do ...
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
ESPN E-ticket wanted to know how tough it actually is to make the U.S. Olympic team. In their quest for an answer, they convinced Kathryn Bertine, a former ice skater, professional triathlete and accomplished author, to see whether she could get to Beijing in 2008. After some fits and ...
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
Are you tired of trying to keep up with all of your passwords? Wouldn't it be nice if you only had to remember one password for all your accounts? Now you can do exactly that with this great little free program, KeePass. It will work with either Windows ...
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Sunday, June 17th, 2007
Are you tired of channel surfing through the trash that is available on television? Why not turn off the television and tune into some quality entertainment. Thanks to the Old Time Radio Link Society you can still enjoy the classic radio shows of days gone by. There ...
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Saturday, June 2nd, 2007
The American Dietetic Association is the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. The ADA has created a very nice website that is loaded with tools to help you manage your diet. In addition to general nutritional tips, there are brochures containing nutritional facts and even some recipes to ...
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
This is one of those articles that you run across every now and then that makes you think - now that's cool. If you happen to be a Mac user like me, you are probably using some of these mouse scroll wheel techniques already, others you may have heard ...
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Monday, May 21st, 2007
If you are in charge of preparing the budget for your agency or administering a grant, you may have to set up or enter data into a Microsoft Exel spreadsheet. If your spreadsheet involves a division formula, you may experience a problem if the you try to divide by ...
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Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Have you ever wanted to print a list of files that are inside a folder using Windows Explorer? Good luck!
Thank goodness there are software developers like No Nonsense Software to do what Windows does not. They have written a handy little utility that permits you to print or ...
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Monday, May 14th, 2007
Are you getting ready to clean out your garage or your basement? Do you have some stuff you would love to get rid of but don’t know what to do with it. If you aren't in to yard sales or garage sales, try SwapThing.
All you do is list the ...
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Friday, May 11th, 2007
If you haven't stopped by the Get a Mac site at Apple.com, surf on over and check it out. Even if you aren't interested in switching, the series of Get a Mac ads are really well done and pretty cute. Apple has just added three new Get a ...
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Monday, May 7th, 2007
This is another of those websites that you may not use all the time but it will come in handy when you need it. If you find a YouTube video that you would like to save, now you can with YouTubeX. All you have to do is enter ...
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Monday, May 7th, 2007
Several Arizona cities have begun posting pictures of people convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This new website also lists the punishment received in each case. In addition to shaming convicted of drunk drivers, it provides educational resources about the impact of drinking and driving.
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Monday, May 7th, 2007
PDF files are used by many organizations since they can be read on any computer but the formatting stays intact.
Of course completing a PDF form can be a real pain unless you have PDF editing software. Most of you are aware of my penchant for free stuff so let ...
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