Archive for the ‘Computer Issues’ Category
Monday, October 10th, 2005
Want to know a little demographic information about your city or town for a school assignment or a business proposal.
Browse the statistics, find local attractions or even check weather forecasts. You can check the top 10 lists even or the Starbucks quotients page.
This is definitely the place to check if ...
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Sunday, October 9th, 2005
When you travel, it can be a pain getting your email, even if you have access to an internet connected computer other than your own. You have to remember all of your bookmarked pages, usernames and passwords. Well, John Haller has made things a lot easier by developing portable ...
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2005
I am not impressed by web pages very often but this has got to be one of the most impressive sites I have seen in a long time, especially if you are a runner or a cyclist.
This site uses Gmap satellite maps to enable you to map out your route, ...
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Sunday, October 2nd, 2005
If you work in place that blocks instant messenging like those offered by AOL or MSN, you may be able to work around the block to communicate using Meebo. This site supports a number of instant messaging services including Yahoo!, MSN Messenger, AIM and Jabber. You can login ...
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Monday, September 19th, 2005
If you suffer from S.S.A.D. Sports Seasonal Affective Disorder you know there is no cure. However, there are techniques to control the symptoms. Now there is one source for almost all of your sports relief.
Sports Pages covers both college and pro sports. It also make it easy ...
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Sunday, September 11th, 2005
Everyone who uses a computer quickly learns how to cut and paste information from one location on the computer another using Windows Clipboard. Of course, the Clipboard is a temporary storage area within Windows that holds the copied information. Is this process dangerous to use when on the ...
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Sunday, September 11th, 2005
It is no wonder that the CEO of Google got a little upset when a reporter did a Google search on him and then published the information. Public records like court records and professional affiliations are are available over the web.
Fortunately, you had to know what was available and ...
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Saturday, September 10th, 2005
I suppose internet plagiarist are much like the folks who loot during a riot. They figure that their chances of getting caught are low due to the number of other looters and other crimes that are going on at the same time. The explosion of information that is ...
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Monday, September 5th, 2005
If you have ever tried to do a job search on the internet, you quickly discovered the problem is, there are just too many job boards. Well help is here. This site isn't yet another job board. Instead, it helps by searching job sites. Just enter your zip ...
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
Do you get tired of people sending you those large media files in an e-mail? Ask them to check out "Dropload", a better way to transfer files quickly.
All you have to do is complete the free registration, then start uploading your files - which can be up to an ...
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Saturday, August 27th, 2005
I hesitated to put this site up here since the last thing some of you (my wife) need is a way to trade your junk for someone else's junk. However, after some reflection, I decided it was better to send "some" of you junk out the door in exchange ...
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Thursday, August 25th, 2005
You have backed up all of your photos and critical data to CDs or DVDs so they are safe - right? Well, maybe not. CDs and DVDs that are burned could have a short life. The "burning" process uses a laser to inscribe information on the disc. The ...
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Sunday, August 21st, 2005
An on-line address book of your personal contacts is a really useful tools. You can access your address book information from any computer. You're not just limited to e-mail addresses.
You don't have to enter each person's contact information one by one.
Yahoo! (http://www.yahoo.com), Hotmail (http://www.hotmail.com), AIM
(http://www.aim.com) and Gmail (http://www.mail.google.com) ...
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Sunday, August 21st, 2005
Every now and then a government agency gets it right. NHTSA did a great job on this website. You can view safety ratings, compare models or even take a look at some crash test photos. The photos will reenforce the importance of vehicle safety design.
Even if you ...
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