Archive for the ‘Computer Issues’ Category
Friday, November 5th, 2010
Larry Dignan from OnlineCollegeCourses.com recently dropped me the following e-mail:
Hi Richard,
I recently discovered your blog, and I have become a frequent reader. We recently published an article “50 Free, Fabulous Tools for Mind-Mapping & Brainstorming” that dovetails well with your audience.
Perhaps you would be interested in sharing with them? ...
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
They say knowledge is power and it is definitely true when it comes to crime. If you know the crime trends in your area you can reduce your chances of being victimized. Obviously, it would be nice to know about crime in the area if you looking for ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
Even after all these years, the Internet still fascinates me. The volume of information we have at our fingertips is mind numbing.
Without exception, one article or site links me to other articles that I want to read but I often don't have the time to follow the rabbit trail ...
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Sunday, August 15th, 2010
If you are trying to get started with a healthier lifestyle, it helps to keep a record of your progress. It is hard to get where you want to go if you don't know where you are or don't keep track of you progress. Keeping up with your exercise ...
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
With all the video games and other forms of in home entertainment, board games seem to be slipping in popularity. One game that is still thriving is Chess. The modern Chess rules were developed over several generations beginning in the year 1000. Some people think Chess is ...
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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Are you a blog reader? Do you sometimes wish you could easily share a blog entry and all of the comments. Well Web2PDF offers an easy way to create a PDF of any blog post that you can send via email.
Just copy the blog post’s address then surf ...
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
If you are tired of having to put your reading glasses on to read the menus as you surf the net, I have a fix for you. Check out the Theme Font Size Changer add-on for Firefox. You can instantly change the font size of all windows, menus, ...
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
No habla espanol? No problem. Just check out this Livemocha. It helps you learn a new language by interacting with people from all over the world while you build your skills using the free language-learning courses. You have speakers of the language looking over your shoulder to review ...
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Illegal drug use is a problem everywhere, including improper prescription drug use. It is very difficult to keep up with the various types of drugs that you may encounter on the street.
This Website is a great resource for identifying common drugs and their effects.
If you are a parent, the ...
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Are you having trouble getting your thoughts organized? Or, maybe you just want a wire diagram of your agency's organization structure for accreditation.
You could break out your templates or buy a flowchart software program that you probably only use one time. Or, you could visit Gliffy.com, a free ...
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
You are getting ready to take a trip and would love to use your iPod Touch to watch that video you have on your laptop but it just doesn't work. Unfortunately, your Touch (or Android or PSP or whatever your device of choice happens to be) and your computer ...
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
The internet is a great news resource but the volume of information can be overwhelming. I don't mind hearing about national and world news but I prefer to read about my local news.
I finally found a way to distill out the news that is important to me - ...
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
I upgraded Mac OSX Tiger to Snow Leopard and all went well. However, I have Parallels Desktop Version 5 installed on my MacBook and I am running Windows XP. When I started Win XP using Parallels, it started OK but I got the following warning message:
Operating System too old
The ...
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010
I grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania. Back then television was limited to three network channels.
I remember laying on the floor in front of our black and white television watching cartoons with my sister and four brothers. We enjoyed the classic cartoons like Looney Tunes, Tom and ...
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