Archive for the ‘Computer Issues’ Category
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
If you are a news junkie and you have a few minutes to burn, you will be in hog heaven with this great new Website. Visit the Global Incident Map site were you will find a world map showing the strange and dangerous things that are happening right now ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Just when you thought it was safe to play on the internet, the AP is reporting you may not be as safe as you thought.
If you are like most computer users, you probably thought you were safe when you visited a website where a small padlock appeared in the corner ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
If you use the free Firefox browser (like I recommend) and you could use a little speed boost, I have a tip for you. Thanks goes out to Patrick Norton of the Tekzilla podcast on this speed enhancement tweak.
First, open Firefox and type “about:config” (no quotes) in the browser ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Are you considering shelling out a bunch of money to buy a high powered computer to help you work and play faster? Well, the secret to faster computing may not lie with a new multi-core processor. You might be much better off learning to use the software tools ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
If you had important personal information, naturally you would keep it locked up in a secure location. However, more and more of our important information is stored on a computer. Now you can secure your important digital information using My Lockbox.
My Lockbox gives you the ability to password ...
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Thumb drives are handy little gadgets. They let you carry around music files or even programs and they are much more convenient than floppy discs or CDs.
Thumb drives are also durable but they must be treated properly. You can't just yank them from your computer’s USB port.
Unfortunately, the Windows Safely ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
The economy has not been kind to folks that are trying to make ends meet on a fixed income. Even if you have not reached your golden years, you may know someone that has and it tough. Its one thing not to be able to buy a new ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Getting text and other content out of a PDF document can be a real pain. You can use Preview on the Mac or buy the full version of Acrobat for Window to get copy-and-paste capability but sometimes that is not enough. Acrobat’s “save as text” option is ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
I'm just reviewing this website because it's off the wall. However, if you enjoyed the Excel game from last week, you'll probably be really excited about this website. Juvenile officers may also find it to be a good stress reliever and also useful information to know.
Just take a short ...
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Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning so that means six more weeks of winter.
If you don't know about the legend of Punxsutawney Phil and his predictions, visit the official site of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. You can see Phil's prediction if you are lucky enough to get through ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
The Officer Down Memorial website was set up to honor our fallen brethren with an on-line memorial. They report that during the past year, there were 181 officers killed in the line of duty in the United States. The following list is how the numbers break down based ...
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Now that Bill Gates has retired from Microsoft, it looks like things may be loosening up a bit with the Office crowd. I know you have probably never used the name of any Microsoft product and the word "fun" in the same sentence before but that is all about ...
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008
Are you the type of person that loves to wear a t-shirt that asks, "Do I look like a people person?" Do you smirk as you hit the delete button on your e-mail program when you receive an invitation to join a social networking site like My Space? ...
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
It is better to give than to receive but how do you decide where to send your hard earned money. The first thing you have to understand is that not all charities are created equal or managed well. Fortunately, there are several on-line watchdog groups that can help ...
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