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How to Close a Browser With Missing Menu Bar

23. January 2012

Your browser menu bars sometimes disappear. This can occur because of a bug in the system, a popup window alters your settings, or because your browser goes into full-screen mode. Whatever the reason, you can restore your browser’s menu bars by pressing certain keys on the keyboard. These methods are called “keyboard shortcuts.” They come [...]

Even More Terrific iPhone and iPod Apps

28. December 2011

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Once again, I offer you some of the best (and free!) apps from the Apple Store. You can look for previous recommendations and app reviews by typing “apps” in the search bar. Here are some of the latest and greatest apps I’ve discovered. If you have found any terrific apps, please let me know! Leave [...]

Goodbye, Firefox, I’m a Chrome Convert

23. November 2011

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I remember Firefox 1.0, way back in… *gasp* 2004! I was an early Firefox fanatic, finding the browser much faster, more intuitive and less bulky than the Netscape or Internet Explorer browsers. Sadly, the sun is setting over my Firefox career. I was very disenchanted with 4.0. It wouldn’t work with some of my plugins, [...]

Why You Should Make Regular Backups Of Your Website

23. June 2011

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Why You Should Make Regular Backups Of Your Website

Everyone sings the same old tune… “back up your data, back up your data.” Honestly, between all the backing up we have to do with our hard drive (photos, documents, emails, etc etc), it is very laborious to have to back up our blogs, too. It’s even more arduous if you have lots of blogs. [...]

Best Firefox Addons, Part 4

5. May 2011

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Is there no end to all the terrific Firefox addons out there? I think not. I’ve already written several posts stuffed full of my favorite goodies. Here are more: No Squint This is a beautiful addon for those of us who need a little visual aide. NoSquint very easily enlarges webpages and manages things like [...]

Gadgets Galore, Or It’s a Great Time to Be a Geek

4. March 2011

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Gadgets Galore, Or It’s a Great Time to Be a Geek

I do a lot of shopping online, but I decided to make a little pit stop at my local technology store and check out all the stuff clogging their shelves. As I perused the mp3 players, telephones that do just about everything, coffeemakers that practically spit out the stocks and weather, and loads more, I [...]

K9 Internet Filter for iPhone, iPod, and iPad

25. January 2011

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K9 Internet Filter for iPhone, iPod, and iPad

Got a child using an iPod, iPhone, or iPad? My young son loves my iPod, and I enjoy seeing him have such fun with it. But I cringe inside every time he uses it, because the browser and Apps Store is unfiltered. I know my son wouldn’t go seeking out the filth that’s so abundant [...]

MyBlogLog to Close Down

2. January 2010

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I haven’t been able to confirm this outside of a few blogging circles and blog-journals, but it sounds like MyBlogLog is closing down in the near future. I admit that I haven’t been to the website (of which I am a member) in about a year. It’s been overshadowed by other social networks, such as [...]

And Thus It Begins

31. December 2009

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This is the first post in my latest venture, a blog about technology. I’m pleased to be here. I’ve long wanted my own place, a site where I can discuss and publish the many things I’ve learned to do through the years (albeit, through trial and error). It’s a beautiful feeling, building a blog and [...]

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How to Close a Browser With Missing Menu Bar

Even More Terrific iPhone and iPod Apps

Goodbye, Firefox, I’m a Chrome Convert

Why You Should Make Regular Backups Of Your Website

Best Firefox Addons, Part 4

Gadgets Galore, Or It’s a Great Time to Be a Geek

K9 Internet Filter for iPhone, iPod, and iPad

MyBlogLog to Close Down

And Thus It Begins

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