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How to Create an Email Signature with Image

23. January 2012

In a previous post, I showed you how to create a signature in Windows Mail. Adding an image to an email signature is a little trickier as it requires a little html editing. By far, the best tutorial I have ever seen is one done by Rich Menga. I suppose I could spend hours and [...]

Terrific Personal Management Software

12. December 2011

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I’m a utility software junky. Ever since I got that first computer way back when, I delighted in word processors, calendars, personal management assistants, and more. Over the years (and through all the Windows operating systems), I’ve acquired some really terrific programs. I recently had to reformat my computer so all these programs are fresh [...]

How to Remove Someone From Your Twitter List

10. November 2011

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How to Remove Someone From Your Twitter List

Twitter is pretty simple but sometimes they roll out some changes and features that are very confusing. For example, it’s so easy to create a list and add a person you follow to a list. Let’s say you have a mixed bag of people you follow– friends, business associates, local businesses and news organizations. You [...]

More Terrific iPad and iPhone Apps

31. October 2011

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I’m back with another meaty list of the “best of the best” iPhone and iPad apps. Truly, the best thing about the Apple devices, besides the amazing touch screen technology, are the apps. Here are more jewels I’ve discovered. 1. DropBox This amazing little app works like a file server for your i-device. You install [...]

Fix: Google Earth Won’t Install

3. October 2011

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I’m not sure why some users are experiencing this problem: you download Google Earth, install the program, and…. nothing happens. The program application icon does not appear in the Start Menu. It’s not on the Desktop. Nothing. What gives? This happened to me last week. I downloaded Google Earth twice before I did some digging [...]

Remote Desktop Software for iPad, iPhone

14. September 2011

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Remote Desktop Software for iPad, iPhone

My quest for good, quality (and cheap!) remote software has finally ended! I have discovered some gems out there. I work from home. So when I’m away from home or going on vacation, I need to be able to access the zillion email accounts and business accounts and log in for various websites. I love [...]

Best Firefox Addons, Part 5

12. August 2011

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Did you know that there are hundreds of thousands of Firefox addons? I’ve been a Firefox user since the browser first hit the Internet in 2004, and I have thoroughly enjoyed its flexibility– and the cool addons! I think Firefox single-handedly changed the way we use browsers. No longer as a sole means to browse [...]

How to “Tweet” a Photo

10. August 2011

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A friend asked me how to upload a photo, or “tweet” a photo. Twitter is a nifty social networking tool. With it, you can chat to friends, pass along private messages, and upload videos or photos for your pals to see. Twitter has made it very easy to include images and videos within your tweets. [...]

How to View Email Headers in Microsoft Outlook 2010

4. July 2011

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How to View Email Headers in Microsoft Outlook 2010

Microsoft completely changed their premier email client, Outlook, with their release of Outlook 2010. Rather than using their familiar “menu bar” interface of previous versions, Microsoft developed a new interface they called a “ribbon.” They assumed that everyone would love this new “ribbon” which supposedly made it easier to see all your choices at the [...]

Terrific Twitter Tools

10. June 2011

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Twitter can be so much fun. It’s a great way to quickly connect with friends, support groups and more. Besides casual use, I have used it to make a number of deals with sponsors, and it’s also come in very handy when I’ve needed tech support help or need information on outages. The Twitter.com interface [...]

Free Fonts

26. May 2011

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Oh how I love fonts! It’s especially nice when they are free! I recently downloaded an entire caseload of free fonts, so I thought I’d share my resources. Here are where I get some of my favorite fonts: Smashing Magazine regularly releases information and screenshots of zillions and zillions of fonts. Many are free. Simply [...]

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 [...]

How to Batch Resize Photos With IrfanView

26. April 2011

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How to Batch Resize Photos With IrfanView

Gone on vacation and have 800 enormous photos from the trip? As much as you probably want all your online pals to see every single exciting photo of your trip, you really don’t want to edit every photo, one by one, so you can upload and then post them your blog or website. You can [...]

Must-Have Apps for the iPad, Part 1

28. March 2011

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The iPad, like the iPod and iPhone before it, is a technological marvel. More than a tablet computer, the iPad combines computing with entertainment and productivity all in one portable unit the size of a slim book. While I don’t think the iPad is about to replace the desktop or laptop computer (despite Apple’s claims [...]

Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 3

14. March 2011

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Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 3

In case you missed my previous, utterly riveting posts of other superb Firefox addons, see Part 1 and Part 2. Firefox is a wonderfully versatile browser, due to the nearly innumerable additional mini-programs you can use with it. StumbleUpon While technically a toolbar, this addon is an extension of the StumbleUpon website. I wrote an [...]

Viewing a Website’s Page Source Data

3. March 2011

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You can learn a lot from a website’s page source data. Let’s say they have a very cool plugin and you want to know what it is! Check the page source data. Let’s say you want to know what blog theme they are using, or their website has a phenomenal photo or template color that [...]

How to Prevent Popups in Internet Explorer

24. February 2011

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Browser popups are much more than annoying. Popups are a security threat. Whenever you go on the Internet, an exchange of information is relayed between your computer and the website’s server computer (and sometimes through a number of other server computers along the way) through open doors called “ports.” Internet Explorer opens certain ports to [...]

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How to Create an Email Signature with Image

Terrific Personal Management Software

How to Remove Someone From Your Twitter List

More Terrific iPad and iPhone Apps

Fix: Google Earth Won’t Install

Remote Desktop Software for iPad, iPhone

Best Firefox Addons, Part 5

How to “Tweet” a Photo

How to View Email Headers in Microsoft Outlook 2010

Terrific Twitter Tools

Free Fonts

Best Firefox Addons, Part 4

How to Batch Resize Photos With IrfanView

Must-Have Apps for the iPad, Part 1

Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 3

Viewing a Website’s Page Source Data

How to Prevent Popups in Internet Explorer

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