The Older Geek

When I first started blogging — eleven years ago now! — it wasn’t practical to buy my own domain and web hosting space. For starters, I was just a poor little housewife. I knew very little about the Internet and computing, but I did love to write. It was so convenient to have a “free” [...]

It’s time for another “best of the best” in iPhone, iPad, and iPod apps! I love my little “i” devices, and one of the best things about owning them is all the apps available! Most are for free or cost a dollar for removing ads. Mercury Web Browser I absolutely love this browser. I’ve tried [...]

In the previous post, I showed you How to Remove Location in Your Facebook Status. A reader asked me how to do the opposite– how to add a location to your Facebook status. This feat is much easier! Here is how: 1. Log in to your Facebook account. 2. Go to the top of the [...]

I never altered my privacy settings or anything, but one day while logging my status of Facebook, I saw that Facebook was now displaying my location for all to see. I never gave Facebook permission to do this. But that has never stopped their privacy intrusions before… *sigh* Here’s how to remove your location from [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]