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Even More Terrific iPhone and iPod Apps
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 [...]
Continue reading...Terrific Personal Management Software
Monday, December 12, 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 [...]
Continue reading...More Terrific iPad and iPhone Apps
Monday, October 31, 2011
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 [...]
Continue reading...How to Locate Missing Software
Monday, May 23, 2011
My blogging friend, Karen, recently asked me about a problem she’s had. Her computer was recently reformatted by a computer repair shop. They managed to reinstall her photos and documents and a few basic programs, but her beloved Kodak EasyShare software program was missing. Karen wants to know how to get it back. A reformat [...]
Continue reading...How to Speed Up Your Computer
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Computers are much more stable than they used to be, and it seems that operating systems are distributed less frequently now (thank God). You may be one of those folks who still works from a 5- or 10-year old computer. Over time, the computer system slows down. The hard drive becomes clogged with excessive files [...]
Continue reading...How to Batch Resize Photos With IrfanView
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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 [...]
Continue reading...Congregation Builder | Web Based Church Management Software
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Eliminate frustration when managing data, events and room reservations with web based church management software by Congregation Builder.
Continue reading...Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 2
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Amongst all the other browsers out there– Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari– Firefox stands out. Why? Addons. I love Firefox because of addons. I have previously mentioned some of my favorite addons in the post Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 1. There are so many good addons out there that I am compelled [...]
Continue reading...Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 1
Monday, September 13, 2010
One of the best things about Firefox is the ability to incorporate “addons” to the browser. I love Firefox for this reason. An addon, or add-on, is a plugin, or a small script of software that runs within another piece of software (in this case, within Firefox). The addons can be downloaded, configured, and uninstalled [...]
Continue reading...How to Install New Fonts to Your Computer
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
A computer font is a typeface, a style of text that displays on your computer. Most computers are equipped with the very basic font sets: Arial, Georgia, Trebuchet, Times New Roman, MS Sans Serif, and etc. But if you are looking for more options and better style, you can download new fonts from the Internet. [...]
Continue reading...More of the Best Other Free Software Programs
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
I am a bit of a software addict. I love downloading new “toys” to play with and discovering new and efficient ways to do things on the computer. Since so many of you like my previous post, The Ten Best OTHER Free Software Programs, I’m doing it again. Fences This is an incredibly classy and [...]
Continue reading...How to Reduce Photos With Irfanview
Sunday, April 25, 2010
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Most digital cameras take photos in very large sizes. This can easily eat up your computer’s hard drive space over time, not to mention make it impossible to email or upload to a photo-sharing website. You can reduce these photos with a very handy little program called Irfanview. Irfanview is a terrific photo-editing program, able [...]
Continue reading...Customizing the AdBlock Plus Addon for Firefox
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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A reader from the UK, Paddy, asked me a question regarding the Firefox browser: Firefox works perfectly on most sites i vist except my bebo page, when on bebo it often doesnt show a button or box i need to click on to change items. I have updated my addons and plugins to see if [...]
Continue reading...The Ten Best OTHER Free Software Programs
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
There are some phenomenal software programs for free. I’m so happy that such talented people can be so generous. There are many free software programs that are such a great help to me and my daily computer tasks. Everybody knows about Firefox and the Google Toolbar and QuickTime and Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger. [...]
Continue reading...Meet The Older Geek
I'm Rebecca Mecomber. I have been a professional blogger and writer since 2006. I've written for or been interviewed by such media outlets as "TIME," The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, "iMedia Connection," NewYorkology.com, Manhattan User's Guide and Salon.com, covering topics such as Federal Trade Commission policy and media regulations, pro-blogging, home improvement, technology how-to, and New York travel.
I currently maintain more than a dozen blogs of various niches, including technology and computers, travel, politics, home renovation, parenting and gardening. You can check out my blogs on my About Page. Thanks for reading TheOlderGeek.com!
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