I have always been a big fan, supporter, promoter, etc. of Google. That is until recently and here is why they are starting to work their way off of my radar. Google is performing what is termed "Spring Cleaning" on several of their products. They shut down services/apps which they do not believe are being…
I often receive questions about how to change the "Send To" items which are found when you right click a file and scroll down to "Send To." Some people feel there are too many items; others believe there are too few. Then there are those who don’t see the particular one they would prefer. You…
I receive questions about those goofy, hard to read letters which are found on many websites from time-to-time. They are known as “Captchas.” Yes, a nonsensical word, unless you are a geek. It actually stands for the word, “capture.” Now that you just repeated them both in your mind, you are nodding – you get…
FACTS: I have owned approximately 7-8 wireless mice over the years, including ones for my wife. I am currently using the Logitech M310 on my Latitude D620 notebook. I have used it extensively for about two years. I bought it to replace a worn out Microsoft Wireless 3000, with the big USB receiver shown below…
Last time we discussed Portable Applications for your windows computers. There are several great things about portable programs. One being they are independent which means they stand alone. For instance, when installing them you select only one folder. Once installed, you will find that program and all of its related files in that folder. This…
This column was brought about by a group of us geeks discussing the current Windows operating systems. Of course, this included the Windows Registry and the way applications are now installed on a Windows based computer. Basically there was a consensus that we would like to do away with the registry and the way applications…
Another day of fun in technology with Jim Britt and myself. Today we hit a bunch of great topics, programs and apps. Help in traffic, speed traps, the Federal Reserve site getting hacked and more…even the end of life as we know it. To find out all of the exciting news (well, OK, fun too)…
Last time we looked at a couple of browser tricks. The column was well received so today we’ll look at a few more. For quite a long while now you have not needed to type www. or .com in most web addresses/URLs. If you type only the main domain name, dnronline in your browser’s address…
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