A friend of mine, Tyler, told me a couple of weeks ago he had the new Taco Bell app for his phone. I thought, "Well isn’t that nice? But he could use his actual phone to call it in." Of course, that was an old school thought. So I checked out the app for my…
Well, I am going to my soapbox this week. Being a nerd I get questions from people all the time asking for help on different things, which is fine. I am always happy to give my two cents worth on technical issues. But sometimes, when I am an unknown in stores, etcetera, I hear some…
The article last week regarding Livescribe generated many emails from readers, for which I thank you. I really enjoy reading about your technology thoughts and discoveries, as well as tips like the one I got from Lisa this week. She told me about an application she uses on her phone and tablet which helps take…
I went through almost my entire college career without taking notes. I found that when I took notes I was busy writing and missed what I really needed to get from the lecture. I was/am not good at shorthand; neither the genuine one nor my own made up version. Lo-and-behold, technology triumphs again! This creative…
Last week I told you about several applications which would enable you to take screenshots from your computer. They were SnagIt, Snipping Tool and Screenshot Captor. Those reviews led to several emails I received from readers so we will take a look at a couple of their questions. Someone asked why they would need a…
Amy wrote recently and asked what tool I use for screenshots on my site and in training manuals I have written. I told her I wrote about that five or so years ago, but it may be time to review. First, what is a screenshot? A screenshot is pretty much defined by its name. It…
Over the years not once have I mentioned MMS and only once SMS (and then only as an aside). If you check with my wife and many friends it is because I just do not like this technology much at all. I find it a waste of time. Too lengthy. And then there is that…
I have always been very careful when working on building a new computer. There are certain things you must do; however, I missed one a couple of weeks ago. (Geek confession coming up.) Someone came to me and basically said since I am a geek and obviously quite knowledgeable with computers would I totally rebuild…
Last week I gave you a better way to prep your Android devices before getting rid of them. Dana wrote and asked me a great question related to that process. Although I am well aware of it from personal experience, I had never thought about mentioning here. So thanks, Dana, for the idea; I think…
A few weeks back I wrote about an application you could use to retrieve deleted files from a computer’s drive, SD Card, etc. This was really highlighted when I got an email from Tom in Harrisonburg, about his adventure with that application, Recuva. It began with, "I took a deep breath, downloaded, installed and ran…
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