At the end of last year I wrote a column with regard to Microsoft’s spreadsheet program Excel. Due to the email response, (which to me at least was unexpected) it has now turned into three columns. I guess there are more of you Excel users out there than I thought. I have continued to get…
Last week I mentioned that Family Safety is one of the applications you get if you choose to install Windows Live Essentials (WLE). Here is a very short description of all the apps which come with a full installation of WLE. If any of them sound appealing try it, if not ignore them. First go…
For the past two weeks we have looked at ways to protect your kids on the internet. Last week I said that today we would look at “Family Safety” which is a part of Windows Live Essentials. So buckle up and hold on. To install and set up an account for Family Safety on your…
Last time I told you about OpenDNS.com where you can set up ways to restrict website access from your home computers. Microsoft also adds a similar feature in Windows Vista and 7, titled, "Parental Controls." "Parental Controls" are useful to help manage how and when your children use a computer. You can set up games…
I get emails from people quite often wondering how they can go about protecting people (especially kids & teens) from the darker side of the internet. I did write about this several years ago but from the number of changes in the e-world, software and number of emails I get; I feel it is time…
Several weeks ago I mentioned a application when talking about Ubuntu called, VirtualBox. I had a couple of people writing asking if there was a program like VirtualBox they could use to run Ubuntu, Windows XP or another operating system on their Windows 7 computer. Guess what? There is and it is called, "VirtualBox", (virtualbox.org)…
This is something that bothered me, ever so slightly for a while, but still I wanted to find a “fix” to, so today here it is. I have successfully tested this with Windows Vista and 7. Here is what your explorer view looks like with the default settings. To display drive-letters first, followed by the…
If you know me or read my articles and columns you know that I am a Google Lover and so I have to share another one with you. Read their blog but basically now Microsoft Office (at least Word, Excel and PowerPoint) all work in conjunction with Google Docs. You can create, store, edit and…
I received an email from Ben in Arizona last week. First of all you may ask, "Are you published in Arizona?" The answer is nope, but I sure wish I was. Maybe then Kim Komando would discover me and I would be on my way to fame and fortune…yeah, right. I have had people write…
I did not think we would be talking about Ubuntu for yet another week but here we are. I suppose this will be the last one but you folks are the drivers, I am just the tour guide. Keep those emails coming! Several readers have been reading about Ubuntu and doing some studying. Great job!…
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