As of July 31st, Microsoft has come out with what I am sure they are hoping will be the "Gmail/Yahoo Email Killer." Since the old days in 1996 when "HoTMaiL" (now Outlook.com) was launched web-based, (or I guess now known as Cloud-based) email has gone big time. HoTMaiL, which was its original name, was sold…
In a column last year, I mentioned in passing an application that has come to my attention (through my own research and a few emails from readers). Today, we will take a look at a delightful little program named, “Ninite,” found online at ninite.com. This is a freeware offering from the developer and, of…
For the past several weeks we have looked at Gmail Settings. Because of email questions I have received lately we will continue on today in that vein and look at Gmail Filters. You get to Filters the same way you got to Labels last week. You must first be logged into your Gmail account (gmail.com). …
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…
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)…
According to the Internet, "Ubuntu" is an African word from the Bantu language "which has no direct translation into English, but is used to describe a particular African world-view in which people can only find fulfillment through interacting with other people…" Desmond Tutu has a good definition of it if you wish to take a…
I often receive questions about where you can save your documents in the cloud (online). In the past I have written about Mesh.com and Google Docs. However, I have found another one which, I believe is even better. Over the past several months I have started to depend on Dropbox.com. With Dropbox you get 2GB…
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