It is hard to believe but today we begin the 18th year of the "Double Click" column. I want to thank all of you for reading the almost 900 articles. Thanks for the emails I continue to receive. Not only does it let me know the articles are actually being read but I really enjoy…
Last week I wrote about the introduction to my new endeavor DoubleClicksLive.com. You can use this link to check that article out if you missed it: bit.ly/DoubleClicksLive. Be careful if you type it in your browser, there are no spaces and Capitalization counts. But, back to the topic. The response was excellent. Many people signed…
I mentioned on the WSVA Radio Show last week, and yesterday with Beth Bland from VPAS (Valley Program for Aging Services), regarding my new endeavor. I feel that is it now time to bring it to my readers. Over the past 17 years, I have written about technology here at the DNR and many other…
I have recently had to read many many websites online for some training I am taking. I discovered something. That discovery was that reading page after page of detailed technical jargon, especially without pictures, is a really long read. So, after a few days of reading and note taking, I discovered something else. That is…
About three years ago I wrote a column about MOOC. I have gotten emails over time with questions about this and other online training so I think it is time for a short review and an update. The original article is found at, rd.dblclx.com/MOOC if you care to glance at it when you are done…
I stumbled across a very interesting application for my phone the other day. I have often thought it would be neat to take a picture of something and get information on the subject. With the CamFind application, you can. Find it at camfindapp.com. It retrieves information fairly accurately on many, but not all, things that…
A couple of years ago I bought something for my car that was new on the market. You know something about me if you have read this column for any amount of time. That is that I do not like to spend money unless something is really useful or not available for free. I…
From emails, I hear many got new Windows 10 computers for Christmas and it is encouraging you do use a Pin and not a Password to secure it. Is a four-digit pin a good idea to use over your either character password? Microsoft says it is a very good security feature for your computer….
At a recent speaking engagement, I was talking to the group about security. This discussion was centered on Virtual Private Networks or VPNs. Since 1996 when a Microsoft employee created a secure tunneling system for computers, VPNs have been around. It was not as we know a VPN today; however, it certainly set the process…
I thought you may like this neat trick someone showed me a couple of weeks ago. Are you a Google Calendar user, as am I? Do you enjoy keeping track of your Facebook friends’ birthdays? If so this trick is for you. I use my Google Calendar all of the time. I use it to…
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