OK, today I am going to tackle a question about smart phones that may make some of you upset with me; although, I will try and be gentle. I am regularly asked why I prefer Android phones over iPhones. First, the main reason I prefer Android phones is that was the first type of smartphone…
I have people often write to ask, “How can I keep my files safe from _________?” You can fill in the blank with one or more words. For instance, “total hard drive failure,” “accidental deletion,” “theft of my computer,” or one of the worst, “ransomware.” The word for today to combat those adversaries is, “Backup.”…
Since 2014 I have written about and several times mentioned a browser add-on called Mighty Text (mightytext.net). Then just this last March, I wrote about another one called TextTo (textto.io) which is now known as Send Leap (sendleap.com). They both continue to function well; however, there is another and possibly better kid on the block….
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…
The last three weeks I have been sharing the new Gmail interface from Google. Due to the large number of emails I received, thanking me, discussing and questioning me I thought that you may want some more about Google “stuff.” So today we continue with a couple of more pieces of information about other Google…
Last week I finished the second part of an introduction to the new Gmail interface. This week I will wrap it up with the last one regarding, “Smart Compose.” Smart Compose was recently introduced to Gmail and it is an excellent addition. Now, let us understand one thing very clearly. I have read many articles…
We ended last week with me starting to mention the right-side menu in the new Google Gmail interface. It contains the Calendar, Keep and Tasks (also, a small “+” icon). It makes it much easier to get to all three items. When you click one of them they open in a side menu and you…
Those of you who follow me regularly know that I am an enthusiastic fan of Gmail. I like a lot about Google in general and I feel their email is one of the best free email systems currently available. The good news is that there is a new and improved version of the web Gmail…
Sorry for the flashback to “Abbey Road” with The Beatles in 1969 but the title seems appropriate. Today we will take a look at info concerning carrying your notebook. Also, as an aside here – one of my pet peeves regards notebooks vs. laptops. Many people refer to a “notebook” as a “laptop”. Laptops were…
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