As time goes by I realize that many companies, unfortunately Microsoft included, strive to keep the customer confused. I received a question last week from Lindsey saying she had just gotten a new computer and wanted to know which MS Office to get. She had Office 97 on her previous computer and yes, Windows XP. …
Great article by Kim about Google Voice. (Of course, I wrote about it in 2007 & 2012. But she has many more readers.) You should check it out since there is some more good info there. If we’re being honest, phone calls haven’t changed much in the last hundred years. Sure the hardware has improved…
I will pretend that my boss wanted proof of exactly what time I got to work one day last week. In the olden days there would be no way to prove that. However, with modern technology used by Google I can see right when I got to work that day. Including the date, time (including…
I hear complaints from people all the time about how their phones’ battery life is poor. Some say they won’t last an entire day. Sometimes this is very true especially with older Android devices; however, the newer ones have pretty good strength between charges. Of course, this depends on how you use your phone. If…
Jamie wrote to me and was horribly upset that Google has been tracking her online activities. She wanted to know first, if that is true and next, if so how to stop it. Well, yes it is true under certain circumstances. First, you must be logged into your Google/Gmail account when you are searching. Then…
W8.1, Part 3 For the past several weeks we have taken a look at Windows 8.1, the latest Operating System out of the gates at Microsoft. I have been “teasing” you about how you can make it operate more like Windows 7 (my favorite OS yet). I talked about how to find programs and more…
Last week I mentioned that I am no longer "afraid" to use Windows 8.1 and that is only 8.1 not 8, about which I still have reservations. I also said that you need to learn a few new things and make a few "edits" and changes to Windows 8.1 to make it work better for…
~ Or…Windows 8.1, Part 1 ~ Since the beginning of the now infamous Windows 8 in the last quarter of 2012, I have pooh-poohed the notion of ever installing it on any of my computers. Well, I have fought the good fight and have now succumbed. I did test W8 several times throughout its premiere…
Several weeks ago after a column about Google Chromebooks, I received a great question from a reader and friend of mine, Joe. Joe asked about how he could set up Google Cloud Printer on his Chromebook. After I researched and set it up I started receiving many other emails concerning the same question, so here…
Adobe makes many products which are used on Windows computers today. Every now and then you are reminded to update Adobe Flash. If you are the normal computer user you probably just click the “Install” button and continue on. First, let me provide a quick history of Adobe Flash. It started out in the 1990s…
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