There is no doubt that the text messaging explosion has happened. I always make it a point to examine our family’s cell phone bill to look at minutes used, data used and text messages sent. I was going through one such bill and found that my Stepdaughter Ariel had 10,361 text messages in one month! [...]
You have probably at least heard the term “Screen Shot”. It is simply referring to a capture of the content of your computer screen to a picture.
All versions of Microsoft Windows support the “PR Scrn” or “Print Screen” button. On a standard keyboard this is left of the “Scroll lock” key. When you press [...]
One of the worst things you can do for a battery is to never use it; that is, leave your device plugged in all the time. I see a lot of people who primarily use their laptop at their desk and very rarely use the battery.
At a 100% charge level, a typical Lithium-Ion laptop [...]
People are asking me all the time to look out for good deals on computer equipment. I always try to keep in mind Quarter end and fiscal year ends of some of the big name equipment vendors. I have found some pretty incredible equipment deals for my customers to help them get the best bang [...]
Because Microsoft can’t bear not to take on Google in every department – Microsoft quietly announced a new, free 411 service named "Bing 411" to compete with Google’s 411 service called GOOG-411.
Some see Microsoft as a company going for world domination – and this may be true – at least as much most other IPOs [...]
I don`t even know how many times I’ve sent an e-mail along on its way and then thought `"DOH!, I forgot the attachment!" Wanting to quickly recall the message, but alas it is already too late. I end up sending the obligatory "OOPS!" message explaining my folly…
Hail the Missing [...]
Noun
S: (n) Google (a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user’s search)
Verb
S: (v) Google (search the Internet (for information) using the Google search engine) "He googled the woman he had met at the party"; "My children are googling all day" [...]
Its obvious that the Internet is a great information tool. The purpose of a Search Engine like Google is to help us to find this information more quickly. Sometimes knowing how to find an answer to something is just as important as actually knowing the answer…
The most simple example is the usage of a [...]
"Weather you measure your productivity in facts researched, alien spaceships vaporized, or articles written, adding an extra monitor will give your output a considerable boost."
Its a proven fact that having two screens will increase productivity. If you are looking for data to justify the extra $150 – $200, New York Times has a great [...]
We live in a time where there is information coming at us from all angles in the form of E-Newsletters, Television Media, Websites, Radio etc, etc… With all of this information out there, where do we find the time to get anything done?
As you can probably imagine, in the ever-changing world of computer technology, [...]
