Save Your Work Apple People
Losing a document you spent hours working on because your computer does something wonky is enough to make the strongest among us consider throwing a several hundred (thousand) dollar computer out the window. But it happens, and you can minimize the… Read more
Open newer Word documents
I get a lot of Microsoft Word documents as email attachments. Recently I’ve started getting a lot of them as DOCX files. That’s the newest version of Microsoft Word and if you have an older version of Microsoft Office you can’t open them without… Read more
Should I upgrade my web browser?
Yes. . . . There’s no simpler answer. Whether you’re using Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome or Opera; newer = safer and better in almost every case. When you computer asks you to upgrade your browser, say… Read more
Growl
If you’re like me there are a lot of things happening on your computer that you may or may not want to know about… You get an email and just want to glance at the sender and subject. You started downloading something and want to know when… Read more
You think you have problems?
My wife Amanda was given a task: change the file names on up to 1000+ files; some she had to create names for, some she had to remove the date from the file name. It was a bit daunting. After an hour she had new names for about 100 files, but… Read more
When gmail went down…
Gmail – google’s email service – was down for over an hour yesterday. The question I got from several coworkers and friends was “Is my Email Safe?” Yes. But it’s a good idea to back it up anyway. Like anything else; when I trust my… Read more
Dropbox for multiple computers
I use several computers and need to move files between them often. I could use a USB drive or email, but the simple solution for me is Dropbox. Dropbox a program that runs on each of my computers – home, laptop and work. It creates a folder… Read more
Monday: Simplicity
Tuesday: Press Here
Wednesday: Meltdown
Thursday: From the Hip
Friday: Casual Day