Category Archives: Daily

Need help? Come prepared.

By Sherman | Published: March 3rd

When I’m helping someone solve a website issue, or they tell me somethings not working “like it should”, I spend a lot of time gathering basic information that can help me find answers. This can be time consuming for them and me. SupportDetails.com has solved that problem. Support Details gathers important information about your web browsing [...]

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A Simple Genealogy Site

By Sherman | Published: February 24th

Every since I got my “sea legs” as a web developer I’ve dreamed of designing a simple but comprehensive website to help create family trees. I can stop; Geni.com does it beautifully. Whether you’re a when-you-can genealogist (like me) or a die-hard family hunter, geni.com is a simple tool worth a hard look,

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A really simple home page

By Sherman | Published: February 17th

I love when I see stuff on the web that does just what I want it to do. Fav4.org does. Choose the four websites you want it to display (from a list of 20 or so), set it as your internet homepage, and you have a super-simple place to start your web browsing. Beautiful!

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Distraction free weather

By Sherman | Published: February 14th

I love Weather Underground; I think they get it right a lot of the time -more than most. What I don’t like is how cluttered their site is. They remidied that recently with a weather site devoted entirely to My weather. Click here to get started. It’s a Simple way to see what’s going on.

Also posted in Monday: Simplicity, Web | Tagged Weather | Leave a comment

Olympic TV Listings

By Sherman | Published: February 12th

If you plan on watching the Olympics on TV and don’t want to miss your favorite bob-sledders you need to make a pit stop at the official Olympic TV listings page. You can customize your listings by zip code! Enjoy the Show!

Also posted in Friday: Casual Day, Web | Tagged Television | Leave a comment

Should I upgrade my web browser?

By Sherman | Published: February 3rd

Yes.

Also posted in Software, Web, Wednesday: Meltdown | Tagged browser, Upgrade | Leave a comment

Email is Incredibly Distracting

By Sherman | Published: January 31st

I get distracted easily when I’m sitting at my computer. Any time a new email pops up I stop what I’m doing to check it out. It’s incredibly bad for my productivity. I can’t tell you how many articles I’ve read recently that say close your email and just open it occasionally. I didn’t think I [...]

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A great way to search for recipes

By Sherman | Published: January 22nd

I don’t cook, but if I did I’d consider using Bing to plan my next meal. When you search for a food item (skirt steak) you get an option to view recipes from delish.com, MyRecipes.com, epicurious.com and others right in the search results. You can read more about Bing’s new recipe feature here, or visit the [...]