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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 there were 800+ left [...]
Big, big files
Sometimes I need to send a BIG file to someone – a bunch of images, a presentation, whatever. I’m talking about files that are too big for email. I could put it on a disc and mail it, but drop.io is faster.
On the home screen I click to add the file I want and [...]
Forgot your password
I fixed a friend’s computer the other night. It was simple work as far as computers go except for one bit: She didn’t remember her password.
Fixing that is not simple.
Passwords are tricky; they need to be simple enough to remember and complicated enough to be secure. Luckily most password systems give you some help – [...]
Golden Ratio
I’m pleased to offer the following from our first guest author: Robert B.
How can you get that perfectly pleasing proportion for cropping a photo? What’s the perfect balance when dividing Power Point slide or chart? Got something the right height and wondering about best proportional width?
Try the Golden Ratio Calculator.
Wikipedia describes The golden ratio as [...]
Shut down for the enviornment
I’m going to be away from the office all next week. I usually let my computer run overnight a few nights a week so it can get updates, but I try to shut it down most evenings and over the weekend. I can save hundreds of dollars a year in electric bills with is good [...]
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