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Represent Yourself

Sherman — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:17:03 +0000

Do you ever visit a website where there are comments and see that some people look like this…

While other people have a picture next to their comments?

That’s called a Gravatar and you can get your own by clicking here.

After your gravatar is set up you’re picture will appear next to comments you leave. Go ahead and try it here.

Need help? Come prepared.

Sherman — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:08:28 +0000

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 and allows you to email it to whomever (me). Before I help someone with a web problem from now on I’m going to send them here.

A Simple Genealogy Site

Sherman — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:11:38 +0000

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,

A really simple home page

Sherman — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:55 +0000

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!

Distraction free weather

Sherman — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:49:58 +0000

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.

Olympic TV Listings

Sherman — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:20:30 +0000

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!

Should I upgrade my web browser?

Sherman — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:30:38 +0000

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 “Yes”.

A great way to search for recipes

Sherman — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:25:23 +0000

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 site to start planning your next meal! Have a great weekend

What time is it

Sherman — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:03:09 +0000

If you’re like me you have friends and family all over the country. I want to wish them a happy holiday on Friday morning but I don’t want to interrupt dinner (or wake them up too early).

A quck check to WhatTimeisitThere.info is all I need – it tells me what time it is in New England and Hawaii. Sure, I could figure it out on my own, but this looks nice too!

It’s not too late

Sherman — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:53:37 +0000

If you’re holiday week is filling up fast but you still need to get some shopping down, hope online… but hurry.