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What Did He Mean By That? SMS and E-mail Etiquette
on Nov 2, 2009 in Instructional PC Tips and Tools Uncategorized The other day I was reminded of how important it is when e-mailing or texting that you make yourself “understood”. What I mean by that is when e-mailing or texting, what you write is left to the recipient to interpret the mood or intent o...
The internet’s 40th birthday: anniversary of Arpanet – Telegraph
on Oct 27, 2009 in Instructional Uncategorized On 29 October 1969, two letters – LO – were typed on a keyboard in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and appeared on a screen at the Stanford Research Institute, 314 miles away. The computer scientists had intended to type LOGIN,...
What Can The Wheel On My Mouse Be Used For?
on Oct 20, 2009 in Instructional PC Tips and Tools We often get so used to using a device for one or two things that we fail to remember what else it can be used for. Such is the case with the wheel that is on most computer mice. I use it mostly for scrolling up and down a page, but occasionally I...
Fake security software in millions of computers: Symantec by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech
on Oct 19, 2009 in Instructional PC Security Uncategorized There’s a lot of money to be made in malware. That’s what keeps it going…. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of millions of U.S. computers are loaded with scam security software that their owners may have paid for but which only makes the...
Setting a Default Program to Open a File
on Oct 12, 2009 in Uncategorized I received a call today from someone who was having problems opening a pdf file. Whenever she clicked on it, it would open in WordPad, even though she had Adobe Reader installed. She said she could could right-click on it and choose Adobe Reader from...
Skipping the Voicemail Greeting on Cell Phones
on Sep 28, 2009 in Instructional The other day, I was calling a friend and had to sit through a lengthy greeting. It made me think that there has to be a way to skip over the greeting and just leave a voicemail. I looked at the different carriers and lo and behold…there is. ...