It’s a common trait when writing a blog to want to collaborate , share the effort to decide what to write, what graphics to include, and have many head edit the work. Using an office suite like MS Office or Google Docs makes this possible by keeping the working document online and allowing many folks … Continue reading Google Docs and Blogging
Patch My PC Home Updater
I recall writing about this subject recently but can't recall where I did it. The point is all software should be kept up to date to avoid trouble. Linux does this mostly automatically and I expect Mac does something similar. But in Windows, software comes from so many different publishers the operating systems ignores the … Continue reading Patch My PC Home Updater
13 Windows Diagnostics Tools to Check Your PC’s Health
Came across this post on one of my favorite sites, MakeUseOf, and found a number of tools here I think we might all find useful when Windows get too gummy... Have a look... -=Lare=- Source: 13 Windows Diagnostics Tools to Check Your PC's Health
Wallpaper of the Week Halloween Moon
This week's wallpaper shows a full moon behind a raven perched on a branch with bats in flight across the moon. Spider webs and Spanish moss hang from the branches on either side of the image. Icons show up well in most areas of this background. Source: Wallpaper of the Week Halloween Moon
Computer Dust
Three (or four, or five?) years ago my son gave me his HP notebook as he had just bought a better gaming notebook for himself. It's still a great machine but I have to confess not taking care of it as I should have. For some time now it has gotten pretty hot and become … Continue reading Computer Dust
Holiday Post from Lare…
For reasons beyond just the season I will not be available at the Dec. 21 meeting but I found this offer and used it today and would suggest some others of us might benefit as well. AVG the virus protection program company also makes PC-Tuneup, a program like CCleaner (but more so) and normally sells … Continue reading Holiday Post from Lare…
Our Favorite Tips: Securing Passwords in Firefox
Help secure your passwords from anyone else using Firefox on your PC. Related posts: Ask Leo: Is it safe to let my browser remember passwords? By Leo Notenboom If I consider my computer to... Dave’s Computer Tips: Manage passwords across mult...
Our Favorite Tips: Free & Simple Way To Resize Your Photos
Tired of struggling to resize your photos for email, IM'ng, posting to social networks or exporting to a smartphone? Related posts: PowerPoint Tips: How to crop & resize images Learn how to resize and crop pictures in PowerPoint.... Our Favorit...
Our Favorite Tips: Safe Mode with No F8
An alternate way to reach Safe Mode in Windows. Related posts: Our Favorite Tips: 25 Tips for Better Google Searching Very useful advice for getting the most from your... Our Favorite Tips: Convert Images w/ Right Click ... Our Favorite Tips: Backup...
Our Favorite Tips: 77 Windows 7 Tips
77 speed & security tips for Windows 7. Related posts: Our Favorite Tips: Windows 7 Tutorials Clear, concise and updated tutorials for Microsoft Windows 7... Our Favorite Tips: Explore your files using Details in Windows 7 If you are somewhat ...