Image via CrunchBaseTVKim- Watching: Kim on Komand- Set up Facebook to keep your privacyYou need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video(i.e. Apple iPod and iPad users need not apply... that's another post.)Our Mail list received a post from Gary Smith today about privacy settings on Facebook that deserves a post here … Continue reading Kim Komando on Facebook Privacy
Yuuguu at next meeting
Instant screen sharing, web conferencing, remote support, desktop remote control and messaging. No downloads for participants!I'm always looking for ways to have meetings, webinars, with everyone in a manner that would let us have folks at the cafe, at home or work, anywhere be able to join us and share. To make that work I … Continue reading Yuuguu at next meeting
A Quiet Meeting
This week we were pretty sparse for members at the cafe. The Hot Chocolate was good though. Among other things we did we looked at Picasa again, the Google Photos program. Picasa 3: Free download from GoogleI have used it on a number of machines over the years and recently have enjoyed being able to … Continue reading A Quiet Meeting
News for Gmail Users
Official Gmail Blog: Fast new windowsThe link above is for an article on the Gmail Blog describing how you can now more quickly open a second window so if you want to copy from one message and paste in another it can be done more easily and quickly now. I know a number of us … Continue reading News for Gmail Users
Auslogics Disk Defrag
Disk Defrag - Fast and Safe Defragmenter for Your DisksOne of the things Windows PCs need is to be defragmented regularly as the fragmented files will begin to slow the computer's ability to read large files quickly. I keep watch on Gizmo's Freeware page and noticed this software just moved to the top of their … Continue reading Auslogics Disk Defrag
Online Graphic Editor now FREE!
Aviary - Creation on the fly / blog / Setting Aviary FreeSome months ago we had a meeting about online graphic editors and as often happens we discovered a service far better than the one planned for the meeting. Aviary.com has much of the function of Photoshop and Coreldraw all from your browser. And now … Continue reading Online Graphic Editor now FREE!
What’s a Proxy?
Hide My Ass! Free Proxy - Surf The Net Anonymously - Web Proxy The geeks among us might take exception at how freely we use the Internet at our cafe. It is true the Internet we use at most "free" spots is insecure, meaning the text we send or receive could be picked up and … Continue reading What’s a Proxy?
Backup, Backup, Backup! This week, ZumoDrive
ZumoDrive - Enjoy your media and documents from every deviceIt can never be said enough. Backup your files. But how many of us are really protected this minute? There are now three good services for online backup for Windows and two of them work on other platforms as well and can sync files as well. … Continue reading Backup, Backup, Backup! This week, ZumoDrive
Fake Swine Flu Alert
Fake H1N1 (Swine Flu) alerts lead to malware | Zero Day | ZDNet.comZDNet reports a malicious email is out and about suggesting you download software for Swine Flu protection. I am impressed by the quality of much of today's attacks on our mail and our web browsing.So take this as another simple call to be … Continue reading Fake Swine Flu Alert
Sharedview.com Presentation Tomorrow
Welcome to Microsoft SharedView | Microsoft Connect(Click graphic or link above to visit their site)This tool by Microsoft (Yes, can you believe I'm recommending it?) requires a Microsoft email address (Hotmail, MSN, etc.) to begin a meeting but it is not required for viewing. Install the software if you would like to be able to … Continue reading Sharedview.com Presentation Tomorrow