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A Singular Road To Augmented Reality
Augmented reality glasses will replace your mobile phone. Well, that’s the vision, so to speak. Don’t take my word for it. That’s what Tim Cook thinks, and I hear he’s pretty well informed. It’s not going to happen very soon. A lot of devices will come and go during...
Rules for Computer Safety 2011
These are the rules for being safe using a Windows computer in 2011. Memorize them, tape them to your refrigerator, pass them on to your friends! Install updates from Microsoft...
Microsoft Delivers A Great iPad App
The iPad was not the first tablet on the market. Microsoft was one of the first companies to deliver a tablet, with the first prototype demonstrated more than ten years ago. No...
Your Computer Will Restart Tonight
A large collection of patches and updates will be delivered tonight, Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of the month. Last month was a paltry bunch of updates, not really worth...
Google, Speech Recognition, And Android Phones
A fascinating article in Slate this morning about Google’s research in speech recognition. If you've got an Android phone, try this: Hit the microphone icon on the home screen,...
Enable Outlook 2010 Search And Indexing On Windows 7
I fixed a problem today with Outlook 2010 that has never come up before and won’t have any relevance to any of you. This description may help someone who finds it in a Google...
Quickbooks And The Online Payments Annoyance
How are we supposed to use our computers without screaming? I installed an update for Quickbooks 2010 in March. Perfectly typical for Quickbooks - when I clicked on the icon to...
Syncing Bookmarks And Favorites With Xmarks
Previously: Battle Of The Browser Updates Comparing The New Internet Browsers, aka Microsoft And The LastPass Problem Syncing Bookmarks And Favorites With Firefox 4 And Chrome 10...
Syncing Bookmarks And Favorites With Internet Explorer 9
Previously: Battle Of The Browser Updates Comparing The New Internet Browsers, aka Microsoft And The LastPass Problem Syncing Bookmarks And Favorites With Firefox 4 And Chrome 10...
Syncing Bookmarks And Favorites With Firefox 4 And Chrome 10
Previously: Battle Of The Browser Updates Comparing The New Internet Browsers, aka Microsoft And The LastPass Problem Many people are building imposing lists of bookmarked web...
Comparing The New Internet Browsers, aka Microsoft And The LastPass Problem
Previously: Battle Of The Browser Updates The latest and greatest versions of the three major Internet browsers have been released. Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Mozilla Firefox...
Little Microsoft Annoyances
My goal for you is simplicity. I want you to use wonderful tools that are easy to use and easy to keep up to date. Little things make me irritable. Here’s a story of a little...
Dropbox Sharing Addendum
Previously: Sharing Files With Dropbox Yesterday I described how to share any file in Dropbox by right-clicking a file or folder, then clicking on “Get Shareable Link.” If you do...
Sharing Files With Dropbox
Dropbox is the essential free program to sync files among each of your computers and mobile devices. If you’re not a Dropbox user, you probably should be. Go read one of my...
Apple Makes A Move Into Small Business
It’s obvious by now that nothing pursued by Apple should be underestimated. Apple has had its share of unsuccessful projects over the years that languished or died, but it has...
Which iPad 2 Should You Get?
If you’re considering an iPad, you must read this article by Marco Arment. Everything you need to know, in plain English. Verizon/AT&T or wi-fi only? 16Gb, 32Gb, 64Gb? Black...