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Should You Upgrade To Windows 11?
Your computer may prompt you soon to upgrade to Windows 11. Should you upgrade? Although it’s not labeled this way, you will be taking a personality test – the kind where you decide how well various statements describe you. Here are some samples. I enjoy being the...
PATCH TUESDAY
Leave your computer on overnight and prepare for it to restart. It’s Patch Tuesday and Microsoft will install a large crop of updates on all versions of Windows tonight. Tomorrow...
Try A Google Docs Demo
I want you to take a look at a demo of Google Docs. It’s a fast way to be introduced to the concept of editing and storing documents online. When I look in my crystal ball, my...
LOGMEIN EXPRESS
I’m going to tell you about a new free service from LogMeIn that will make some of you so happy that you will clap your hands in childish glee. You already know LogMeIn as the...
SHOULD YOU BUY MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010?
Previously: Office 2010 – Technology Guarantee Microsoft Office 2010 – Suite Comparisons Dell is shipping new computers with Microsoft Office 2010 now and it will be on the...
Microsoft Office 2010 – Suite Comparison
Microsoft Office 2010 will be on sale on June 15 - new versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and the rest. (It’s been available to enterprises with volume licenses for a...
Where Are The Solid State Drives?
Almost a year ago I predicted that solid state hard drives would be mainstream devices once manufacturers finished ironing out some technical kinks and the price started to come...
LogMeIn File Manager And Mapped Network Drives
Previously: LogMeIn Pro: Remote Access LogMeIn Pro: Sending Large Files LogMeIn Pro: Desktop Shortcut Here’s a tip for LogMeIn users to fix a glitch that turns up in the File...
Taking Control Of Email And Tasks In Outlook
You’re busy, you have trouble remembering everything on your to-do list, and you’re overwhelmed with email. Of course you are! It’s like writing a horoscope or a fortune cookie –...
Find Mail Faster With Search Folders
Both Outlook 2003 and 2007 have an often overlooked feature named Search Folders. Look under the list of mail folders (Inbox / Outbox / Sent Items) and you’ll see a handful of...
The Evolution Of Email
It’s rare now to find traditional POP3 email accounts, where messages are downloaded to a single computer and are only accessible at that computer. We move between different...
Getting Started With Windows 7
A lot of people are buying Windows 7 computers! Here’s a roundup of articles about new features to discover and some of the ways that Windows 7 is different than Windows XP....
MORE MOBILE LOCATION TRICKS
While we’re talking about smartphones, I should mention another way that your phone can use its knowledge of your location to do something interesting. Google added an unassuming...
Visual Search With Google Goggles
As I said last month, each of you might find one or two apps for a smartphone that get you all excited – the apps that you show people to demonstrate how cool your new phone is....
UPDATED GOOGLE SEARCH PAGES
Google has officially rolled out an update to its search result pages, a three column design that provides search options on the left to help refine and redirect your...
COPIERS AND SECURITY
As if we don’t have enough potential security risks to worry about! Recently a number of people have pointed out that photocopy machines can have internal hard drives designed to...