Computer Tips -Tech Info

Just read this over at eweek…. USB devices can post a security risk.    Send article as PDF   

So many times, even in the last few days, I have talked about keeping software up-to-date. For many people that means upgrading to the latest version of windows as soon as it comes out, or Office, or well… fill in the blank. It’s a vicious cycle when you think about it. So, is it necessary […]

OK, I’m prompted to post this because for the 2nd time this month I’ve received an “I’m changing my email address” message. In both cases, what appear to be 100-200 email addresses were all in the To: field and I cringed as I skimmed the list and found my more private address (that I usually […]

Well, how long ago was I talking about phishing attacks? Just a few posts back it seems and in my inbox this evening was the above subject line. It’s almost funny, since I don’t actually HAVE an account with Bank of the West, but since I was feeling a bit curious I thought I’d pick […]

Ok, so with the post on the shortwave schedule viewer software, I got the idea to mention a site I’ve played with and think is a pretty neat idea. Of course, part of the concept of shortwave is, with the longer radio frequencies they can travel hundreds (even thousands) of miles and you can hear […]

Wow, I’ve been hoping for this for quite a while. Of course, I’ve mentioned that I use Google Maps quite a bit. They have had a satellite view and regular map view which has been invaluable. Sometimes though, I’ve wanted to overlay the road maps on top of the satellite to just make sure that […]

Microsoft frowned at for smiley patent You’ve got to be kidding. Apparently Microsoft has applied for a paten that translates a sequence of characters into a smiley face 🙂 I’ve typed that in with colon, dash, right parenthesis.    Send article as PDF   

Ok, I have too many interests. One of them is listening to shortwave radio. I guess in many ways I’m a news junky. Also, I’m working on my Spanish so, listening to shortwave gives me vast listening resources. I know, I know, “can’t you stream the feeds over the web” Yes, many of them, but […]

I just read a great article at blogbusinessworld I think he’s got the right idea. Essentially, the point of the article is that blogs tend to interlink and form “content specific” communites. Political blogs would be a great example, usually there are a good deal of interlinkings between Political blogs. Since they are usually keyword […]

OK, so you’ve received a Powerpoint presentation that you NEED to view, but can’t So the first reaction is to run out and buy Microsoft Office right? Well, no that doesn’t have to be the first choice. There are in fact a few options.    Send article as PDF