I wasn’t a computer major in college. I could have been, but I just wanted to get the hell out of there. Had I changed majors, I hope that my contribution to the field of computer science would have been something I call chunky files.
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December 5, 2014Chunky FilesDecember 3, 2014Mobile Keyboard KonsistencyQuick quiz for you: On your mobile device, where is the exclamation point key?
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December 1, 2014Another Look Back at My Old OfficeRecently my mother visited and brought with her lots of photos from the 1990s. Among the lot were a few pictures of my old office. Ah, memories! November 28, 2014Merry Black FridayMy son put it best: Christmas starts the day after Halloween. And Black Friday, supposedly the best shopping day of the year, doesn’t sneak up on anyone. The merchants have been touting it all month. It’s finally here. November 26, 2014Goggle Updates the Calendar AppGoogle updated a host of apps with the introduction of Lollipop earlier this month. One of those apps is the Calendar, which I cover in my books. So here’s the updated information!
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November 24, 2014Hello, Lollipop!Completely out of character, Google has distributed the Android 5.0 or “Lollipop” update to all Nexus devices. This renders my Nexus For Dummies titles instantly obsolete. November 21, 2014I’ve Killed the Wambooli Mobile PageBeing trendy, a while back I looked into creating a special web page to greet users of mobile devices. Just a few days ago, I killed it off.
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November 19, 2014Re-Associating a FileWhen you use a program to create a file, that file is associated with the program. The link is made based on the filename extension, which is the last part of the filename appearing after the period. For example,
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November 17, 2014RIP Google GlassAccording to an article from Reuters, Google co-founder Sergey Brin showed up at a recent event minus his ever-present Google Glass headset. O the horror. November 14, 2014Booty From the PastRecently I retired a few electronic goodies, sending them out to my office boneyard in the garage. While rearranging items to make room, I found an old IBM Laptop case. I became enchanted. “Hey,” I thought, “I wonder what’s inside?” |
