March 16, 2011

Making It Easier, Duh

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It was one of the biggest laughs I ever got at a presentation.
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March 14, 2011

Time to Reflect

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I’m bored. Of course, there’s really no such thing as being bored: Being bored is a choice. You choose to do something with your time and when you chose to do nothing, or piddle around, then you become bored due to your own actions.
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March 11, 2011

Cell Phone GPS Signal Options Decoded

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There are not one, not two, not even three, but four types of GPS signals your cell phone can use. Allow me to demystify them for you.
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March 9, 2011

The GPS Vulnerability

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You would be surprised how many devices rely on a GPS signal for their proper operation. You’d be even more surprised to find out how easy it is to disrupt that signal and cause utter chaos.
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March 7, 2011

The iPad 2

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The message Apple sends the world with the iPad 2 is this: Ha-Ha suckers who bought the original iPad! You over-paid for our beta version. Thanks for all your cash. Now you won’t look so cool carrying that clunky thing around. Just toss it out and give us more money for the iPad 2.
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March 4, 2011

Page Numbering in Weird Word

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One thing that became drastically more arduous in Word 2007, and subsequently Word 2010, was the process by which page numbers are inserted into a document.
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March 2, 2011

Twenty Years of For Dummies Books

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Yes, it was 20 years ago that I wrote DOS For Dummies.
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February 28, 2011

Me and Dr. Ruth

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This Tuesday, I’m going to be on a radio show with Dr. Ruth. It’s not her radio show. No, the show is to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the For Dummies series. So the question is, what do I have in common with Dr. Ruth?
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February 25, 2011

The Most Irritating Error Ever

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Earlier this week one of my computers refused to print. The error was that the Spooler Service had stopped. Not a single printer was recognized. No new printer could be installed. The Spooler Service would stop and stop and stop and nothing could print. Ever.
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February 23, 2011

Applesauce

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Apple’s stock has taken a dive recently. There’s been no bad news from the company. To the contrary, according to their most recent financial reports, they’re one of the best-performing corporations on the planet. What’s driving the dive are rumosr and fear.
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