September 27, 2010

YouTube Favs

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The YouTube site does a pretty poor job of telling you which are the most-viewed videos of all time. For that information, you have to search Google.
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September 24, 2010

Sticking Things Into A Word Document

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When it comes to adding important-looking items into your documents, forget the Insert tab. The place to go is the References tab.
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September 22, 2010

The Overlooked, Oft-Ignored References Tab

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Tucked in the middle of the Word 2010/2007 Ribbon is a tab called References. It’s a big Why Bother item for most casual writers. For folks working on doctorates, thesis papers, political manifestos, and other big, scary documents, it’s an invaluable feature.
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September 20, 2010

Do Computers Make Us More Stupider?

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The original topic for this post was how the Internet makes us more stupider. But then I realized it’s computers in general, not just the Internet.
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September 17, 2010

Organizing Your Droid Contacts

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The Droid 2 and Droid X feature a handy way to group common contacts together for email and texting purposes. It’s called groups. Weird.
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September 15, 2010

What the FAQ?

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FAQ is quickly joining the term download in my library of misused computer terms.
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September 13, 2010

Making a Phone Call on Gmail

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This one blows me away, though it shouldn’t. I’ve come to expect amazing things from Google.
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September 8, 2010

What to Look for in a Cell Phone

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Now that cell phones are becoming mini-computers, it’s a good idea to know what’s what, and what matters, when it comes time to buy a new mobile communications gizmo.
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September 6, 2010

Monitors of the Future

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Now that I’ve retired yet another book project, I can return to my blog. Today’s topic: Monitors of the future. And, yes, forget about 3D.
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September 1, 2010

The Rolling Shutter

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The technical and confusing way that digital cameras snap pictures is leading a whole new type of photography.
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