A graphical computer goober you’re gonna have to get used to is the pushpin. It’s showing up all over the place.
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December 23, 2009Behold the PushpinDecember 21, 2009Some Facebook SecurityIf you’re like me, you probably use Facebook. Then you’ll probably want to confirm that your information remains private, which right now it’s probably not.
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December 18, 2009Why I Learned Assembly LanguageBack in the early days of computers, when PCs were called microcomputers, most of the software you used was written by the computer operator. That’s you! December 16, 2009What’s New in Word 2010My Word For Dummies book update is one of those updates that computer book authors love: minor.
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December 14, 2009Microsoft Office 2010To no one’s surprise, Microsoft is releasing another version of Office. As with the previous version, this one is named after a famous year that hasn’t happened yet, 2010. I call it Office 3.1.
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December 11, 2009Gogo, No GogoGleeful, I took the free access card and boarded the plane. For the first time ever, I was about to use the Internet onboard a flight. Or so I thought. December 9, 2009High InternetFinally it happened. I stumbled across a flight that offered WiFi Internet access. At 30,000 feet.
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December 7, 2009Signs of RecoveryCould the economic downturn be behind us? Maybe. Perhaps. Just a little?
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December 4, 2009Dialing a Modem in 1984 My very first modem. Connecting to the ubiquitous Internet just isn’t a chore at all today. But take the Wambooli Wayback machine to 1984 and you’re in for a surprising adventure of online terror and surprise! (more…) December 2, 2009The Power of YouTubeThere’s power in media. Back in the old days, only the rich and big companies could wield that power. With YouTube, the power is now in your hands. |
