Need for Speed
By · CommentsThe FCC (the U.S. Federal Communications Commission) announced that by 2020, it expects to require Internet providers to offer minimum home connection speeds up to 100 Mbps (megabits per second). Read More→
Dreams, Hope, Computers?
By · CommentsBelieve in your dreams — they may come true. Believe in yourself — they will come true.
How does this possibly relate to computers? If you have a business, it is almost a certainty you have a computer. Whether or not you have a business, you certainly are in a business of sorts; that of managing the business of life. If you are a parent or caregiver you may be managing the lives of others as well. All of these roles require organization and, whether we like to admit it or not, much of our organization is horribly unorganized on our computers….and we need help! Read More→
Steps to take if your computer has a Virus….
By · CommentsFirst, Don’t Panic.
Immediately stop what you are working on…and close all valid applications (this means programs like Outlook, Word, etc.) If you are experiencing a virus that is putting pop-ups on your screen, do not attempt to close them. Leave them be for now.
Disconnect your computer from the Internet. If you have wireless, temporarily disable it. If you have an external modem, turn off the power or physically disconnect the internet cable from the modem.
Turn your computer OFF. Read More→
Claiming my Technorati Blog
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Adding Icons and Feeds to your Site
By · CommentsThis week’s Fire Your Webmaster class will work on adding social icons and feeds to your site. The RSS feed has been a bit troublesome until I realized I was making it harder than it had to be. Quite easy actually. We will set these up and then move on to other types of feeds, such as using the Feedzilla widget.
Necessary Evils – financials
By · CommentsA banker told me yesterday, “Most people are passionate about their business. Rarely are any of them passionate about their financial statements.” I guess that is probably true! In addition to the software that I use and support, there is also additional software I use, but don’t support because I am not an expert for that software. Specifically, QuickBooks; the best financial software program around. I finally took the plunge and purchased it last month and have to say, while the process was not painless, my books are in order. Yay! You can purchase QuickBooks here. With QuickBook’s help, even I can do financials! It is certainly a necessary function for any small business. Here’s to happy numbers crunching!
Apple’s iPad Début
By · CommentsApple’s iPad débuted this week and oh what a début! They had been working on this for 7 years. While all the other PC makers were introducing touchpads, Apple wanted to get it right. Awesome. But, like any introduction, I would wait to puchase one until at least the second or third generation. It can’t task more than one application at a time — for me (and most users) Read More→
Making Healthy Choices
By · CommentsThe weight loss world talks a lot about making “healthy” choices. Have you ever thought about what makes a computer purchase ‘healthy?’ I’m talking about healthy as in your ‘pocketbook’ AND an Excellent computer purchase. How can we make a healthy choice regarding our computers when we often feel like we aren’t really making the choice at all? We walk into the Big Box store and find ourselves buying that computer from the flyer before we even know what happened. I mean, it was such a GOOD PRICE! Right? Or, we are in the office supply store thinking we need to avoid the computer aisle and the next thing we know we are in the car with some new device we weren’t even sure we needed. That is an essential question. In order to be in charge of our choices, we need to figure out exactly what happened. That way, we won’t feel controlled by our “bad” decisions and compulsive purchases. Read More→
Outlook Express on Steroids
By · CommentsAs an avid Microsoft Office Professional user, I use Outlook. Seems like I always have. I have not been much of a fan of Outlook Express, opting for the additional security of Outlook. But many people DO (or DID) use Outlook Express. Now that it is permanently gone, those users need not fret.
Microsoft came through with a great replacement that should make Outlook Express users celebrate. It isn’t called Outlook Express, but think of it as Outlook Express on steroids. With a name like Windows Live Mail, it may be hard to find, but it is there; and it is free.
Softpedia has the complete standalone version of Windows Live Mail Desktop for download if you don’t already have it.
Let me know your thoughts.
Updated Contact Me Page
By · CommentsI couldn’t get along without my customers, who are also my friends.
Thankfully, they also watch over me with angel wings. I received an email today about a lack of contact information on my site. Well, that’s not cool for me to make that so difficult to find! So, if you are reading this, thanks Marcia! And if you are a customer or potential customer reading this, you can just use the number below — and to email or snail mail me, the Contact page is a drop down under the About tab. I added the contact phone number 406.2394223 for ease of reference.
You should also shortly see links to my social media/networking sites.
