Right here today I will come clean; I am a technology junky. There Jim, I admitted it for the entire world to see. It may have always been hidden down deep, but it started to surface a few years ago when I was spending time with my brother-in-law Paul. He is a computer engineer and …
Hold the Phone
I have had a Windows Phone for the last two years and was pretty happy with my experience until I upgraded to the HTC 8x in February. Since then I have been so fed up that I’m now a reluctant owner of a Motorola Droid Razr M. My problems started about a month after I …
Tech Tip–Color Your Calendar
To help manage our family calendar I use colors for each person when I put the appointments into Outlook. It is an simple way to easily see who has appointments each day. I print out the weekly schedule and post it on our kitchen wall. This video shows how to use categories to color code …
Facebook Tips
When I worked on the Intro to Facebook presentation I found a few simple tips or guidelines to using Facebook. These are great things to remember for both new users and seasoned veterans.
Mother’s Day Wordle
One of my Mother’s Day presents from Jack was a great Wordle sign of words he chose about me. Wordle is a fun online tool that allows you to make word clouds with any set of words you have. I was inspired to make one about my Mom. Happy Mother’s Day Mom! This is …
Office 365 for Small Business
I have been using Office 365 for almost two years for my small business. It has been a great service for me at a reasonable price and very little downtime. Before using Office 365, I had researched options to get my email, calendar and contacts onto an Exchange server, which would eliminate sync problems I …
Facebook Groups: Tips & Benefits
Within Facebook you have the ability to create and join Groups. These Groups can be small or large, public or private and are useful in all sorts of different settings. I am a member of many Groups, some for brainstorming ideas, others centered around a common cause or organizations to which I belong. No matter …
Diagramming With Creately
I recently found a new online diagramming tool called Creately. It has a simple easy to understand interface and many templates and types of diagrams to choose from. I have made a site map and a mind map for an e-book I am working on. Here is an intro video to help you get started …
Household Internet Map
I am my household’s tech support person and technology plan architect. I am starting a series being your household’s IT person. To begin with here is the map of our household internet use and devices within the house.
Kids Tablet Comparison
Before Christmas I posted tips for choosing a tablet for your child. As a follow-up I wanted to give you a direct comparison of some of the options available on the market. All of them could be good solutions depending upon your situation. We chose to get Nexus 7’s for the boys because it gave …