Feb 25, 2008 | IE, phone, software
Skype is wonderful free software for making online phone calls. With a headset and a fast Internet connection, you can be talking to another Skype user anywhere in the world for free. Here are some notes about how it works and what’s involved to make calls to...
Nov 28, 2007 | IE, Outlook, software, Vista, web_services, WinXP
We’ve become familiar with the slowdowns and crashes associated with programs and services that start up automatically when a computer is turned on. Now I’m running into problems caused by the links between programs – the “add-ins” or...
Oct 31, 2007 | IE, Internet, web_services
Let’s talk about blogs and RSS feeds. It might have more relevance than you think.If you’re like most people, most of your web surfing time is spent visiting the same few web sites every day. That might start with news pages and weather, then a few pages...
Dec 27, 2006 | IE, software
The team developing Internet Explorer 7 tried to maximize the screen space available for web pages by shrinking or removing some familiar parts of IE6. The missing menu bar has caused much grief for some of my friends and clients. Sorry! Here’s two tips that...
Dec 26, 2006 | IE, software, Vista
Intuit has finally released updates for various versions of Quickbooks to make them more or less compatible with Internet Explorer 7. Here’s the IE7 compatibility chart, with links to the various updates.This is an odd issue with a long history. For years,...
Dec 16, 2006 | IE, software, WinXP
A few people have complained that Internet browsing was slow or erratic after installing Internet Explorer 7. I haven’t been able to find a pattern to explain that – no widespread reports of similar problems online, nothing other than scattered problems...
