Feb 28, 2012 | iPad, software, Windows7
F.lux is a free utility that is useful if you use the same computer during the day and in the evening. F.lux will adjust the display on the monitor to match the lighting to the time of day. It’s easier on your eyes and might even help you sleep. The program does not...
Feb 26, 2012 | Windows tips, Windows7
There are thousands of ways to customize Windows 7. This week I’ll describe a few that might fit a few people and be unimportant for others. Almost everyone runs Windows 7 with Aero enabled. Aero harnesses the video power in the current generation of motherboards and...
Jan 19, 2012 | computers, Internet, security, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
These are the rules for being safe using a Windows computer in 2012. Memorize them, forward them to your friends, post them on Facebook, alert the troops, sound the alarm, and walk from door to door passing them out to your neighbors! If a web site brings something up...
Jan 9, 2012 | domains, mail, Microsoft, Office 365, Outlook, remote, SBS, software, Windows7
A few days before Christmas, Microsoft delivered the “Office 365 Integration Module for Small Business Server 2011 Essentials,” a long awaited add-in that integrates Microsoft’s new server software for very small offices with its hosted Office 365 service. In some...
Jan 1, 2012 | Amazon, bruceb, computers, IE, laptops, Microsoft, security, web_services, Windows7
LogMeIn has moved far ahead of its competitors for working with computers remotely. It introduced major changes to its product lineup a couple of days before Christmas – not a good time to get much attention but an appropriate time to deliver lovely presents, since...
Dec 22, 2011 | Dropbox, web_services, Windows7
Many Dropbox users quickly start to store all interesting files in their Dropbox folders, especially current files that are being used on more than one computer. The faster you can get to your Dropbox folders, the easier it is to use. Here’s a tip about using Windows...
