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Why Isn’t “My List” The First Thing I See On Netflix?
I had an epiphany the other day about something that has been puzzling me: I expect “My List” to be the first thing I see on Netflix, and it’s not there. I couldn’t figure it out. Not only wasn’t it the first thing I saw, “My Stuff” was actually hard to find on some...
Microsoft Office 2010 – Suite Comparison
Microsoft Office 2010 will be on sale on June 15 - new versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and the rest. (It’s been available to enterprises with volume licenses for a...
Where Are The Solid State Drives?
Almost a year ago I predicted that solid state hard drives would be mainstream devices once manufacturers finished ironing out some technical kinks and the price started to come...
LogMeIn File Manager And Mapped Network Drives
Previously: LogMeIn Pro: Remote Access LogMeIn Pro: Sending Large Files LogMeIn Pro: Desktop Shortcut Here’s a tip for LogMeIn users to fix a glitch that turns up in the File...
Taking Control Of Email And Tasks In Outlook
You’re busy, you have trouble remembering everything on your to-do list, and you’re overwhelmed with email. Of course you are! It’s like writing a horoscope or a fortune cookie –...
Find Mail Faster With Search Folders
Both Outlook 2003 and 2007 have an often overlooked feature named Search Folders. Look under the list of mail folders (Inbox / Outbox / Sent Items) and you’ll see a handful of...
The Evolution Of Email
It’s rare now to find traditional POP3 email accounts, where messages are downloaded to a single computer and are only accessible at that computer. We move between different...
Getting Started With Windows 7
A lot of people are buying Windows 7 computers! Here’s a roundup of articles about new features to discover and some of the ways that Windows 7 is different than Windows XP....
MORE MOBILE LOCATION TRICKS
While we’re talking about smartphones, I should mention another way that your phone can use its knowledge of your location to do something interesting. Google added an unassuming...
Visual Search With Google Goggles
As I said last month, each of you might find one or two apps for a smartphone that get you all excited – the apps that you show people to demonstrate how cool your new phone is....
UPDATED GOOGLE SEARCH PAGES
Google has officially rolled out an update to its search result pages, a three column design that provides search options on the left to help refine and redirect your...
COPIERS AND SECURITY
As if we don’t have enough potential security risks to worry about! Recently a number of people have pointed out that photocopy machines can have internal hard drives designed to...
Windows 7 Printer Setup
Here are a few anecdotes about setting up printers and scanners on new Windows 7 computers. When Windows 7 connects to a new device, it attempts to install drivers automatically,...
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms! I have had the wonderful good luck to have been raised by the best mother in the world, and to be married to the love of my life who is – by...
Dropbox For iPad, Android
Dropbox has become an indispensable part of my toolbox. It’s the free service that syncs files between different computers, so that files in the “My Dropbox” folder appear on all...
Facebook And Privacy
In the golden glow of hindsight, there was a wonderful time when big companies would do things that were good for their customers because that was likely to be the most...