Sometimes the Internet doesn’t tell the whol...

My children were out of school today for the President's Day holiday. We had planned to go skiing with another family at our local ski resort. My son and I woke early and were eating breakfast and decided that we should check the weather on the mountain. We checked the resort's web site and the National Weather Service web site. Both indicated that it could be a 'breezy' day with a chance of snow. We finished...

Spam on the rise again

I'm not sure what it it is about late summer, but I have noticed the last few years that my spam is at its worst in late July through September and then it tapers off again until the next summer. I have no idea what the correlation is, but it has been consistent the last three years.  I don't worry about it, however, because my Inbox stays pristine with the help of Cloudmark Desktop. You have heard Adam and I rave...

A week without a stylus

I lost the little pointer stylus for my Treo 650 last Friday. I am going crazy trying to get around in my PDA. So far I have used my pinky nail, a toy sword from one of my kids action figures, the end of a USB cord, a plastic fork, a toothpick, and a ballpoint pen as a stylus. I ordered a three-pack of new styli, but they won’t be here until the middle of next week. For those that aren’t familiar with PDAs, being...

Why we recommend the stuff we do

Our listeners and subsribers have probably heard me say, "Don't let your kids fix your computer, no matter how old they are or who they work for." I say this because many of my appointments come as a result of a full grown son or daughter who "works for Microsoft" or  "Is a computer tech for ___________ University" coming home and "fixing" the computer. I have no doubts that said...

Typical Day Kickoff!!

Today was one of the best examples ever of a typical day. In fact, today was so typical that it was atypically typical. I began my day by giving the office manager at a local doctor’s office a lesson in Microsoft PowerPoint. Immediately after that I headed to Sam’s Club to purchase a video card for my next client. I barely had enough time to buy the card before I had to be at their house to install it. I have had...

Tired of looking at clouds?

Here is a quick way to add new wallpaper to your desktop as you browse around the Internet (this tip works with Netscape, Internet Explorer, and AOL): RIGHT Click on any image on any web page Click on “Save Image as Wallpaper” or “Set as Wallpaper” That’s it!  A simple tip with a fun result!