I was trying to export my Netflix queue tonight and tried to find an easy to follow tutorial or tool, but found neither. Instead, I created my own! It ended up being so easy, that I’m going to share it with the rest of the web…here it is: Open your Netflix queue Select the entire queue using your mouse (don’t… Read More »How to export your Netflix queue to a spreadsheet – Video Tip
When you buy a new computer, the Internet browser comes pre-configured with a home page (first web site you see when you start your web browser). For PC’s, it is usually MSN. For Mac’s it is Apple.com. If you download Firefox (which everyone should be using), its default home page is a Firefox branded Google page. Sometimes your Internet provider’s web site takes over as your home page if you run one of their setup disks.
Through all of this, you had no say so as to what your home page is. Fortunately, it is a simple procedure to change the home page to anything you want. Here’s how to change it no matter what web browser you use (except Internet Explorer 7):
That’s it. Now if you are one of the many unfortunate souls who is using Windows Vista, watch how “elegant, quick and streamlined” Microsoft has made this process with Internet Explorer 7:
See, that’s DOUBLE the intuitive steps that we have used for more than 10 years and all other browsers use! That’s Microsoft progress! That’s Vista! But Vista sure is purdy.
To see these steps in action, watch the video below:
Avery’s Design & Print labels is a fantastic resource to create labels from your computer with nothing to buy except the labels! Avery developed this free service so that you can create quick, clean and flexible labels. The service is free and works inside your browser. Since it is a Web 2.0 application (works in your web browser), any computer… Read More »Create Labels Online – Video Tip
I used this tip yesterday because the Honda dealer left a part on my seat after servicing it. Not wanting to return to the dealer, I turned to YouTube to find out where the part went and within minutes, I found the video, watched it and had the part back in place. This tip was first posted 7 years ago,… Read More »How I get smart using YouTube – Video Tip
Recently, Google started rolling out a new version of their address book (contact list) for Gmail. If you are a Gmail user and use the service via your browser, you need to know about these changes. I believe Google has streamlined and made the address book more attractive and easier to utilize. This short tutorial highlights the changes and shows you… Read More »New Gmail Contacts Application – Video Tip
Over the past month or so, you may have noticed an email from Google similar to the one pictured below. Many people have wondered whether or not this meant the end of Google or the end of their Gmail account. Neither are true. Google+ was Google’s attempt to compete with Facebook and have their own social media platform. Not many… Read More »Google+ Account is Going Away in April 2019 – Don’t Panic!
Craigslist.org is one of the most popular person-to-person commerce sites on the Internet. Started by Craig Newmark in 1995 as an email list, it has expanded ever since then to almost every corner of the United States and now operates in more than 50 countries. Larger cities tend to be much more active users of Craigslist and rural areas tend… Read More »A beginner’s guide to Craig’s List – Video Tip
I talk a lot about Web 2.0 or cloud computing or using your web browser to perform functions via web applications versus installing and using desktop applications. Web 2.0 applications give you the flexibility of having tools at your disposal no matter where you are or whose computer you are using. This week, I want to give you a preview… Read More »Pixlr.com Online Image Editing – Video Tip
Have you ever wondered where a photo was taken? Or maybe who took it? If you use the Google Chrome browser, you have quick access to the useful Google Image Search that can answer these questions in a flash! Here’s how to use it: When you come across an image on a web site (again using Google Chrome ONLY) and… Read More »How to use Google Image Search in Google Chrome – Video Tip
Have you ever received a link to a web site via email that can’t be clicked because it is so long that the link “broke”?
You might see something like this in your email:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&time=&date=&ttype=&q
=5400+E+Pima+St,+Tucson,+Pima,+Arizona+85712,+United+States&s
ll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.36116,82.265625&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=
0,32.243422,-110.877669&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1
That’s a 230 character web address (URL).
Using an online web address shortener like TinyURL.com can shorten that address to less than 30 characters and leave you with an address like: http://tinyurl.com/3y9hbw
These shorter addresses are much easier to deal with for taking written notes, writing articles for print media, and definitely for emailing. Watch the short 3 minute video below to see exactly how this works and how you can start sending and using shorter web addresses today.