Get Firefox 3.5 for Internet browsing
On 2009/06/28
I have been a fan of Firefox, the free web browser from the Mozilla Corporation, since before the original 1.0 version was released in November 2004. The current release is version 3.0.11. A new version 3.5 is scheduled for release by end of June 2009. It may already be out when you read this. I [...]
Considering Windows 7 upgrades
On 2009/06/26
Microsoft announced that October 22, 2009 is the scheduled public release date for Windows 7, its new operating system that succeeds Windows Vista and Windows XP.
Starting today, June 26, 2009, Microsoft will offer, for a limited time, discounted pre-order upgrades to Windows 7 Home Premium ($49.99) and Windows [...]
Windows 7 Upgrades compared to Snow Leopard Upgrades
On 2009/06/25
Below is the abbreviated Microsoft upgrade table, which is useful in evaluating whether or not you can upgrade your Windows OS and if so to what.
And here is the Apple upgrade table for Snow Leopard, excluding server upgrades.
Do you notice a difference?
This post does not address [...]
Fixing the Flip Mino HD
On 2009/06/21
My Flip Mino HD is supposed to record up to 60 minutes of video. However, whenever I turned the camera on it showed 23:54 (min:sec) of available recording time even though there were no videos stored on the camera.
I searched PureDigitial’s support and did several [...]
This free program solves a problem I never knew needed solving—accessing Windows desktop icons without minimizing everything else. It works with Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
You launch and it runs in the background, waiting for you to type Ctrl+Alt+D to access the desktop icons.
The desktop icons are moved to the front visual [...]
Which tool is better Windows Charmap, Mac OS X Character Palette or the web-based CopyPasteCharacter.com?
Five years ago I wrote the following tip:
Charmap – Oddball Characters
We all need to insert strange characters into our text from time-to-time, whether it’s the copyright © symbol or the symbol for degree °, or [...]
Spring cleaning for your computer (part 5)
On 2009/06/11
Is your computer secured? Is your security software up-to-date? Are your applications patched? Is your firewall properly configured and turned on? When was the last time you scanned for malware? Are you the computer’s greatest security risk?
This is the last of a 5 part series, which covers both Windows and Macs.
Spring cleaning for your computer (part 4)
On 2009/06/07
Take command of your desktop. Remove the digital detritus and organize the remainder for the way you want to work.
This is part 4 of a 5 part series, which covers both Windows and Macs.
Part 1 covers physical cleaning Part 2 covers uninstalling applications and stopping unneeded ones from auto [...]
Using a battery as an iPhone/iPod Touch stylus
On 2009/06/04
This tip will come in handy. if your fingers are cold, damp, greasy or you are blessed with large, wide digits that make it difficult to type on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
A standard stylus does not work with Apple’s capacitance screens. The negative end of [...]
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