Safer ways to view Twitter
On 2010/05/17
Twitter limits posts to 140 characters. The good is that it forces us to be concise in our tweets. The bad is that we use URL shortening services like bit.ly or sn.im to save characters when we link to web pages. This is bad because we cannot see the [...]
Smartphones: what you need to know (a presentation)
On 2010/05/13
You have seen, read about and heard of BlackBerrys and iPhones. How about Android, WebOS or Windows Phone 7?
Are you interested in getting a smartphone? Do you know what makes a cell phone a smartphone? What can you do with them? How much do they cost? What are [...]
Should you upgrade to Microsoft Office 2010?
On 2010/05/13
Office 2010 is here. Large Microsoft customers can buy it now. Consumers or smaller businesses will be able to buy it June 15.
I have a fair amount of experience with it as I have used different versions of Office 2010 for over a year now. I like it. [...]
Microsoft Office 2010 Quick Access Toolbar – quick tips
On 2010/05/08
When Microsoft introduced the Ribbon in Office 2007 they took away our ability to easily customize the menus and toolbars that existed in previous versions of Office. Microsoft added the Quick Access Toolbar, a weak replacement for that lost customization.
The Quick Access Toolbar (“QAT”) lets you place [...]
KatMouse has been around since 2002. It is an incredibly useful tool that lets you scroll the window under your mouse cursor without requiring you to click on that window to give it the system focus. It works with all versions of Windows since Windows 2000, including Windows 7 [...]
Tech support overload
On 2010/05/08
I support many operating systems, applications and computer utilities, perhaps too many. The list grows with time. It rarely shrinks.
Here is a list of the more common software programs I need to know because my clients run them. This list generally excludes service pack variations.
Client Operating Systems
Windows XP Home Windows XP Media [...]
Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome, which is better?
On 2010/05/04
Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) has fallen on hard times. Once it ruled the Internet, accounting for over 90% of all web page views. Those heady times are now history. The latest statistics for April 2010 from NetApplications show it with less than 60%. Mozilla Firefox is the second most widely [...]
Recent richardfrisch tweets
On 2010/05/03
Will Apple’s iPad Wi-Fi + 3G crash AT&T? – Computerworld http://j.mp/bEKLC5 Keyboard Shortcuts and Typing Tips for your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch http://j.mp/cZZNxI @jeffjarvis Not only is PDF what you wrote but it is also a security disaster. @edbott @martijnbrant [...]
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