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Sharing Your Expertise

If you use Wikimedia, have you considered contributing to it?   Financial contributions are great, but you may also be able to contribute knowledge.  I know that every one of my clients is an expert in some field and how nice it would be of you to spread the knowledge.   Here’s how

Common Web-Safe Fonts

Not all fonts are equal.   And just because you have a font on your computer doesn’t mean I have it on mine.   And if you create a document using a font my pc doesn’t have, it will show some other font.   So, if you are editing your own website or creating a Word document for [...]

Software Upgrades and 64-bit Systems

Kenney says I like to be on the bleeding edge of technology, and I must admit I do like shiny new toys that might make my life easier.

But software is an entirely different matter.  I’m an absolute Scrooge in that department.

 Up until 2 weeks ago, I was using Eudora Pro, one of the original email [...]

Understanding Email

Email issues can be infuriating as one of my clients and I experienced this week.   Understanding email terminology and the various options will help you make better choices about what type email account you need.

Here’s a good explanation of how POP3 differs from IMAP.
http://www1.umn.edu/adcs/guides/email/imapvspop.html

I also like this diagram of how email is really sent:
http://support.kavi.com/khelp/kmlm/user_help/html/how_email_works.html

Finally, here are [...]

Battery backups

Here’s another great article from Atiwa, my current favorite company for laptop repair, all about the importance of battery backup systems and how to choose the correct one.   Battery backups are used to be sure if you lose power in power in the middle of a tedious job, you won’t lose your data because the [...]