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Top 10 medical info sites

Simon — Sat, 08 May 2010 12:36:30 +0000

There are many sites offering medical information. These are the ones I recommend* for general medical information.

CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
CNN Health Health news stories
DrKoop.com former U.S. Surgeon General (more…)

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Eliminate monthly phone charges?

Simon — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:17:04 +0000

Think you can’t avoid monthly telephone service charges? If you’ve looked into VOIP - voice over internet protocol - previously, the services have improved. I recently researched VOIP options/reviews. You can take your router / box with you when you move** and keep your number. There is, however, a new kid on the block called Ooma. (more…)

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When can I shred the records?

Simon — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:45:45 +0000

When can the cancelled checks and tax returns be shredded? Yes, shredded. To protect yourself from identity fraud, do not put any financial documentation in the trash or the recycling. When in doubt, (more…)

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TiVo setup gone wrong?

Simon — Sun, 02 May 2010 16:41:28 +0000

Get help at these links for TiVo setup that has gone awry. While the basic setup may be simple, most users have additional equipment to connect. Others simply want to be able to do more than just record the show. Below are five places to get the help you need.

TiVo Wiring Guide at ElectroPhobia has almost every imaginable configuration and, yes, there is an easy to understand diagram for each and every one of them.

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Drag a new route on your GoogleMap

Simon — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:07:55 +0000

I watched a clip from David Pogue’s Pogie Awards and learned that when getting directions on GoogleMaps, you can just drag the Google-suggested route line to another street/highway and GoogleMaps will show you a route using the street selected with your mouse (drag). This is something you really have to see to appreciate — just try it!

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Tech alone is not enough - what about leftovers?

Simon — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:48:58 +0000

Chef at home? We can’t live with technology alone — we still like to eat! There is an old cookbook called Potluck Cookery by Beverly Pepper. Look at the leftovers you have and find the recipes that can be created from those ingredients.

Since this cookbook, newer ones have been written on the same premise. However, the really great news is that similar information can now be found online at BigOven.com. Enter three ingredients that are available in the house and click on search. More than several recipes which can be made with those ingredients then appear!

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It’s due when??? Use a homework manager

Simon — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:50:49 +0000

Here’s a homework manager for students with a Mac. It’s called SchoolHouse 2, tracks everything for you and is free. Trackable are your reading, projects, papers, and grades (which can be calculated). As the site puts it, this way you’ll have no surprises at the end of the quarter/semester. You can look at everything due a week from Friday or every due date for a particular class.

I’ll be searching for a similar application for PC users. Stay tuned.

Please be sure you’re backing up your hard drive or printing out the information daily. The only thing worse than dogs eating homework is the fact that hard drives crash!

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Can you avoid hospital infections?

Simon — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:09:38 +0000

Be a proactive patient! A recent Mayo Clinic post listed tips for preventing hospital infection. Discussion points include selecting your surgeon and asking about pre-surgery antibiotics. Two of the points they mention are suggestions that many articles discuss but that most of us are reluctant to act upon:

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Small but mighty Gmail hint

Simon — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:36:05 +0000

Small but mighty is a Gmail find that can save you a lot of time. From anywhere in Gmail, click on the “?” and a screen will pop up showing you all of the keyboard shortcuts available when in Gmail!To turn on the keyboard shortcuts, when logged into your Gmail account, click on the Settings tab at the top right. On the General tab, several items from the top, you will see Keyboard shortcuts with buttons to turn on or off the shortcuts.Here is a link to the Gmail shortcuts page so you can print a copy.

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Browser bookmarks sync

Simon — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:00:52 +0000

I found a little application to synchronize bookmarks across Mac browsers. It’s called BookIt and costs $12. You can download a trial version. Yes, you can always import and export bookmarks but I find that I work in several different browsers for various reasons. With this I can set a ‘master’ browser bookmark table and sync all other browsers with it. That way I always have all bookmarks on all browsers without duplicates.I want to point out that there are others out there and of course there are online services which do similar syncs so you can have your bookmarks wherever you may log onto the internet. Those will be for another post — along with some for the PC folks as well.

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Undeserved grade in class?

Simon — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:05:06 +0000

If you seriously believe that you deserve a better grade in a course, what can you do about it? There is a wikiHow on How to Get a Professor to Change Your Grade. There are currently eight steps to consider and follow. It’s worth a read to determine whether you have the information to back up your claim. And since it’s a wiki, it can be edited.

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Who will stop the SPAM?

Simon — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:56:42 +0000

Still getting SPAM? Getting more SPAM now than several months ago? Do you have too many legitimate messages going to SPAM? I recommend trying one of the following options.

Gmail. As noted in an earlier post, Gmail has the best SPAM filter around. It is extremely accurate. Many users now have all of their email accounts routed through Gmail to get the benefit of Gmail’s SPAM blocker. Gmail can be set up to send pop3 account mail as well. You still need an invitation to sign up for Gmail. (more…)

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