Apr 22 2010
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:
Apr 20 2010
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.
Apr 18 2010
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.
Apr 15 2010
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.
Apr 13 2010
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. Continue Reading »
Apr 09 2010
Today’s question of the day was: “Can I set up a viable working PC with only free software? The answer: yes. Here is a list of absolutely free and better than average software that you can download and install on a PC that already has a Windows operating system, e.g., Windows XP, installed. You will need access to internet service, for which you may have to pay. You will also need to verify the ’system requirements’ for each of the applications mentioned to insure that they will run on your specific CPU. Take a look at these free software applications. Continue Reading »
Apr 07 2010
Ever wonder whether you’re getting all of the information on cell phone, smart phone, Blackberry comparisons? Do you wonder whether other users are having the same issues with the phone that you have been having? I finally asked a Verizon sales representative to help me find a site where I could get the specifications on phones and compare them. Continue Reading »
