Friday, April 16, 2010

Microsoft Fix it Center Online

Microsoft Fix it Center Online

Scam Alert: Fake Federal Employees Sell ‘ObamaCare’ Policy, Supplemental Medicare, Other Insurance Plans - AARP Bulletin Today

Scam Alert: Fake Federal Employees Sell ‘ObamaCare’ Policy, Supplemental Medicare, Other Insurance Plans - AARP Bulletin Today: "President Obama isn’t the only one hitting the road to sell health care reform and what it means to you. In the latest twist on an old scam, unscrupulous salesmen are visiting senior housing facilities, pretending to be federal employees and peddling supplemental Medicare and other insurance plans.

Hucksters claiming to be with “ObamaCare” and representing the federal government have already targeted several apartment complexes populated by older residents in Missouri, says Rona McNally of that state’s Senior Medicare Patrol, an advocacy group funded by the federal Administration on Aging that educates Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries about health care fraud.

“They go door to door, saying they need to talk about your Medicare benefits, and that you may need to take a certain plan in order to get coverage,” she tells Scam Alert. “They use fear, they use change as an opportunity to get to seniors.”

Although it may be legal to sell supplemental insurance plans door to door, it’s certainly illegal for salesmen to say they are government officials when they are not, says McNally.

“The government does not go door to door selling insurance,” she adds. “If someone comes to your home to sell you a plan, shut the door.”"

Free Technology for Teachers: Ning Ends Free Networks - Try These Alternatives

Free Technology for Teachers: Ning Ends Free Networks - Try These Alternatives: "A review of free technology resources and how teachers can use them. Ideas for technology integration in education."

60 Fresh High Resolution Textures (April Edition) - slodive

60 Fresh High Resolution Textures (April Edition) - slodive

Drag and drop attachments onto messages - Official Gmail Blog

Drag and drop attachments onto messages - Official Gmail Blog: "Drag and drop attachments onto messages

Thursday, April 15, 2010 | 11:00 AM"

7 Backup Strategies for Your Data, Multimedia, and System Files - PCWorld

7 Backup Strategies for Your Data, Multimedia, and System Files - PCWorld: "7 Backup Strategies for Your Data, Multimedia, and System Files
Nobody likes backing up, but one day, it’ll save your bacon. Here are the most efficient methods of protecting your stuff, no matter what your situation.

Lincoln Spector, PC World"

Manage your files

Here are some tips to help manage your files. The original source for this document is: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_85.htm The Art of Filing - Managing Your Documents... and Your Time. I have edited and re-written portions of the original documents.

1) The first rule is to avoid saving unnecessary documents. Don't make a habit of saving everything that finds its way into your Inbox or on to your hard drive by way of downloads, loans of software, Freeware, trail versions, etc. . Take a few seconds to glance through the content, and save a file only if it's relevant to your work activity. When I say work activity, I mean ACTIVITY AT WORK. Your home computer is your business, and the time you spend trying to find a file is YOUR TIME, not the company’s time. Having too much data on your computer adds to the clutter that makes it harder to find things in the future – and it may, over time, slow down your computer's performance.

2) Us a consistent method for naming your files and folders. For instance, divide a main folder into subfolders for customers, vendors, and co-workers. Give shortened names to identify what or whom the folders relate to. What's more, you can even give a different appearance or look to different categories of folders – this can make it easy to tell them apart at first glance. Suppose we have a folder named BuildingProj [Building Project]. You would make sub folders UNDER this main folder and name them bidders, vendors, collaborators, etc., and you would put the appropriate files in the appropriate folders.

3) Store related documents together, whatever their type. For example, store Word documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and graphics related to a particular project in a single folder – rather than having one folder for presentations for all projects, another folder for spreadsheets for all projects, and so forth. This way, it's much quicker to find, open, and attach documents for a particular project.

4) Separate ongoing work from completed work. Some people prefer to save current or ongoing work on their computer's desktop until a job is completed. Then, once it's done, they move it to the appropriate location, where files of the same category are stored. At periodic intervals (for example, weekly or every two weeks), move files you're no longer working on to the folders where your completed work is stored.

5) Avoid overfilling folders. If you have a large number of files in one folder, or a large number of subfolders in a main folder – so many that you can't see the entire list on your screen without scrolling down – break them into smaller groups (subfolders or sub-subfolders). Think of creating a sequential menu, arranged either in chronological or alphabetical order, to make retrieval easy. For instance, you can divide a folder called "Business Plan" into subfolders called "BP2005," "BP2006," and "BP2007." For Business Plans of the year 2005, etc. Likewise, you can divide a folder for a client named Delta Traders into subfolders named "Delta Traders sales presentations" and "Delta Traders contracts." The idea is to place every file into a logical folder or subfolder, rather than have one huge list of files.

Having said this, there is usually little point in creating a folder for fewer than about five documents. If you do, the time you spend clicking through subfolders to get to the documents you need may not be outweighed by the greater ease of finding them.

6) Install Google Desktop on your PC. If you can (sometimes IT departments don't permit this), install Google Desktop on your PC – you can find this at http://desktop.google.com. This tool creates a desktop search engine that indexes all of your files and emails. It allows a search through your Google Index that is quick and easy.

7) Back up, back up, back up. Make sure your filing system is backed up. Make sure , that your PC is backed up regularly and that the backup includes the directories where you file information. You can download a FREE backup tool from Karen Kenworthy at: http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp Backup to an external, USB drive or to a CD. Store a backup OFF SITE in case your PC is stolen or the business burns to the ground.

8) Prioritizing Your Files for Action - Take these approaches further by customizing your file management. This can help you prioritize your work, which can lead to better efficiency.
a. Organize files by dates. Incorporate a date into the file name. This will help you determine which is the most recent document in the folder, without having to open the file and read through the content. For example, a file named "Guidelines 12Oct07" would indicate a version of the Guidelines file dated October 12, 2007. Again, BE consistent, and follow the company policies and procedures manual for dating. As you know, dates can be expressed in various ways.
b. Some people use version numbers to distinguish between documents that have been reworked or changed. Examples would be "Delta Traders contract v1" and "Delta Traders contract v2." This also makes it easier to pick out the most current file. I use this often when dating image files. Dog1Ver2, and Dog2Ver1 are images of two different dogs, but I have only one version of Dog 2, while I have TWO of
Dog 1. If your document is going to be looked at, used, or amended by several people, you need to be particularly careful about version control: People quite rightly can get very annoyed if versions are mixed up and their work on the document is lost. Be consistent with version numbers, too, of course.

Make sure you put the version number in the file name, and also consider having a version control table at the beginning of the document showing the version number, the date of the version, the person making changes, and, perhaps, the nature of changes made. See the header of this article, for example.

For any system to be useful and effective, it must also be convenient for you. To some extent, this depends on the nature of your business or the work that you do.

[10-11-2007]

Repper | The online pattern creator | studio:ludens

Repper | The online pattern creator | studio:ludens
pattern patterns background images

TrackerWatcher :: Add-ons for Firefox

TrackerWatcher :: Add-ons for Firefox: "TrackerWatcher shows you what companies may watch what you do on any web site and how they promise to handle your information."

How to turn an RSS feed into a downloadable ebook with Feedbooks | eBooks Just Published

How to turn an RSS feed into a downloadable ebook with Feedbooks | eBooks Just Published: "It turns out Feedbooks provides a service that will turn any RSS feed into a downloadable ebook. You can then transfer the ebook to your e-reader and read it offline. Alternatively, you could convert it to an audiobook and listen to it offline. Using this service you can read your favourite blogs or news services offline. You can convert an RSS feed to ePub, Mobipocket/Kindle or PDF ebook formats."

Process Explorer

Process Explorer: "Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded."

Crystal Dew World - Software - CrystalDiskMark

Crystal Dew World - Software - CrystalDiskMark: "CrystalDiskMark is a disk benchmark software."

Crystal Dew World - Software - CrystalDiskInfo

Crystal Dew World - Software - CrystalDiskInfo: "A HDD/SSD utility software which supports S.M.A.R.T. and a part of USB-HDD."

|MG| DiskGetor Data Recovery Free 2.0 Download

|MG| DiskGetor Data Recovery Free 2.0 Download: "DiskGetor Data Recovery Free is a free hard drive recovery tool. Using the free disk recovery software you can recover deleted (word, excel, ppt, video, zip, photo) files which were erased to the Recycle Bin or deleted by shift+del on hard drive. Free rescue data (fast speed)."

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Hot Image Your PC's Hard Drive with DriveImage XML - Clips - Lifehacker

Hot Image Your PC's Hard Drive with DriveImage XML - Clips - Lifehacker

Sequim Washington Speed Traps | The National Speed Trap Exchange

Sequim Washington Speed Traps | The National Speed Trap Exchange
New, today, from the Sequim Web site at: http://sequim-web.net On line since 2000.

How to Automate your Watermarking

How to Automate your Watermarking

How to Build a Local Area Network Without a Router

How to Build a Local Area Network Without a Router
The most common functionality for a network without a router is to be self-contained and have no point in or out. This is a secure network as it has no connection to the Internet and is good for keeping two or three computers linked up for sharing financial documents or a QuickBooks database.

We can connect two computers directly with a cross-over cable and have a LAN without a router. Computer 1 can access computer 2’s resources, printers and file shares. Computer 2 can access computer 1’s resources as well but this setup limits you to having only two computers connected.

The 10 Best Free Anti-Virus Programs

The 10 Best Free Anti-Virus Programs

A Guide To Setting Up Your iPad (Part 1)

A Guide To Setting Up Your iPad (Part 1)

12 Great Free Video Tutorial Sites To Brush Up Your Tech Skills

12 Great Free Video Tutorial Sites To Brush Up Your Tech Skills

movist - Project Hosting on Google Code

movist - Project Hosting on Google Code
Movie player for MAC OS X

Random Key Generator

Random Key Generator
REDUX.
Refresh page to generate a new set of keys. (use F5)

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

How much electricity does my computer use?

How much electricity does my computer use?

CSS3 Generator

CSS3 Generator

block a country, block by ip address, deny access by country

block a country, block by ip address, deny access by country: "Getting visitors you really don't want to have on your site?

You can now block them easily with our free blocking service. Simply select the countries you want to block from your website and press the 'Go' button.

Following, in step 3, .htaccess information is generated for you. Copy and past this generated code into your .htaccess document and visitors from the selected country will not be able to access your website."

WhatApp?

WhatApp?: "Online and mobile apps reviewed for privacy, openness, and security."

Saturday, April 10, 2010

How-To: Spring Cleaning Time For Your PC

How-To: Spring Cleaning Time For Your PC: "How-To: Spring Cleaning Time For Your PC
by Devin Coldewey on Apr 10, 2010"

DVDVideoSoft.com: Download free DVD, iPod, YouTube video converter and editor software and freeware

DVDVideoSoft.com: Download free DVD, iPod, YouTube video converter and editor software and freeware: "New Free Studio

Newly released Free Studio features updates of YouTube programs as well as of all converting software. Renewed Free YouTube Uploader is included into the current release."

Free Video Flip and Rotate: rotate video, flip video!

Free Video Flip and Rotate: rotate video, flip video!: "Free Video Flip and Rotate"

Lawnmower Class Action Settlement

About this Settlement
Lawnmower Class Action Settlement
Manufacturers misrepresented horsepower of mowers sold.

C-SPAN Video Library

C-SPAN Video Library

Cut MP3 Online with MP3 Cutter

Cut MP3 Online with MP3 Cutter: "CutMP3.net is a simple Web 2.0 utility that enables you to cut out pieces of a MP3 files without having to decode that MP3. The tool cuts the MP3 at the frame level without losing the quality of your MP3."

Shapado - questions & answers

Shapado - questions & answers
Ask a question and they will find someone to answer.

88 Important Truths I’ve Learned About Life | Raptitude.com

88 Important Truths I’ve Learned About Life | Raptitude.com

Friday, April 9, 2010

Crybaby

Crybaby
Lots of cartoons of various Flame Warriors by cartoonist and writer, Mike Reed. Careful. You may recognize yourself in this collection.

URL Extractor ver 1.0 - FREE!

URL Extractor ver 1.0 - FREE!

typo/graphic posters

typo/graphic posters

Mac users group gets to sample iPad -- Port Angeles Port Townsend Sequim Forks Jefferson County Clallam County Olympic Peninsula Daily news

Mac users group gets to sample iPad -- Port Angeles Port Townsend Sequim Forks Jefferson County Clallam County Olympic Peninsula Daily news

BootRacer - Test your Windows boot speed

BootRacer - Test your Windows boot speed
Don't use this if you are a noob.

Barcode Add In For Word And Excel Freeware - Barcode Add-in - Excel Barcode - Word Barcode

Barcode Add In For Word And Excel Freeware - Barcode Add-in - Excel Barcode - Word Barcode: "IDAutomation.com, Inc.'s description

Easily generate barcodes in Microsoft Word and Excel with this add-in. The add-in changes the selected data to a barcode when applied. In Excel, it may be used to convert an entire column or row of data into barcodes. This product may be used royalty free with a valid license to any of IDAutomation's Barcode Fonts. Barcodes supported include Code-39, ITF, Code-93, Code-128, UPC, EAN, GS1-128, MSI, USPS Postnet and Intelligent Mail as well as Universal and Databar."

Netflix - Top 20 free iPad apps (photos) - CNET Reviews

Netflix - Top 20 free iPad apps (photos) - CNET Reviews

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Forvo: the pronunciation guide. All the words in the world pronounced by native speakers

Forvo: the pronunciation guide. All the words in the world pronounced by native speakers

ResearchBuzz » How To Scan Thousands of Tweets Without Tears

ResearchBuzz » How To Scan Thousands of Tweets Without Tears: "How To Scan Thousands of Tweets Without Tears"

WizardRSS | Full RSS Feeds

WizardRSS | Full RSS Feeds

Google Maps Envelopes Let You Send Snail Mail in Gmaps | CraziestGadgets.com

Google Maps Envelopes Let You Send Snail Mail in Gmaps | CraziestGadgets.com

Finland postal service to open mail and send scanned email copies - Telegraph

Finland postal service to open mail and send scanned email copies - Telegraph: "Finland postal service to open mail and send scanned email copies"

KurzweilAI.net

KurzweilAI.net: "'It's time to move beyond spreadsheets and word processors, beyond web sites limited by browsers… to interactive, connected applications with incredible simplicity, speed, and fluidity.

'Bill Joy says the key to more performance is lower power. Over the next decade he sees 3 times better batteries, and 10 times lower power chips. So we should be able to run, for the same price, 30 times as much application... [and] storage.'

'They will be much more than personal computers. They'll be interpersonal surfaces and services. Working seamlessly, unobtrusively, and comfortably in the spaces between us, between you and me and others.'"

Monday, April 5, 2010

MOVIE | The Singularity is Near » Homepage

MOVIE | The Singularity is Near » Homepage

Download - LISTSERV Free Edition Email List Management software - L-Soft

Download - LISTSERV Free Edition Email List Management software - L-Soft: "LISTSERV Free Edition is a freeware version of LISTSERV Lite, limited to a maximum of 10 mailing lists with up to 500 subscribers each. It is available for users who want to run hobby or interest-based email lists and do not derive a profit, directly or indirectly, from using the software.

Please read the installation guide and follow the steps outlined below when downloading the software.

Available OS: Windows - Unix - Mac OS X - OpenVMS"

Send email rate limit for webmail providers - Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, AOL

Send email rate limit for webmail providers - Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, AOL

Organize your start menu with Tidy Start Menu. | dotTech

Organize your start menu with Tidy Start Menu. | dotTech: "Unless you specifically tell a program otherwise, most programs nowadays will add themselves to your start menu when you install them. If you navigate your start menu often you know how annoying it is to view the dozens (hundreds?) of entries there. If while reading those first two sentences you thought to yourself 'yep... that is me' then Tidy Start Menu is the program for:"

Nuxinov : Put your computer in the cloud

Nuxinov : Put your computer in the cloud: "For your data safety, we do not keep your files on our server.
Our platform is not a file server, neither an online storage service. That is why we transfer information, we don't keep it. Each time you explore a new folder or transfer a file, as soon as you received what you requested, every related files or information are automatically deleted from our server."

Desktopify - Convert web widgets to desktop

Desktopify - Convert web widgets to desktop: "Bring your website to the desktop

Desktopify allows online businesses and webmasters to build stand-alone desktop widgets.

* No framework or Sidebar required
* Easy to install and lightweight
* Show HTML, Javascript, Flash content
* Fully interactive
* Instant Desktop Alerts"

What do you suggest?

What do you suggest?

FreeLists | Create a New List

FreeLists | Create a New List

List Server Pricing for Shared and Dedicated Listserver

List Server Pricing for Shared and Dedicated Listserver

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Printable Planners

Printable Planners: "Free Printable Planners

More than 270 planner and organizer refill pages you can download and print. Seven different sizes are available to fit many popular organizers by Franklin Covey, Day-Timer, Day Runner, and more. Choose from daily, weekly, and monthly calendars, contact lists, 'to do' lists, and others. Individual pages are available for free.

Object Fix Zip - Freeware for repairing damaged ZIP archives with bad CRC

Object Fix Zip - Freeware for repairing damaged ZIP archives with bad CRC: "Object FIX ZIP is a program for repairing Zip archive files. It can reconstruct a specified Zip file by creating a new Zip archive while recovering the contents of the faulty Zip file where possible.

This software is designed for testing, fixing and processing of corrupt or unusable ZIP archive files that are partially damaged or not completely downloaded."

GoPetFriendly.com Pet Travel. Made Easy.

GoPetFriendly.com Pet Travel. Made Easy.

Friday, April 2, 2010

7-Zip - Download

7-Zip - Download: "To extract and compress your files, 7-Zip is a perfectly viable alternative to the better known WinZip or WinRAR. The application works exactly like its main competitors yet manages to mix in WinZip’s selection of tools with WinRAR’s versatility.

The 7-Zip interface is similar to that of its competitors, with a main file manager and a command line to search and select files to extract or compress. The control panel is comprised of the essential buttons like extract, add and test, but also features copy, move and delete functions to allow you to manage your files. 7-Zip extracts and compresses files as fast as WinZip and WinRAR and handles the main archive formats like ZIP, TAR, RAR and ISO."

Vistumbler.net - Home

Vistumbler.net - Home: "# Supports Windows Vista and Windows 7
# Find Wireless access points - Uses the Vista command 'netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid' to get wireless information
# GPS Support
# Export/Import access points from Vistumbler TXT/VS1/VSZ or Netstumbler TXT/Text NS1
# Export access point GPS locations to a google earth kml file or GPX(GPS eXchange format)
# Live Google Earth Tracking - Auto KML automatically shows access points in google earth.
# Speaks Signal Strength using sound files, windows sound api, or MIDI
# Open Source (GPLv2 License / Written in AutoIt Scripting Language)"

Speed up that old PC - USATODAY.com

Speed up that old PC - USATODAY.com

It's not your imagination. That computer you bought a few years ago really is slower. Programs take longer to open and so do Web pages. Booting your machine takes an eternity. This doesn't necessarily mean it's time for a new computer. You just need to bring it back up to speed. I'll tell you how to do just that.

Help, I Lost My Phone!

Help, I Lost My Phone!

GPS Reviews, Forums, Information and Articles

GPS Reviews, Forums, Information and Articles

How to prolong lithium-based batteries

How to prolong lithium-based batteries

Leave No Trace: How to Completely Erase Your Hard Drives, SSDs and Thumb Drives - Data wiping - Gizmodo

Leave No Trace: How to Completely Erase Your Hard Drives, SSDs and Thumb Drives - Data wiping - Gizmodo

The Portable Freeware Collection - Glint

The Portable Freeware Collection - Glint
Glint monitor shows system activity by making visible system performance counters in local or remote Windows PC. The utility displays up to 200 indicators, each showing data from a single system performance counter. Recent counter values can be also shown as graphs. The monitor also displays the most active processes in system in descending CPU activity order. System counter names and their last values are shown when hovering mouse cursor over the indicators.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

CueCat Guide - WikiThing

CueCat Guide - WikiThing

Mega A-to-Z list of reviews of Apple's iPad - Holy Kaw!

Mega A-to-Z list of reviews of Apple's iPad - Holy Kaw!

Camera Failure Versus Price and Brand

Camera Failure Versus Price and Brand: "SquareTrade is a company that provides warranties for consumer electronics. As such, it has a good deal of data on digital cameras and, more specifically, how often they fail. After a three year study of over 60,000 new digital cameras, they’ve published a report with their findings."

To Catch A Snoop: How To Tell If Someone Has Been On Your Computer [Windows]

To Catch A Snoop: How To Tell If Someone Has Been On Your Computer [Windows]

WhenDidYouLast.com

WhenDidYouLast.com: Feel free and safe to login using your email address, we'll keep it private and never send you anything you didn't ask for.

After you are logged in you can save your recurring tasks and we will remember the time of when you did them.

Free Disposable Email : WhySpam.Me - Be Safe

Free Disposable Email : WhySpam.Me - Be Safe
Get it here, free.

TidyRead - A Fast, Smooth, No-fringe Mobile Reading Experience

TidyRead - A Fast, Smooth, No-fringe Mobile Reading Experience

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