Online trading sites are attracting a lot of attention right now. People are starting to become more aware of what they are spending and are looking to trim their entertainment budgets by swapping their stuff. Book, DVD, CD, etc... swapping services that allow you to trade what you already have, for something you don't are becoming increasingly popular. Two major players ...
Sunday, June 21, 2009
I’m certain that at least a few of you have been victim to a stolen laptop. With reports indicating that a laptop is stolen every 53 seconds and that 12,000 laptops a week are are lost in US airports (source Fast Company), it almost seems inevitable that we will suffer from this loss.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Do you think your computer might have been compromised? No anti-virus, no problem. You can do an online virus, spyware, and malware scan using some free tools on the web.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Online passwords are now just a part of our daily life. Many of us don’t really consider how important it is to have a strong password or what it takes to make a strong password. Most of our online activities require us to provide a password in order to use them. A weak password can really cause a lot of trouble if it gets cracked or guessed.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Have you ever found yourself fumbling around on your computer for a calendar? Are you opening up Outlook or Google Calendar (or some other calendaring program) to see on what day the 23rd falls? No need to go to those extremes for a simple date look up. Now you can turn any background or image into desktop wallpaper with an added month calendar.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Microsoft has recently announced their plans to release free software to protect against viruses, spyware, and malware.
Monday, November 17, 2008
For some time now I have stopped carrying around a USB thumb drive or portable hard drive. I used to use them to transfer files between my computers - both Mac's and PCs. I started using a couple of free services to sync my files between multiple PCs and/or Mac's.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Manage your money, create seasonal memos, organize your schedule, and more with free Microsoft Office templates.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
As you can tell from some of my previous posts, I'm into productivity tools. I recently found a site that helps solve a problem - keeping track of my stuff. Have every tried to remember something you heard, saw on the net, or viewed on television and didn't have a place to jot it down? Remember all those Google searches you were going to do once you got back to your computer? Of course not, you forget them all.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Have you wanted to find an online document editor with a few more formatting features than Google Docs? Check out Adobe's Buzzword as an alternative. Adobe has released Buzzword; an online word processor with an intuitive user interface and some additional features that make it worth taking a look at.
CNET News
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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