Windows
Replacing An Old Friend
It’s happened again. I got a request from a new client to recommend and purchase for her a new computer because, “My old one is too slow.” Now I don’t have anything against upgrading to new computers, and having the hottest thing on the block is always neat. But for an older person on a [...]
Error Message Opening Form In IE 6
If you click a hyperlink to open a form in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1), you experience the following symptoms:
Wireless Surveillance Camera Roundup
Snaking cables used to be one of the most annoying tasks in setting up a home surveillance system. Let it be annoying no more. Once you’ve set up a wireless router in your home, you can use it for all kinds of great stuff … like home security. How cool would it be to simply [...]
Blogging = Internet Mine Detector?
There are likely some hundreds of thousands of blogs out there, if not more. Most of them begin with a burning desire to find an outlet for their authors, who feel that they have something to say. However, as we’ve all seen lately, actually saying it can be dangerous.
How To Select Effective Images For A Presentation
Images, if properly selected, will help any visual presentation convey, more effectively, its core messages while leaving a deeper memory record than any amount of bold and bulleted text. But it is not easy to find and select great images. If the selected images do not clearly convey the idea or concept that needs to [...]
Behind Every Geek
They say that behind every good geek, there’s a great woman. In today’s case, that’s absolutely true. Kim Peterson wrote a story about me that ran in the front of yesterday’s Seattle Times Business section… and the photo was quite telling:
Acrylic (Beta)
I wasn’t able to check all of the direct links at the time I posted this – if you have trouble, the main page is here. About Acrylic “Acrylic” is the codename for an innovative illustration, painting, and graphics tool that provides exciting creative capabilities for designers working in print, Web, video, and interactive media.
Old-Computers.com
Most of us probably have very clear memories of the first computer that we ever used. For me, the experience was eye-opening, and I instantly recognized the possibilities that were available to me with that machine. Many years later, I’m still with it, and I continue to be surprised by this stuff each and every [...]
The Best Is Not Always That Good
Here’s a rough rule of thumb: if you want to get a lot of e-mail, write something on Lockergnome that seems to praise Microsoft, Windows, or IE. A week ago I mentioned that I still think Windows is the best OS to use to help seniors achieve computer literacy. That unleashed a mild storm of [...]
The Sounds Of Sonos
I told you of my two amazing finds at January’s Macworld right here for you all gadget freaks to feast your eyes on and now I can tell you, firsthand, one of those finds IS even more amazing than when I held that 3.5″ diagonal color LCD controller in my boyishly excited hands for the [...]
