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Category Archives: Advice

Three fingers to terminate pesky programs

There are times when a program freezes, either on a Mac or a PC, when nothing seems to work and most people reach for the power button and push it for five or so seconds to turn off the computer (or they will pull the power cord, and the battery if the computer is a …

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Posted byBill ScobieJuly 12, 2010April 15, 2013Posted inAdvice

Corners of knowledge

Adobe has fixed some serious security flaws in their PDF Reader, Acrobat Reader, so you should go to http://get.adobe.com/reader/ and follow the steps to update your Acrobat Reader. While you are there, update Adobe Flash Player also, as it has also been updated with security fixes last fall, http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ is the place for that update. …

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Posted byBill ScobieJanuary 20, 2010April 15, 2013Posted inAdvice

2010 Computer resolutions

Subscribe to podcasts so that you can listen to those radio shows you keep missing. Back up data, spend less money ahead of time than you will have to after a hard drive crash. Use less paper and ink, learn to use your printer’s draft mode and figure out if refilled cartridges work as well …

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Posted byBill ScobieDecember 20, 2009April 15, 2013Posted inAdvice

Don’t get tagged in sending SPAM

Don’t get tagged in sending SPAM Wanting to keep up with everyone to see their latest photos, you feel you should be using the latest in technology and services on the Web. But this can lead to embarrassing moments like signing up just to see some photos from a friend and then finding out that …

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Posted byBill ScobieSeptember 14, 2009April 15, 2013Posted inAdvice

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