Posted on March 31st, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
One of our techie friends gave us a tip on how to load Excel files faster. Previously, she said she’s had delays of 30-60 seconds when opening… Read more
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Posted on March 30th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Sorting your email is a big step toward taming it. If you use Gmail, which about 100 million people do, there’s a new mail organizer. To get… Read more
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Posted on March 29th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Tinyurl.com and bit.ly are two places to go to shorten long web site addresses. But at bouncr.com you can shorten your email address. Choose a new… Read more
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Posted on March 28th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
The new Bento database for the Mac, iPod and iPhone has some great new features: It’s a cut-down but still powerful version of Apple’s larger… Read more
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Posted on March 26th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
If you’re a budding entrepreneur living outside the U.S., you might get a “startup visa” under a law proposed by Senators Richard Lugar and John… Read more
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Posted on March 25th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360 is the fastest selling consumer electronic device in history, at least for the first 60 days. Two million iPads… Read more
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Posted on March 24th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Our Internet service went out, so we picked up our laptops and headed down the street to the public library. But not before installing “LastPass”… Read more
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Posted on March 23rd, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Starting April 23, Starbucks will give you free access to the Economist magazine, Marvel Comics, and ESPN’s Rumor Central as part of their free Wi-Fi… Read more
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Posted on March 23rd, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
“The Daily,” is a new online newspaper for the iPad, and it’s not free. They charge $40 a year for a magazine that delivers topics they choose…. Read more
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Posted on March 22nd, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
How do we get enough food and water for 9 billion people, the expected world population for 2050? A recent UK conference had a few interesting… Read more
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