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I just read your column about putting your picture on fake magazine covers.
Digital camera’s used to bundle software for doing things like that.
I have an old disc from a polaroid digital camera called that did this.
Bob & Joy~
Two interesting and useful sites I’ve recently found are dogfriendly.com and talkingstreet.com. Tess just adopted a dog and I (quasi-grandma) am finding info. for her and Riley. In addition, the city tours seems like a fun way to download walking tour info onto your cell phone. I don’t know how well it works but have heard good things. I really enjoy the headsets I rent for touring museums so I figure this is worth trying. Unfortunately, I think they primarily focus on places that I only wish to go, however, a trip to San Francisco seems likely. I’d guess Chicago has much to offer.
Hope you’re weather’s improving!
I’m spending hours browsing your site. So much good stuff. Found you on blogtalkradio, and enjoyed all the info you guys talk about on there. The great online applications you mention are what I like the most.
Following you on Twitter too.
Thanks, Michael.
Just read Tricks & Tips,
My favorite in Windows Explorer (surprise how many users don’t know what WE is), is the F2 key to change a file name or copy a file name for pasting in another folder, especially long names. A programmer for a software company was trying to get their bad program to work for our company and didn’t know that trick. Glad I wasn’t paying for the software.