On Computers

STOPPING JUNK MAIL

Posted on July 22nd, 2019 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

Here’s the big reason we get so much junk email. Marketers can see which email we open and respond with an avalanche of new solicitations. If we open email on our phone, as 70 percent of us do, we might even trigger a call. In the jargon it’s called a “read receipt.” Without your knowing, marketers use these to tell which email you open. To combat this, we’ve started using “Edison Mail” whenever we’re on our phones. It works with Yahoo, Gmail, Apple Mail or whatever email service you use, by bringing your mail inside its app. Besides blocking marketers, Edison neatly categorizes any info about package arrivals, bills and flight changes, while also letting you unsubscribe from any email […]

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BUILD YOUR OWN

Posted on October 1st, 2018 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

We remember when personal computers first came out. You could build them yourself if you were savvy. That’s what Michael Dell did way back when. He sold them to other college students and the business went on from there. Now there’s a computer that kids can put together. The “Computer Kit Touch” is $280 from Kano.me. Designed for young children, it has a ten-inch screen. Follow a printed storybook to build a portable, touchscreen computer, and attach a keyboard. From there, kids can make apps, art, and games with simple steps. Included apps are Chromium (a web browser similar to Chrome), YouTube, Libre Office (similar to Microsoft Office) and Google Drive; more are available in the app store, such as […]

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FACING FACEBOOK

Posted on April 16th, 2018 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

As a special treat for our regular readers, we have nothing to say about Facebook. Meanwhile, back at the ranch … Virtual Reality at the Mall “Virtual Reality” has been over-hyped as a way to experience a movie or game. But it may be about to bring you into the mall. At the Westfield Century City mall in Los Angeles last month, six people at a time were allowed into a special room containing a virtual “Alien Zoo.” Those who made the trip viewing other-worldly animals said the 12-minute journey was something like being inside “Jurassic Park.” Participants, wore goggles and backpacks, fended off aliens and in general had a whopping good extra-terrestrial time. The company that set it up […]

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DUDE, WHERE’S MY CAR?

Posted on October 17th, 2016 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

Topics: Finding your car, looking out for bogus email, sharing your opinions, and Google Now.

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FREE LECTURES

Posted on November 26th, 2009 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

You can get free college lectures at guidetoonlineschools.com/online-classes.

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NOW PLAYING ON YOUR CELL PHONE

Posted on November 17th, 2009 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

Lexy.com delivers sports highlights, news updates, science headlines, etc. to your phone.

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BLOG TALK RADIO

Posted on August 24th, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

We wrote about BlogTalkRadio when it started two years ago. Anyone and every one can host their own radio show for free, simply by registering at the web site: BlogTalkRadio.com.

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CAST YOUR PODS UPON THE INTERNET

Posted on March 9th, 2007 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

We’re big fans of “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me,” the radio show from National Public Radio. But we often forget to turn it on. Solution: Record the podcast from the Internet.

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