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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Google eBooks
You can purchase your Google eBooks from the Google eBookstore or from an independent bookseller. At the present time, purchasing books can only be done from within the United States; however, the free books can be accessed from any where in the world. It is also not compatible with the Amazon Kindle.
Google eBooks allow for choices –
• Shop where you want (not limited to a particular vendor with propriety readers)
• Use the device where you want (home or out and about)
• Choose the device you want (multiple devices – used one type at home, another on the go and a third at work)
For more information, visit Google eBook Overview.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Microsoft Security Essentials
Note: Your PC must be running Genuine Windows software to install Microsoft Security Essentials.
If you are interested in viewing PC World's full list of Best Productivity Software of 2010, the link below will take you to the list.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/207485/best_tech_products_2010_full_list_1100.html
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Today in Computer History
...1996
Seymour Cray, the father of the supercomputer, died today due to injuries from a car accident. He founded Cray Research in 1972 and created the first supercomputer, the Cray-1, in 1976 followed by the Cray-2, and 3. His computers were used primarily for scientific research and computer graphics. Cray's Alma Mater is the University of Minnesota where he attained a B.Sc in Electrical Engineer and a M.Sc in Applied Mathematics.
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AvaByGrace
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Reference:
http://www.thocp.net/biographies/cray_seymour.htm
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tidbit ~ Turn Off Gmail's Conversation View
Below are examples of mail with and without conversation threads taken from Gmail Blog.
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AvaByGrace
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Tidbit ~ Gmail Priority Inbox (Beta)
Five tips for using Priority Inbox (Beta)
1. Customize your sections
2. Train the system
3. See the best of your filtered messages
4. Use filters to guarantee certain messages get marked important (or not)
5. Archive unimportant messages quickly
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In His Service,
AvaByGrace
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
TidBit ~ Google Realtime Search
To try Google’s Realtime search and ascertained more information visit the above link or http://www.google.com/landing/realtime/
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AvaByGrace
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Making Calls from Gmail
Yesterday Google rolled out a new feature to U.S base Gmail users. This feature allows you to call any phone from Gmail. Currently, calls to the US and Canada will be free and there is a fee to call other countries. If you are already set up to use this feature, you will see a new icon “Call Phone” when you sign in to your Gmail account. This icon is listed under the “Chat” link on the left of the screen. When you click on the “Call Phone” icon a pop-up key pad window will appear where you can point and click the numbers you would like to call or select a contact from your contact list. After placing a call you have the option of redialing the number. Pretty neat! You can also install voice and video plug-in from this pop-up window with the key pad if you do not already have this installed.
If you have a Google Voice account, you can choose to have these calls received in your Gmail account by following the instructions given in Google Chat Help. Remember you will need to have voice and video plug-in installed on your computer for this new feature to work.
For more information on this new Gmail feature, visit http://www.google.com/chat/voice/
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AvaByGrace
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
New Jing Features
Sharing via Secure FTP (File transfer protocol)
This new feature allows you to send your content directly to the site you want it to go to(a secure FTP). Jing now lets you point and click to accomplish this by first creating a customized output button with the details for the server. This makes it easy to share your captures with others. Steps for creating this button can be seen on a video at the Jing’s Learning Center via this link http://www.techsmith.com/learn/jing/tutorials/share/the-ftp-button/default.asp?cmp=jing24
Jing Auto Detects
If you work with a proxy server, Jing will automatically detect your proxy settings and it supports authenticated proxy. You will have to set your preferences and Jing will do the rest. In visiting the Learning Center, I only saw information for Windows so I would have to presume this new feature only applies to Windows operating systems at this time.
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AvaByGrace
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Gmail Changes
Yesterday Gmail Blog announced several changes to Gmail for Mail, Contacts and Tasks. These three most used features have been moved to the top left hand panel making them easier to find. In the same vicinity the Compose link has been replaced with a button.
Another change is the move of the All, None, Read, Unread, Starred and Unstarred links to the left of the Archive button. They are now housed in a drop-down menu above the selection field and as stated, left of the Archive button. There is also a broader area for documenting your tasks.
Gmail has also made some major changes to Contacts making it easier to use as requested by the users so keep making your comments. Contacts can now be sorted by last name via the More action button and selecting the Sort by you prefer. Other changes are custom labels for phone numbers and other fields; the Undo feature is also available for Contacts; automatic saving of changes; the option to use structured name fields or continue with free-form fields; the merging of manual and bulk contacts via the More actions menu; and selecting and grouping contacts have been made similar to selecting and labeling email. Lastly, keyboard shortcuts can now work in Contacts.
If you are a Gmail user, a pop-up window will display the first time you sign into Gmail notifying you of the new changes.
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AvaByGrace
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Google Chome Drop and Drag
Other time saving tips on attachments:
Drop and Drag Attachments onto Messages (Google Chrome and Firefox only)
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/drag-and-drop-attachments-onto-messages.html
Drag Images into Messages (Google Chrome only)
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/drag-images-into-messages.html
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Google Calendar Has New Labs Features
These new features are:
• Event Flair – When this feature is enabled it has 40 icons to choose from to place next to your activities ranging from a piece of cake to an island vacation. After you enable this feature, click on an event and look for the “Event Flair” icon to enable it. Keep in mind that this icon will be visible to all attendees of the event so chose appropriately.
• Gentle Reminders – when this feature is turned on, there will be no annoying pop-ups to interrupt your work. The calendar window or tab would blink to gently remind you of an event.
• Automatically Declining Events – when this feature is turned on, it blocks off time during which you are not available, and automatically declines invitations during this period of time.
These three new features can add customization to your calendar, but keep in mind that the features in Labs, as the name implies, are experimental and can break, change or disappear at any time.
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Friday, February 12, 2010
OpenOffice.org 3.2 Available
According to the OpenOffice.org site, the new features available with the 3.2 release include:
• Fast start up times
• Improved compatibility with open standard (ODF) and proprietary file formats
• Improvements to all components, particularly the Calc spreadsheet, with over a dozen new or enhanced features
• The Chart module (useable throughout OpenOffice.org) has had a usability makeover as well as offering new chart types.
For the full guide to the new features available with this new release visit http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.2/
As always, users are encouraged by the OpenOffice.org community to upgrade to the new release to protect against potential security vulnerabilities. For those of you still using OpenOffice.0rg 2.x series, the support for security patches and bug fixes was discontinued in December 2009 so upgrade is to your advantage and highly recommended.
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AvaByGrace
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Other Links:
“Why OpenOffice.org”
http://why.openoffice.org/
The security bulletin with full details of the potential vulnerabilities fixed
http://www.openoffice.org/security/bulletin.html
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tib Bit - Barnes & Noble Nook on Shelves
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AvaByGrace
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Acer's eBook Reader
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AvaByGrace
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Links:
http://erictric.com/technology/acer-launching-its-own-app-store-ebook-reader-and-tablet-this-year
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aM.JBLgSxJek
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Friday, January 1, 2010
2010
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