Have you ever left your computer logged into Windows and suddenly remembered you did so when you were far away from your computer? What’s worse, have you ever kept it logged on when you knew there were going to be many people around the computer’s vicinity and you were going to be away for a while? This scenario certainly could end badly. People could search your computer for files and… Continue reading
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Shut Down Your Computer from Anywhere
Friday, November 5th, 2010Download Tube
Monday, November 1st, 2010YouTube is the new cable TV and as much as most people hate to admit it, it’s easy to get hooked. Who here hasn’t gone on a YouTube marathon only to realize that 6 hours have passed by and the birds are already chirping outside ? Darn those video recommendations. Wouldn’t it be easier if you could take those videos along for the… Continue reading
Playstation Move and Motion Controls
Friday, October 15th, 2010In the current generation video game wars, it’s hard to question to dominance of the Wii. Worldwide, more than 74 million Wii units have been sold, compared to about 43 million Xbox 360 units and about 38 million PS3′s. Another way to look at it is dominance by the inferior unit. The Wii’s graphics are primitive compared to the other two units, the gameplay is much more limited and there… Continue reading
History of 3D TV
Monday, October 4th, 20103D entertainment has been with us at least since 1838 when Sir Charles Wheatstone invented the Stereoscope – basically a viewer that looked a lot like a pair of glasses that you would stand on a desk and slide a Stereoscope image under to view in 3D. You can also see 3D on these images by allowing your eyes to become unfocused, similar to viewing a “Magic Eye” picture (autostereogram)… Continue reading
jetAudio Basic Media Player
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010If you’re looking for a new digital media player, capable of ripping and burning CDs, along with most other features generally found in quality media players, jetAudio Basic may be for you. In addition to a full range of features, you might also find the price appealing…free.
jetAudio can be installed on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Windows 7 and supports mp3, wma, avi, along with many… Continue reading
Using Documents on iPod Touch
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010Mary Ann from Florida asks:
“I bought a new iPod Touch 64 GB and I’d like to load in some of my MS Word and/or Excel documents for referral when I’m away from my home computer. Is there any way to accomplish this?”
Although the iPod touch would potentially make an excellent PDA, the capability to view documents on it is possible, but not the ability… Continue reading
SketchUp Basics
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010I’ve always found navigating through the three actual dimensions difficult. Numerous bruises and scrapes finally forced me to quit trying to walk and chew gum at the same time. My early attempts at navigating three virtual dimensions in Google SketchUp offered similar challenges (with fewer injuries). Once I got my bearings though, I found Sketchup to be a wonderful, user friendly tool. However, learning some basics helped make that transition… Continue reading
Display The Play Menu Option On Windows Media Player
Monday, August 30th, 2010Mark H. asks:
I have Windows Media Player 11. There used to be a place at the top where I could click Play. I can’t find it anywhere. Where is it?
A. Hi, Mark! You would think it would be right there all the time, wouldn’t you? After all, everybody has to use it.
It’s all about options. If you play a lot of music on your player, you might… Continue reading
Converting Internet Images To Jpeg
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Tom from Oakland, CA asks: “When saving a picture, Windows always calls it a bitmap. How can I change it so it saves as a jpeg?”
The real question here isn’t how your computer is SAVING the picture, rather in what format the picture was UPLOADED.
Many times, website creators will use .bmp rather than .jpg or .jpeg, simply because the quality of the picture is higher. A bitmap (.bmp)… Continue reading
Make Phone Calls In Gmail
Thursday, August 26th, 2010You can actually feel Skype quaking in their boots. Earlier this week Google announced that users would be able to make phone calls to any traditional number right from the Gmail interface.
Naturally, I had to check this out. I mean, it’s free after all, as long as you’re calling someone in the United States or Canada, and the promise of international calls billed as low as 2¢ a minute… Continue reading
