October 31, 2013
My favorite guy, Steve at DanvilleComputerDoc.com, built me a brand new custom machine this week. (Probably because he was tired of hearing a string of colorful obscenities every […]
May 20, 2013
I can’t say that I’m not excited about the news that Windows “blue” — the update for Win8 coming in late June — will restore standard […]
March 6, 2013
So… my itty bitty Asus Windows laptop with a touch screen is kinda awesome. The Windows 8 “apps” that let me utilize them with the touch of […]
May 31, 2007
I’ve been thinking that grandpa Microsoft was on the way to the old-folks home for technology. I’ve been making raspberries in his general direction. I’ve been […]
March 29, 2007
If you are planning a move from Outlook 2007, or if you just want to “soup-up” your open-source Mozilla Thunderbird product, I’ll share some tips, some […]
March 29, 2007
I wanted to convert my use of Outlook 2007 to an open source option. The problem was determining which one to select. Problems with Outlook 2007 […]
March 27, 2007
If you are like me, your Outlook suddenly did something weird a couple of weeks ago. I ended up going in and changing all the errant […]
March 25, 2007
My father is converting to Linux. It’s something he’s considered for awhile, but he’s all bent about the new MS Vista release. I told him my […]
March 21, 2007
I’ve made the choice to start to move away from traditional closed-source software as much as possible in my business. I’m working on adopting the software […]
February 27, 2007
As a power-user (or at least a constant user) of OneNote, I miss two things.
Bad news: Apparently I'm still the only one that wants/needs a formatting paintbrush.
To get your own word count option...
- A word count tool - to help me as I compose and edit and work inside the OneNote program
- A formatting "paintbrush" tool offered by the rest of the office apps - to make my notes look prettier and become more organized.
Bad news: Apparently I'm still the only one that wants/needs a formatting paintbrush.
To get your own word count option...
February 24, 2007
So you have listened to me blabber on and on about OneNote and you want to learn more -- you want to determine if this is something that may be a benefit for you? I've found a resource that may help.
February 22, 2007
Google has just announced that it will offer an online-based office suite to large businesses. The suite, in direct competition with Microsoft Office (during the current Vista push) will offer email, calendar management, spreadsheets and word processing tools for a competitive $50 per year per user -- far below the current cost of maintaining the latest version of office.
February 19, 2007
Before you decide to switch to Vista, you may want to read a few reviews of the largest media rollout of a new operating system in history. It's been enough to bring those hold outs (like me) who have been considering Linux and other options, out of the closet. I'm now planning to work with open source software that is XP compatible in 2007 and do a switch to Linux in 2008. By doing this in stages, I'm not learning all new software AND a new operating system all at once. I've not made a firm decision yet, but it's looking more like Linux is looming in my future all the time. I'll keep you posted. In the meantime, you may want to consider carefully before "upgrading" to Vista. You should know what you are giving up and what the risks really are.
In addition to issues with digital rights, you may want to consider the questions of system performance and CPU hogging among others. For instance, you may want to read the following information:
November 16, 2006
I've been hoarding a great little site that helps me to get any template I may ever need for OneNote... and it's time to bring it out of the closet.
I tripped across this site several months back, but it took awhile to determine how to convert this "paper lovers" site from a "print it out on your printer and stick it in your paper organizer" resource to a digital resource to use with my own Tablet PC and my OneNote program.
Here's how...
I tripped across this site several months back, but it took awhile to determine how to convert this "paper lovers" site from a "print it out on your printer and stick it in your paper organizer" resource to a digital resource to use with my own Tablet PC and my OneNote program.
Here's how...
November 11, 2006
I've been beta testing this particular product (along with Outlook, Publisher, Word, Excel and ... yes... even PowerPoint) for several months now and I must say it's impressive. If you haven't tried OneNote, or if you have previously considered it something "only for Tablet PCs" you should re-think that and give it a try.
To read the official press release on this power-house product...
October 3, 2006
Ok, I don't know who NAMES the versions of Microsoft Betas... but "Technical Refresh" sounds odd to me. I do, however, finally have the little sucker installed.
After spending the last two days in email hell... due to a problem with the new version of McAfee's Security Center -- which did NOT "play nice" with the MS Office Beta 2 at all... I can now get my emails again. And, my computer is no longer at a slow crawl with constant crashing symptoms. (And this is my baby... my TABLET PC!!!) * The horror!*
I was about to go nuts. NUTS, I say!
After spending the last two days in email hell... due to a problem with the new version of McAfee's Security Center -- which did NOT "play nice" with the MS Office Beta 2 at all... I can now get my emails again. And, my computer is no longer at a slow crawl with constant crashing symptoms. (And this is my baby... my TABLET PC!!!) * The horror!*
I was about to go nuts. NUTS, I say!