September 27, 2013
About a month ago, Google quietly released Hummingbird – a change to the Google search algorithm. Unlike the Panda and Penguin Updates (which only tweaked the existing […]
July 2, 2013
Steve was featured in the Business and Technology section of the Danville Advocate Messenger on July 2nd. It was a great article overall! Of course […]
June 21, 2013
On June 18, 2013, I joined my partner Steve Knight as he opened DanvilleComputerDoc.com on Third Street in my hometown of Danville, Kentucky. Geek Stuff: […]
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 […]
November 26, 2012
For years, I’ve trusted Toast.net to check my Internet speed. I use Google to establish connectivity and my next step is Toast. Never again… Today while […]
September 12, 2012
I’ve been an RSS feed junkie for years. This means I collect them and shoot them over to my Google RSS feed reader (my collection place […]
March 29, 2007
Ok, I’m salivating. This new Motion tablet has it all. First, I’m a power-user, my little LE-1600 is often screaming “mercy!” from my multi-tasking ways — […]
February 22, 2007
Kevin Tofel, over on JKontheRun featured the news that the latest Motion Computer for the medical industry had been unveiled. (How did I MISS that one? -- thanks for the heads up, Kevin!)
What's so cool about this new offering?
What's so cool about this new offering?
February 19, 2007
My hubby picked me up a copy of Sims Life Stories for Valentines day, and I must admit I've really enjoying my new little Sims. As a long-time player of Sims and Sims 2 (I have had ALL the expansion packs), I'm still happy with this "toned down" version of the game. Why? Because it does something the other versions have never done...
February 18, 2007
What if the current problems I'm always ranting about in the public education system in Kentucky were suddenly gone? What if there was a way to provide an excellent online alternative and what if that alternative was free?
Consider the current new wave of "open source education" options online...
Consider the current new wave of "open source education" options online...
January 19, 2007
EA Games has just announced a new mobile-friendly game, based on the famous Sims2 model. The company has announced three games, marketed under the umbrella of Sims Life Stories.
The first one is called Life Stories, is due out in February. The second, Life Stories Pets is due out this summer. The third is the one I most anticipate (probably because I'm such a huge "Lost" fan) called Castaway Stories.
But what do I look forward to most with this new offering?...
The first one is called Life Stories, is due out in February. The second, Life Stories Pets is due out this summer. The third is the one I most anticipate (probably because I'm such a huge "Lost" fan) called Castaway Stories.
But what do I look forward to most with this new offering?...
January 8, 2007
I just finished the fairly daunting task of rebuilding my Tablet PC.
When I bought it, I spent months doing what I do... pushing the limits and trying out everything. Now, I needed to fix the damage done by installing and uninstalling a plethora of programs -- I needed to regen the system for the new year.
Now that the task is mostly complete (I still have to install some small things that will undoubtedly bite my butt over the next few days -- there always is).
I thought that some other new Tablet PC owners -- or those contemplating owning a tablet -- may be interested in what I have running on mine and what I consider essential.
When I bought it, I spent months doing what I do... pushing the limits and trying out everything. Now, I needed to fix the damage done by installing and uninstalling a plethora of programs -- I needed to regen the system for the new year.
Now that the task is mostly complete (I still have to install some small things that will undoubtedly bite my butt over the next few days -- there always is).
I thought that some other new Tablet PC owners -- or those contemplating owning a tablet -- may be interested in what I have running on mine and what I consider essential.
December 30, 2006
I've tried to do a bit of financial planning in the final days of 2006. Armed with my financial statements for the business, the most recent stub from my husband's work (with YTD figures), and my mileage, expenses, and medical information, I began my work...
November 20, 2006
Ok, I did it. While I was working on another computer, I converted the
Sims 2 Pets expansion pack to a virtual CD (using Virtual Drive 9.0).
Now, I have a great little smooth-running copy of Sims 2 Pets running
on my Tablet PC.
(read more...)
(read more...)
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
The way my Adobe came packaged (version 7.0 Professional), it's not particularly "Tablet PC Friendly." I want to be able to "mark up" a PDF with my stylus the same way I would mark up a paper copy with a red ink pen.
As a writer and a marketing specialist, my clients often send me documents and marketing materials in PDF format for my review. And, when mobile, it's the format I prefer. But it's not that simple to mark up these PDFs and send them back to a client with recommendations with a stylus. And, it should be!
I noticed, while cruising over at JKOnTheRun, that there are programs especially designed for Tablet users who want this functionality.
In particular, they mentioned PDF Annotator: (http://www.ograhl.com/en/pdfannotator/index.php). If you don't have the full version of Adobe, I�m sure this thing would be worth its weight in gold (and the fairly hefty price -- $50--for a small piece of software that serves only one function.)
But, with my current sizable investment in the Adobe Software, I wanted to figure out how to do the same thing with existing software. I hate having duplications in software functionality. It's wasteful!
And, I'm happy to report, I found the way...
As a writer and a marketing specialist, my clients often send me documents and marketing materials in PDF format for my review. And, when mobile, it's the format I prefer. But it's not that simple to mark up these PDFs and send them back to a client with recommendations with a stylus. And, it should be!
I noticed, while cruising over at JKOnTheRun, that there are programs especially designed for Tablet users who want this functionality.
In particular, they mentioned PDF Annotator: (http://www.ograhl.com/en/pdfannotator/index.php). If you don't have the full version of Adobe, I�m sure this thing would be worth its weight in gold (and the fairly hefty price -- $50--for a small piece of software that serves only one function.)
But, with my current sizable investment in the Adobe Software, I wanted to figure out how to do the same thing with existing software. I hate having duplications in software functionality. It's wasteful!
And, I'm happy to report, I found the way...