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Why I Dumped Microsoft Office
Its been a while since I did a computer-related post. For those of you who didn’t read my old blog, I’m kind of a computer geek. I used to try to put up something every week or so about...
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I have a “thumb drive” attached to my keychain. That way, I always have information with me and I don’t leave my drive behind when I leave (since I can’t go anywhere without my keys). I keep two sets...
View ArticleDouble Your Computer’s Speed — For Free
I used to like Norton Utilities for cleaning up my computer … until it became bloatware. I haven’t used Norton Utilities in several years. The ads on the radio touting a computer program that will...
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Virtual Operating Systems
Suppose you want to try out a new Windows program but you don’t want to mess up your registry. Or suppose you need Windows XP to run a program, but you don’t want to install Windows XP on your...
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I don’t use the iPhone and don’t want one, but for those who do use them … look at how much data it stores about you. This guy even teaches people how to recover information from the iPhone – including...
View ArticleYou Don’t Own Your Software
An article I read in Wired Magazine kind of ticked me off, although technically I should be ticked at myself for not reading the fine print of the software I purchase. A recent ruling by the 9th...
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Web Site Blocking
Some time yesterday morning, EP Monthly was labeled by Google as a site that could be spreading malicious software to its visitors. Those who visit this site may get a message something like that...
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Cloud Computing
Cloud computing has a lot of benefits. By having your information stored on someone else’s servers and accessible online, you have access to that information anywhere that you have an internet...
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Haven’t done a computer post in a long time, but thought that you all could benefit from some research and testing that I recently had to perform. My old computer burned out and started smoking...
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Do Electronic Medical Records Affect Productivity – Part 2
In case you didn’t catch the earlier version of this experiment that I posted, you can find that one here. I work at several hospitals and each uses a different electronic medical record system. When I...
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