Tweet One of my biggest fears is that I will make an appointment with a client and then completely forget about it and not show up. I can’t even stand to be late for anything (my motto is if you’re not 5 minutes early, you’re late) – so not showing up at all would be [...] Read more »
Tweet Last Monday I told you about this great method for being able to get to a Google search in a split second. Seriously, it’s really fast! And I found that it worked great… on my computer. But a few people contacted me and mentioned that they couldn’t get it to work. My friend Mike [...] Read more »
Tweet Sometimes doing a simple internet search takes longer than it needs to. For example, let’s say you want to find out the population of Canada. That’s a pretty easy bit of information for the internet to provide. This is the process for a lot of people: 1. Open your web browser (Internet Explorer, [...] Read more »
Tweet If you have a Google account (such as a Gmail email account, or a YouTube account), you should have already been receiving notices that Google’s privacy policy is changing. You have until March 1 (this Thursday) to delete your Google browsing history for any of your Google accounts. After that, the only way you [...] Read more »
Tweet Here’s something you may not have seen before. Is this a practical suggestion that will help you use your computer more easily and effectively? No. But it’s a cool thing to show your friends. If you like it, click the “Like” button, and even the “Send” button to share it with others. Here [...] Read more »
Tweet [google1 count="on"] As you probably know, I have been recommending Gmail as an email service for a long time – for a variety of reasons (please don’t use the email address that comes with your internet provider!). Recently, Google has enabled Gmail email to be viewed with a preview pane. Finally! What’s a [...] Read more »
Tweet One of my customers contacted me this week with a problem – she couldn’t log in to her Gmail account. She knew she was typing the right password, because she has used it for a long time. She went through the procedure of asking Google for help, but wasn’t sure that would work either. [...] Read more »
Tweet If you use Gmail, you know that Google gives you a LOT of storage space for your email account. Currently each account gets 7.5 gb of space. However, if you have “friends” that like to send huge photo or video attachments, you might find yourself getting tight on space in your account. If [...] Read more »
Tweet Google continues to push technology right to the edge. They are putting lots of money into researching things that will actually change our lives, and this doesn’t have anything to do with how we find a website on the internet. Google is now developing cars that actually drive themselves. On public streets. I [...] Read more »
Tweet Now that the internet has become a big part of our day to day lives, privacy is a concern that a lot of people have. This even comes down to doing a simple Google search. Did you know that when you submit a search term to Google, some of the information you send is [...] Read more »
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