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Using Google Wave to ‘book club’ Trust Agents

January 6, 2010

Earlier today I responded to a tweet by @gregbd about forming a reading club for Trust Agents:

And now we’ve done it. It’s a public Wave that you should be able to find by searching with:public “Trust Agents” in the Google Wave search box, and since it’s public, feel free to join in and share your thoughts!
We’re […]

Tagged as: Book, discussion, Google, Google Wave, Lifestyle Technology, Social Media, Trust Agents

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The spreadsheet that saved Christmas!

December 14, 2009

Ok, that’s a bit over the top, I’ll admit, but believe it or not, a spreadsheet certainly did help me out this holiday season, by helping me and my family stay organized as we worked through our holiday gift list, figuring out who is going to get what this year…especially if we’re in different households […]

Tagged as: Christmas, free, Gifts, Google, Google Docs, Holiday, List, Spreadsheet

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How to add a network activity monitor to Windows 7

November 25, 2009

I like Windows 7. But there’s one thing that I noticed missing right off the top, a network activity monitor in the Taskbar.
Sure, you could ad a gadget/widget thingie to the desktop, but when you’re working on something, odds are you’re at full-screen resoulution and the monitor is behind whatever y ou’re working on.
Well, thanks to […]

Tagged as: animation, blinking, Microsoft, monitor, network, network monitor, taskbar, Upgrade, utility, Windows, Windows 7

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Friday the 13^th: Refuge in the backup

November 13, 2009

Ok, it’s a lousy title for a movie, but it is a great reminder to review and execute your data backup strategies, both at home and online.
Why Friday the 13^th?
Simply, it’s a day-date combination that happens infrequently, almost ad-hoc. When it does occur, you can easily plan to take time out to perform your maintenance […]

Tagged as: Backup, Backups, Data, Friday, Friday the 13th, hardware, Murphy, process, safety, software

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How to easily install essential applications on a new Windows 7 computer

November 9, 2009

It doesn’t matter if you’ve upgraded from Vista or XP, or if you’ve bought a new Windows 7 based computer, you’re going to need to install some basic and essential applications on your new baby.
And this awesome website makes it so, SO easy. 4 easy steps:

Visit the site
Select which applications you want
Press the button to start a download
Run the […]

Tagged as: application, download, free, hard drive, Install, maintenance, online, software, system, update, Upgrade, utility, Windows 7