It’s become common to have computer programs hosted in the “cloud.” My favorite cloud programs are below: (I use and like gmail, google calendar a google tasks alot, but they are so well-known I left them out) Dropbox. I love this program. Any file that is saved in My Dropbox (which is just a folder [...]
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Category Archives: Technology
Renting a wireless card for a week
Out of town for a week in Puerto Rico with no internet access, I decided to rent a wireless card before I left. I googled “rent wireless card” a company called Rovair popped up in the paid ads. (The overarching philosophical question is why could I not go on vacation with [...]
Dropbox and Filecenter
Dropbox and Filecenter work beautifully together. Filecenter is file-organizing software that frees you from the tyranny of the typical windows file tree. It opens automatically whenever you save a file, has an intuitive look and makes it snap to add folders and files to the right places without sifting and clicking through 10 different folders [...]
Most-used utility program
Snagit is my most-used utility program. It’s expensive at $49, but worth it.
Choosing a blog platform
I really like handwritten yes/no type flowcharts. This one shows how to pick a blog platform.
Mind Manager supports Mac now
One of my favorite programs, the very useful and easy-to-use Mind Manager program from Mindjet recently released a Mac version of the program.
Scan Away
For the last five years I used a Canon flatbed scanner that was slow, but reliable. I read some reviews online and decided to upgrade to a faster sheet fed scanner. I narrowed it down to the Fujitsu Snapscan and the Visioneer 450 I picked the Visioneer for about $600 and bought it on amazon.com. [...]
