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Monday, July 29, 2013

Do you like old time radio?

I found this website with an excellent article on how and where to go on the internet to find the Old Shows.

Yeah, yeah...they were all "before my time," but, hey, YOU might love them!

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/bored-of-podcasts-listen-to-old-time-radio-instead/

Monday, July 22, 2013

Free Download on Evernote! Wow!

I love the website "Make Use of" (www.makeuseof.com). Among other things, you can download (including to your ebook reader!) a long list of FREE BOOKS about easy-to-learn computer and tech topics. To get the free books, you need to register BUT if you don't want their emails, just click those options (I generally also set up my mail account to automatically shuffle these emails off into a folder as well.)

For example, I use Evernote. It's a free program (there's also a paid version, but I've never needed it) that lets me keep notes (from the web, from anyplace, actually!) organized across my computers, tablet and phone. https://evernote.com/ is where you can learn about and download Evernote itself.

Here's where you can download a free handbook to help you make the most of it! (However, most folks start off by playing around with it- it's pretty straight forward):
http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/how-to-use-evernote-the-missing-manual-full-text


Monday, July 1, 2013

What happens to your data when you die?

Ever think about this? If you died, and no one has access to your passwords and log-ins, your on-line presence continues forever! Possibly more importantly... so does the opportunity for someone to fraudulently use your identity.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/a-new-google-feature-lets-you-decide-what-happens-to-your-data-when-you-die-updates/ offers a method for all your Google related accounts. Why not check it out?