Archive for March, 2008
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
WHY? You know there is a way to get your website updates in one place, you just need that place!
Earlier this week we talked about why it's not such a bad idea to subscribe to RSS way of life. Now that you've tasted the Kool-aid, let's get into how ...
Posted in RSS | 2 Comments »
Monday, March 10th, 2008
WHY? Going to one website for many updates is better than going to many websites with no updates.
Ever since I began talking about opening this site for tools, tips, and tutorials for technology, I began getting requests to explain something called RSS. I decided I'll take a few days ...
Posted in RSS | 8 Comments »
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Something broke this weekend for the eNewsletter subscriptions. I know what caused the problem, but haven't figured a way around it.
And given that only a third of a dozen people were signed up for it, I'm going to turn off the eNewsletter subscription until further notice. This also means ...
Posted in Site News, eNewsletter | No Comments »
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
This has been a great week for 170spoons.com - your best resource for tools, tips, and tutorials for technology. The website officially launched a week ago on Feb 29 with a bang and ended this week even stronger! Just over 400 people visited on opening day and by the ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
WHY? Microsoft 2007 saves documents (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) as a .docx file and no other software can read it.
When Microsoft 2007 came out, they also invented a new format to save their files in. It's a .docx file. And wouldn't you know it that it's the default setting? ...
Posted in Download | 6 Comments »
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
WHY? Your photos, documents, and other files are worth keeping.
Redundancy can be a good thing. If you have a computer with important files on it, and you probably do, you want to keep them safe. Some items are sentimental. Some are really important for other reasons. ...
Posted in Download, Organized | 12 Comments »
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
WHY? When you go online you want to stay safe and not download scary bad things!
I love, love, love to visit my nieces. They are a blast to play with. However, my wife and I have a joke that we should never visit them in February. The ...
Posted in Download | 6 Comments »
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
WHY? There are good ways to get to the internet, then there is the safer, faster, and more fun way.
Getting online is essential, fun, and the main reason we buy computers, right? At the beginning of the year 2008, 1.3 Billion people were online doing all kinds of things ...
Posted in Browsers, Download | 9 Comments »
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
WHY? Keeping your files and documents tidy helps you find your stuff easy.
Being organized in life isn't always my strong suit. Clothes don't always make it off the chair. Dishes don't always make it into the dish washer. Paper doesn't always make it to the trash can.
But ...
Posted in Organized | 11 Comments »
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