Claims of Change to Facebook Messaging… sort of If you’re anything like me, you probably didn’t even know your Facebook account had two in boxes That’s right; when you go to your messages, there’s a little grey link at the top that says “other.” This is where less-relevant messages end up. Check it out: you [...]
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Facebook Messaging: Pay to Send Friday, December 21st, 2012 -
Why You Need a Router Wednesday, December 19th, 2012Firewall Router is Necessary While most of us have less than fond memories of dial-up Internet – gritting teeth through the high-pitched squeal while your computer connected, heading to the kitchen for a snack while you waited for a website to load – these days just about everyone uses a high speed Internet connection like [...]
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Video Editing for Beginners Wednesday, December 19th, 2012Video Editing: How to Ours is a video generation. We grew up with parents shooting camcorder footage of every birthday and graduation, and most of us have hours of movie footage without any cohesive organization or engaging content. Any novice with a video camera can benefit from editing. If you’ve ever forced your friends and [...]
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Top Pinterest Pages For The Bride and Groom Wednesday, December 19th, 2012Best Pinterest Boards For Weddings They’re just three letters, but they’ll change your life forever: “Yes” to the proposal and soon, “I do.” But as any bride or groom can attest, the time between those two utterances can be overwhelming, stressful, and even crazy. Whether you’re planning an unforgettable affair for 400 or so of [...]
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Top Pinterest Pages for Cooks and Foodies Wednesday, December 19th, 2012Best Pinterest Boards For Cooks The world of cooking and food is a perfect match to the visual scrapbook nature of Pinterest. From gorgeous images of food art to helpful tutorials for the novice chef, finding inspiration isn’t hard; narrowing it down to a few great boards to follow so you don’t get overwhelmed… well [...]
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Windows 8 Upgrade Questions Wednesday, December 19th, 2012Reader Questions about Window 8 Upgrade As we near the brink of massive Operating System overhaul (i.e., the release of Windows 8), readers want to know what to do to prepare and if they should upgrade. Here are some tips to save time, money and headaches. My family PC is on its last leg. Should [...]
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Video Chat to Connect this Holiday Wednesday, December 19th, 2012Video Chat With Family & Friends The holidays are all about connecting with loved ones, but it can be a challenge when you’re separated by miles… or oceans. While you can pick up the phone, you miss out on seeing your nephew’s gleeful happy dance when he opens the super deluxe Batman Batcave action set [...]
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Last Minute Unique Gifts Wednesday, December 19th, 2012Unique Gifts For The Procrastinator Every year I swear I will have my Christmas presents bought, wrapped and under the tree by the first week in December. Yet as the big day nears I inevitably note the passing of the last day to reasonably expect to ship online purchases with dismay, knowing I have at [...]
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Things Nerds are Thankful For Tuesday, November 27th, 2012Nerds Give Thanks like a Baws! Everyone has a nerd or two in their life these days, whether it’s a computer guru, video gamer or mobile gadget aficionado. From texting to email to blogging, the typical nerd often favors electronic communication over “real world” conversations, and this can make it difficult to connect. In honor [...]
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Create Custom Gifts Online Tuesday, November 27th, 2012Who has Time For Custom Gifts? Nothing says you put time, thought and effort into a gift like personalization. I don’t mean just pasting Uncle Barry’s name on the coffee mug you bought at Target. I mean creating something unique for that special individual. Before you book a weeklong craft-a-thon at your neighborhood paint your [...]
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