Below is everything (newest at top) with "education OR tech" in its title or subcategories. For a strict listing (matching all categories and subcats), click here6G: THE NEXT GEN OF WIRELESS TECH NOBODY'S READY TO PAY FORfrom 2026 in ( education / news / tech / wireless )
Standards body on track for 2028 specs drop. Telcos on track for 2028 existential crisis about 5G ROI. The first 6G deployments could arrive in 2029, with the US and South Korea likely leading early adoption, according to Juniper Research. See The Register ... read more THIS IS THE SODIUM-ION BATTERY WE'VE BEEN WAITING FORfrom 2026 in ( education / research / tech / batteries )
Exciting off grid battery technology. Mike Adams explains this new technology that will be ready to buy next year, maybe. Watch on BitChute... read more THE GREATEST NAMES OF MODERN-DAY PERSONAL TECHfrom 2025 in ( culture / tech / computers )
Bill: Seems like whenever people mention the 'greatest' names of modern-day personal tech, they mention Steve Jobs (not Wozniack), Bill Gates (not Paul Allen), maybe Hewlett, Packard and Linus Torvalds, etc. No one mentions the founders of Word Perfect and Novell (once separate, then combined, then separate again). And I'd say the Word ... read more THE NEW CORE SUBJECT: TEACHING DIGITAL LITERACY IN TODAY'S SCHOOLSfrom 2025 in ( education / tech / computers )
In an age where students learn, communicate, and create through screens, developing digital literacy has become as foundational as reading and writing. Schools across the world are redesigning curricula to help middle and high school students navigate the online world safely, think critically about what they encounter, and communicate responsibly i... read more THE CREATIVE'S MAP TO GETTING DISCOVERED (AND PAID FOR IT)from 2025 in ( education / tech / internet / advice )
by Michelle Casey of doityourself.com In a world where visibility can make or break a creative career, learning how to be seen matters as much as mastering your craft. Whether you're a painter, fashion designer, ceramicist, or indie musician the same rules of creative discovery apply: show up, structure your presence, and share it consistentl... read more COMPLETE LIST OF EMOJISfrom 2025 in ( culture / tech / internet / icons )
For the most comprehensive and official reference, check out the Unicode Consortium's Full Emoji List It includes: Every emoji character and sequence Their Unicode code points Sample images from major platforms (Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc.) Descriptions and keywords for each emoji If you want a broader catalog that includes all Unicode sym... read more A BRIEF HISTORY OF LINUXfrom 2025 in ( education / tech / computers / software )
Pretty interesting. Linux: The Untold Story - 14 min https://youtu.be/obJOwEy62bk... read more WHAT IT MEANS TO MINE BITCOINfrom 2025 in ( education / money / tech )
Prompted and edited by Bill. Mining Bitcoin -- or any proof-of-work-based cryptocurrency -- is essentially the process of validating transactions and securing the network by solving complex mathematical puzzles. Here's a breakdown of what that really means: What Mining Actually Involves Transaction Verification Every time someone sends Bitc... read more QUESTIONS FOR COPILOT (AUGUST 6, 2025)from 2025 in ( education / tech / computers / windows )
QUESTION: I've got an external drive that works fine if I plug it in (mini usb) after windows 10 has started, but if I reboot with it still connected (I'm not telling windows to boot from any devices), it messes up the windows boot process. it has a recovery partition on it and bootmgr and bootmgr.efi and RP.ini files in the root of that ... read more HOW TO CREATE AI-GENERATED VIDEOS IN MINUTESfrom 2025 in ( education / tech / ai / video )
Prompted and edited by Bill. Introduction AI-powered video creation tools are revolutionizing content production, enabling users to create professional videos without the need for advanced editing skills. Whether you're a marketer, content creator, or business owner, AI video generators can help you streamline your workflow and enhance engagem... read more EMBRACING NATURE'S WISDOM: DESIGNING FOR HARMONY, NOT CONTROLfrom 2025 in ( life / health / environment / tech )
Prompted and edited by Bill.For centuries, human innovation has often been framed as a battle against nature--conquering the elements, bending the environment to our will, and engineering solutions that impose control. But what if, instead of fighting nature, we learned to collaborate with it? Across the world, architects, farmers, and engineers ar... read more HOW TO COPY A MUSIC CD TO YOUR PHONEfrom 2025 in ( culture / music / tech )
Question: Is there a way to put a CD onto my phone so I can play them from my phone in my car through the radio? Answer: You would have to put your CD into a PC, have the PC convert those songs to files on its hard drive (C:) somewhere, then connect your phone to that PC and copy them from the PC to the phone. The exact steps depend on which operat... read more PRO MICROPHONE HAND-MADE IN THE USAfrom 2025 in ( culture / online / audio / tech )
Got this spam that I thought others might actually find interesting/useful... My name is Phil Routh, and I work with TzAudioe.com, reaching out to introduce our team. Our company is one of the distributors of TZ Audios LLC. ...we've just launched a Talent Moment Project, so we'd love to invite you to join us. Could our support in locating a... read more MUSK SAYS ALL HUMAN KNOWLEDGE FOR AI TRAINING ALREADY 'EXHAUSTED'from 2025 in ( education / news / tech / ai )
by Noureldein Ghanem - January 10, 2025 - Elon Musk has joined other artificial intelligence experts in claiming that there was little real-world data left to train AI models and that peak data would soon be reached. During a recent livestream, he explained that nearly all of humanity's available knowledge had been processed in AI training. ... read more SAFEGUARDS FOR SENIORS: ESSENTIAL TIPS TO PREVENT FINANCIAL EXPLOITATIONfrom 2024 in ( life / money / tech / aging )
Monitor Your Financial Activities Regularly reviewing your bank statements and account activities is crucial. This habit helps you catch unauthorized transactions or discrepancies early on. If you notice anything suspicious, contact your bank immediately. Regular check-ins with your financial institutions not only help protect your finances but al... read more RESTORE RIBBON VIEW TO WINDOWS 11 FILE EXPLORERfrom 2024 in ( education / tech / computers / software )
Here's the fix for this annoying issue if you've upgraded to Windows 11: Restore Ribbon View UPDATE: I have since reverted back to Windows 10. Just too many nagging annoyances about 11, mainly the delays/latency between clicking or hitting a key and its intended response. Overall, there were some improvements here and there -- making the ... read more TEENS USING SMARTPHONES 4+ HOURS/DAY AT RISK FOR PSYCHIATRIC, SLEEP, EYE PROBLEMS, OBESITY, ETCfrom 2023 in ( life / health / emf / tech )
By B.N. Frank Even though more schools worldwide are banning kids use of personal cell phones (see 1, 2, 3) that may not be enough... Teens Using Smartphones 4 Hours/Day at Risk for Psychiatric, Sleep, Musculoskeletal, and Eye Problems, Obesity, etc. (New Study)...... read more RESTORED HEALTH AND VITALITY FROM DITCHING MY CELL PHONEfrom 2023 in ( life / health / tech / treatment )
A year ago, I was leading a normal, full, active life with no idea of the damage my mobile phone was doing to me. On July 1, 2022, I cancelled my mobile phone service (cell phone in the U.S) and turned off the wireless function on my computer as well as the modem. I made these changes at the request of my respected ally and colleague, Arthur Fir... read more CHATGPT ANSWER TO QUESTION ABOUT KENTUCKY DERBYfrom 2023 in ( culture / sports / horse-racing / tech )
Me: Who is the most likely winner of the upcoming Kentucky Derby?ChatGPT: At this time, it is difficult to predict the most likely winner of the upcoming Kentucky Derby as the race has not yet taken place.You don't say! Thanks for nothing! It can predict stocks but not horses?... read more SYNDICHAIN LAUNCHES FIRST VERSION OF ITS OPEN, CENSORSHIP-RESISTANT NEWS AGGREGATORfrom 2022 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Since Syndichain is built on a public blockchain, its data is also open and public. Every post, comment, and like is stored on a distributed public ledger which can be viewed at any time via Syndichain's block viewer...... read more HOW TO SECURE YOUR WATER SUPPLY FOR EMERGENCIESfrom 2022 in ( life / health / water / tech )
Treat the water with bleach once a month. This will help prevent algae growth. All you need is 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water, or 2 to 4 tablespoons for a 55-gallon barrel. Beneficial microbes can also be used in lieu of bleach. One such product is Nutri-Life BAM3Test the pH of your water once a month using a standard pH test strip. If the water... read more TUNISIANS MAKE GENERATOR THAT PRODUCES DRINKING WATER FROM THIN AIR...25 LITERS PER DAYfrom 2022 in ( life / health / water / tech )
A tech start-up has developed a product that allows safe drinking water to be refined from vapor in the air. Kumulus has designed and produced a product that is able to produce 20 to 30 liters of healthy drinking water per day. It is able to refine the water vapor in the air and...... read more APPLE, GOOGLE, AND MICROSOFT WANT TO KILL THE PASSWORD WITH PASSKEY STANDARDfrom 2022 in ( education / news / tech )
It's hard to argue with this. I hate passwords.In an attempt to go passwordless, Apple, Google, and Microsoft have decided to kill the password using the Passkey standard, also called multi-device FIDO credential. ...'... read more REMOVE ADDRESSES FROM WINDOWS 10from 2022 in ( education / tech / computers / software )
1) EXHAUSTIVELY search all your e-mail folders -- ALL OF THEM, TRASH, SPAM, INBOX, ARCHIVES, everything -- for e-mails that contain the bad address. Remember that if the bad address was one of several in a message, even if it bounced the address is still part of that message. And it might be in a reply that was sent to you.2) Delete EVERY LAST ONE ... read more WHAT ARE THOSE SOLITARY, BLACK UTILITY POLES?from 2022 in ( education / tech / phones )
Bad news, they are 5G cellphone towers. You know, the same 5G suspected of -- slowly, over time -- causing cancer. Yeah. See links below.For the full story, read this: what-are-all-those-black-poles-popping-upSee also: Is 5G Wi-Fi The Same As 5G Cellular?, Stop 5G On Earth And In Space, We Have No Reason To Believe 5G Is Safe, Senate Commerce Heari... read more IS 5G WI-FI THE SAME AS 5G CELLULAR?from 2022 in ( education / tech )
Not at all. Many Wi-Fi names include 5G to refer to the 5GHz band, while cell phone networks refer to the fifth generation of broadband cellular networks.: https://www.androidcentral.com/5g-wi-fi-same-5g-cellularSee also: Residents Sick From Church Steeple Cell Tower Radiation and Health Risks Associated with 5G Exposure, Small Cell Densification... read more HOW TO ASSOCIATE A FILE EXTENSION IN WINDOWS 10from 2022 in ( education / tech / computers / software )
QUESTION:I installed a program called Audacious which I want to be the default for .wav files. When I go in Settings and try to change it from the current default my only choice is to get a program from the Microsoft Store. When I try to do that, Audacious doesn't come up as any kind of option. How do you change default programs in Windows 10?A... read more GIVING MACHINES ARE ALL THE RAGEfrom 2021 in ( life / help / charity / tech )
We bought the Lumber item just the other day at the Giving Machine in front of Nashville's Bridgestone Arena as my wife's friend Andrea Ballard sang Christmas carols nearby. See more here: cool-vending-giving-machines-allow-people-to-donate-gifts-to-those-in-need-all-over-the-world... read more CHECK OUT A SUSPICIOUS IP (INTERNET PROTOCOL) ADDRESS HEREfrom 2021 in ( education / tech / internet / spam )
Check out an IP address here: abuseipdb.com/check. Just FYI if you're not sure a visitor or emailer is legitimate.AbuseIPDB is a project dedicated to helping combat the spread of hackers, spammers, and abusive activity on the internet.... read more BREAKTHROUGH TECH TO STORE FOOD UNREFRIGERATED FOR WEEKSfrom 2021 in ( education / tech / food / storage )
Wow, this is huge!The solution has emerged in Farther Farms, a food tech startup co-founded by Saran (MPS '17) and Mike Annunziata ('11, MBA '17), with technology developed at Cornell. Its innovative sterilization technology produces shelf-stable foods that don't need freezing or refrigeration. Their first product is the world'... read more JUST TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TINY ELECTRONICS HAVE GOTTENfrom 2021 in ( education / tech / research )
Medicine. Sure. :) But, please, feel free to ridicule those who think there might be something similar in this covid vaccine. Electronics are getting imperceptibly small, opening new avenues for medical technology to place advanced monitoring and treatment devices inside our bodies. And Columbia University engineers just demonstrated a new and... read more A GUIDE TO UTF-8 ENCODING IN PHP AND MYSQLfrom 2021 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
UTF-8 is a variable-width encoding that can represent every character in the Unicode character set. It was designed for backward compatibility with ASCII and to avoid the complications of endianness and byte order marks in UTF-16 and UTF-32. UTF-8 has become the dominant character encoding for the World Wide Web, accounting for more than half of a... read more THIS SORT OF THING IS WHY I QUIT FACEBOOK AND TWITTERfrom 2021 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
The tech giant continues to police discussions about the coronavirus.: Facebook removes covid 19 vaccine victims groupAnd they have VERY USEFUL links to Big Tech Alternatives at the bottom of the above-linked page.... read more TIME TO SWITCH FROM FIREFOX TO ANOTHER BROWSERfrom 2021 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
If this is true, it looks like a good time to get rid of that pesky control freak of a browser, Mozilla Firefox in favor of the Brave, Edge, Opera, Safari or Chrome browsers. Of course, three of those browsers (Edge, Safari, Chrome) are owned by companies with a history of censorship, so.... you should probably download and use Brave, Opera and wha... read more YOU CANNOT SIMPLY BUILD YOUR OWN FREE-SPEECH VERSION OF TWITTERfrom 2021 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
To build an alternate social media website with a dissenting moderation policy, you must first invent the universe. Good luck.: theamericanconservative.com... read more FIX THOSE FACEBOOK-MANGLED LINKS TO YOUR SITEfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
I was unaware Facebook recently added a unique click identifier to all outbound links on facebook.com. Coincidentally, one of the security measures of this server is to disallow query strings as part of the URL. Thus, any visitors coming over from Facebook were suddenly blocked and banned on sight.: How to remove Facebook's fbclid parameter us... read more THE QUEST FOR A FACEBOOK REPLACEMENT CONTINUESfrom 2020 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )I keep joining these other social networking sites, only to be disappointed. The main problem is they insist I upload my contact list, which I refuse to do. You're welcome. :) Maybe this one -- Parler -- will work out. UPDATE: Not so much!Here are a few other places you might find me currently (or soon): Flote -- Instagram (owned by Facebook)... read more ALTERNATIVES TO YOUTUBEfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / movies-tv-video )
A reminder that there are alternatives to YouTube. See below: Banned · BitChute · Brand New Tube · Brighteon · Funny or Die · Item Fix · Limited State · Live Leak · London Real · Minds · Odysee · Rumble · RuTube · Steamable · SteemIt · TikTok &... read more WHAT IS THAT PORT ON MY PC?from 2020 in ( education / tech / computers )
Very helpful website with images and explanations here.A computer port is an interface or point of connection between the computer and its peripheral devices. Some common peripherals are the mouse, keyboard, monitor (display), printer, speakers, flash drive, etc.... read more FREEWRITE, THE DEVICE FOR DISTRACTION-FREE WRITINGfrom 2020 in ( culture / writing / tech )
Article about it here, and the manufacturer's website here. And one of their founders has an interesting article here on choosing between Kickstarter or IndieGoGo for your crowd-funding needs.... read more BRAND SUICIDE OR SAVVY PR MOVE? CEO OF FOOD GIANT GOYA PRAISES TRUMPfrom 2020 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
After the CEO of Hispanic food megabrand Goya spoke at the White House, demands to cancel the popular brand on social media have arisen, met by equally furious pushback from the corporation's defenders....: goya-hispanic-food-trump-cancel/... read more CASSETTE TAPE CONVERTED TO MP3from 2020 in ( culture / music / tech )
Cool! I am getting one of these. I am including an affiliate link here. This sounds like a scam post, but I really am going to buy this! :)UPDATE: Piece of crap. Do NOT waste your time or money. There is a constant hum in the background of my sample recorded songs (side 1 of End of the Innocence, FYI). The FF and REW buttons are switched, so it too... read more SOLAR-PAVEMENT DRIVEWAYS MADE OF PLASTIC BOTTLES CAN POWER THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLDfrom 2020 in ( education / research / tech / solar )
You've already heard about solar-paneled rooftops, but now, a company from Hungary is powering residential homes with solar driveways. : solar-driveways-made-from-pet-can-power-average-household/... read more ENGINEER MAKES CELLPHONE WITH ROTARY DIALfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / phones )
My hero!Rather than learn to live with a smartphone, this engineer designed her own cell phone with a rotary dial--and she is helping others to make their...: rotary dial... read more BE READY FOR THE NEXT POWER FAILUREfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / energy / advice )
A cousin just installed a 16kW generator to power the whole house. It goes on and off automatically, triggered by power failure and restoration, and runs on natural gas. See video here.It costs about $4K plus installation. Various models on www.generac.com. He says, I was going to use a smaller, less costly unit, but the trade-off is to then have ... read more WE HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE 5G IS SAFEfrom 2019 in ( education / tech / phones )
The technology is coming, but contrary to what some people say, there could be health risks: Scientific AmericanSee also Senate commerce hearingSee also: Residents Sick From Church Steeple Cell Tower Radiation and Health Risks Associated with 5G Exposure, Small Cell Densification and New Wireless Networks... read more STOP 5G ON EARTH AND IN SPACEfrom 2019 in ( education / tech / phones )We the undersigned scientists, doctors, environmental organizations and citizens from (-) countries, urgently call for a halt to the deployment of the 5G (fifth generation) wireless network, including 5G from space satellites. 5G will massively increase exposure to radio frequency (RF) radiation on top of the 2G, 3G and 4G networks for telecommuni... read more REQUIRING A PASSWORD (OR NOT) IN WINDOWSfrom 2019 in ( education / tech / computers / software )
In Windows 7 (and possibly earlier and later versions), use NETPLWIZ and check (or uncheck) the box that says something to the effect of require users to enter passwords. Make sure that your own username is highlighted before you check/uncheck that box.... read more SO, YOU DROPPED YOUR PHONE INTO THE TOILET?from 2019 in ( education / tech / phones )
Yep, that is what just happened to me. Here is some advice on what to do: wikihow.com/Dry-Out-a-Wet-iPhone. Luckily, the toilet had already been flushed and the phone was too big to go down the hole. Still... remind me to spray it with Lysol when I get home!Speaking of iPhones, if you've been locked out of yours (or your daughter's, as I wa... read more E-RECYCLING SERVICES IN NASHVILLEfrom 2018 in ( education / tech / computers / hardware )
Electronic Waste-Recyclingelectronic recycling nashville area... read more OPTING OUT OF ADSfrom 2018 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Useful site here to opt out of various online ads: yourchoices.com. Some of the biggest name brands always seem to be conveniently unavailable.... read more RUNNING WINDOWS IN A LINUX VIRTUAL MACHINEfrom 2017 in ( education / tech / computers / software )
I'm going to try running Windows in a virtual machine after installing Linux on my PC, as per these instructions: superuser.com. It'll probably suck (because Linux sucks), but after all of NSA's Windows backdoors were published online (somewhere, look it up), I'm almost afraid to use my Windows machine. I use my iPhone and ChromeBoo... read more LINUX ON CHROMEBOOKfrom 2017 in ( education / tech / computers / software )
Installing Ubuntu Linux on my Chromebook as per these instructions: lifehacker. I hope it works! And I hope I like it. I got tired of some of the limitations of the ChromeOS. I'll still be able to toggle back and forth between the two operating systems.See also Windows in virtual machine or Turn Computer into Chrome device... read more ALTERNATIVES TO AMAZON AND ETSYfrom 2016 in ( education / tech / internet / shopping )
If you're looking for an alternative to Amazon or Etsy, for whatever reason, you might try The Grommet or StorEnvy. I was just reading about them and thought I'd share.For alternatives to EVERYTHING, go here: alternativeto.netGoogle alternatives... read more 45 PERCENT OF AMERICAN JOBS WILL BE DONE BY COMPUTERS IN 20 YEARSfrom 2013 in ( education / tech / computers )
And then the third stage my words, not theirs will be when people realize how irritating and stupid these computers are. Consumers, otherwise known as people, will stop using services that are overly-computerized, and bosses everywhere will be forced to trash their computerized systems in favor of good new-fashioned humans. : GizmodoFor work... read more COURT TO FEDS: EXPLAIN MARINE'S FACEBOOK POSTINGS ARRESTfrom 2013 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
Brandon Raub's case exposes the seedy underbelly of a governmental system that continues to target military veterans for expressing their discontent over America's rapid transition to a police state, said John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute.: Court to feds: Explain Marine's Facebook-postings arrest.... read more LAWMAKERS WHO ALLOWED NSA PHONE SPYING RECEIVED DOUBLE THE CASHfrom 2013 in ( education / tech / politics )
... those 217 no voters received twice as much campaign financing from the defense and intelligence industry as the 205 yes voters.: Lawmakers Who Upheld NSA Phone Spying Received Double the Defense Industry Cash... read more UPGRADING TO WINDOWS 7from 2013 in ( education / tech / computers / software )
Yes, I know Windows 8 is out, but I'm always a version or two behind at home. I'm upgrading my wife's computer, not my own. She got MS Office 2013 for $10 from work. Incredible deal, right?. But it requires Windows 7 or 8. So, yeah, Microsoft got us in the end, but we're still getting off cheap. My wife wanted Windows 7, anyway. She... read more SPRINT NOW ALLOWS EDITING HOW YOU APPEAR IN CALLER IDfrom 2013 in ( education / tech / phones )
This is great. I think I blogged once (here), complaining that I couldn't change how my name appears on the receiving end's caller ID. It showed my legal name, William, but I wanted it to say Bill. The foreign girl in Sprint customer support clearly did not understand the concept of nicknames and she refused to allow me to change it. Mayb... read more THE GRAVITYLIGHT: LIGHTING FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIESfrom 2013 in ( education / tech / help / charity )
GravityLight: lighting for the developing countries on Vimeo. This is so cool!GravityLight is a revolutionary new approach to storing energy and creating illumination. It takes only 3 seconds to lift the weight which powers GravityLight, creating 30 minutes of light on its descent. For free.And here is a less new link.Their second fundraising c... read more LIT MOTORS BUILDS A CAR THAT BREAKS THE RULESfrom 2012 in ( education / research / transportation / tech )
Right now, electric cars are not sustainable, he says. The average electric car battery pack is four times larger than ours, with one-third the range. If every car in the U.S. had that battery pack, we would need to produce four times more energy to compensate for that. Where is all that energy going to come from?The Lit Motors vehicle provide... read more SOME FACEBOOK USERS DISLIKE BEING USED IN ONLINE ADVERTISINGfrom 2012 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
Some Facebook users 'dislike' being used in online advertising.: online advertising for Mitt Romney... read more 300,000 MILES, AND NOT ONE ACCIDENTfrom 2012 in ( education / research / transportation / tech )
Ever since Google began designing its self-driving cars, they've wanted to build cars that go beyond the capabilities of human-piloted vehicles, cars that are much, much safer. When Thrun announced the project in 2010, he wrote, According to the World Health Organization, more than 1.2 million lives are lost every year in road traffic acciden... read more TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD SAVE THE WORLDfrom 2011 in ( life / health / tech )
This is Emma. She's going to save the world (and cure cancer). No, not the engineer in the lab coat. Rather, the Electron Model of Many Applications in which she's standing -- a remarkable new technology which could change everything about the way we live. And which, splendidly, is based not a mile beneath Switzerland... but on boggy flatl... read more PLLEEAASSEE REEAADD!!! IT WAS ON GOODMORNING AMERICA!!!from 2010 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
It's a very old hoax. Anything with a headline like Plleeaassee reeaadd! It was on Good Morning America! and mentioning Microsoft, AOL and Good Morning America in the same email almost HAS to be a hoax these days, and this one is. On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 8:05 PM:This is probably a hoax, but just in case it's not, I'm forwarding it. Fi... read more STUPID ONLINE CHAT WITH SPRINT SUPPORTfrom 2010 in ( education / tech / phones )
12:32:39 PM : Bill: Initial Question/Comment: Your online form won't let me change my contact info. It keeps saying Oops, something's broken or whatever, never telling me what I've done wrong. I filled out all the required fields.12:34:14 PM : Vicki: Hi Bill. I am sorry for the inconvenience you have faced during creating a online acc... read more COOL FEATURE JUST DISCOVERED ON GOOGLE TRANSLATEfrom 2010 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
I got an error in a program that was in some foreign language I didn't even recognize, let alone understand. I went to translate.Google.com and typed in one of the words and chose Detect language in the Translate from... box. It told me the word was Danish. Look here: translate.Google.com/#svenbogstaver. Amazing! I thought so, anyway. :)... read more MP3 PLAYER FOR MY CARfrom 2010 in ( culture / music / tech / auto )
I am now the proud owner of this very cool device. Thanks to Heather and Brady for the suggestion!You might also like All-Time Favorite Songs, Current Favorite Songs or Favorite Lines from Songs... read more SAVE YOURSELF A LOT OF TROUBLEfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / maintenance )
If you get a pop up on your computer saying, You're infected! Download Antivirus 2010 or something similar to fix it!, DOn't DO IT! It's a trick. As soon as you click on it, you're infected. Here's an article on the subject.... read more HOW TO MAKE OUTLOOK 2003 OPEN TO YOUR CALENDAR BY DEFAULTfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / advice )
copied from helpdesk.ilstu.edu/kb/index.phtml?kbid1326By default, when you launch Outlook it opens to your Inbox. You can create a shortcut to Outlook so it opens to your calendar instead. To force Outlook to open your calendar as your default view, do the following:1.Right-click on your desktop and select New > Shortcut.2.Provide the location ... read more TRANSFERRING ITUNES TO NEW COMPUTERfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / advice )
QUESTION: How do I transfer iTunes to my new computer?ANSWER: I have copied your iTunes from the old computer to the new. If you haven't already authorized your current computer, here's how.If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can turn on Sync Library to access your music library and music that you've downloaded from Apple Music on a... read more FAKE ANTIVIRUS MAKES UP 15 PERCENT OF ALL MALWAREfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Google: Fake antivirus makes up 15 percent of all malware Tech News on ZDNet... read more GO GREEN & SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT WITH 4 ALL MEMORYfrom 2009 in ( education / news / tech / computers )
Welcome to 4AllMemory.com, trusted since 2001. We now have upgrades for 111,914 models (and counting). We guarantee your computer performance will be increased.Go Green & Save the Environment with 4 All Memory... read more CAN'T SEE SENT ITEMS IN OUTLOOKfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / software )
QUESTION: I can't see any of my Sent Items in Outlook () anymoreANSWER: Try the following:Click ViewArrange ByCurrent ViewCustomize Current ViewFilter OFF... read more YES, THAT PC CLEANUP APP YOU SAW ON TV AT 3AM IS A WASTEfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / software )
Their next play is to make it seem like everything is wrong with your PC : Yes, that PC cleanup app you saw on TV at 3am is a waste.... read more MAN LOSES $20 MILLION AFTER TAKING LAPTOP FOR REPAIRfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / maintenance )
We promise to never do anything even remotely similar to this! Man loses $20 million after taking laptop for repair.... read more DOWN FOR EVERYONE, OR JUST ME?from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )I LOVE this service! : Down for everyone, or just me?... read more SET EMAIL TO FORWARD TO SOMEONE ELSEfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
QUESTION: How do I set email (Outlook 2003) to forward to someone else while I'm out?ANSWER: In Outlook, click on Tools, Out of Office AssistantClick I am currently out of the office… and type your outgoing message, if any.Click Add Rule at the bottom left.Check the Forward box and click the To button to find the new recipient in ... read more A HEADS-UP ON RANSOMWAREfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Still a huge problem Beware of this scam. Don't bother trying to get them to help you unlock your pc: hackers-gang-russian-bust. The fix is to download, UPDATE, and run Malwarebytes.... read more FIXING PROFILE PROBLEMS IN OUTLOOK 2003from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / advice )To recreate/fix your Outlook 2003 profile, do the following:Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, Mailclick on Show ProfilesAdd a new profilegive it any NEW name you wantclick OKAdd your same old account back as a new account, click NextAdd it as a POP3 account, click NextYou can use the same settings as your current profile is usingClick Next... read more MAILBOX OVER THE LIMITfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / advice )
QUESTION: I started getting notices that my mailbox is over its limit. I have archived items over 90 days. What else can I do to stop these messages?Isn't this pretty much the same as archiving to my hard drive?I use three months. ANSWER: You can create an Outlook Personal Folder (PST file) where you can move messages to reduce the size of your... read more |
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