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Tech Thursday – Windows 8??
WAIT!! I’m still learning about all the features available in Windows 7 and now word has it next year Microsoft will be offering a new OS... Windows 8! Unlike me, maybe you haven’t upgraded to Windows 7. Well, that’s
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It’s a Relay to ‘Boot Out Cancer’
A walk of hope—a community gathered together to “Boot Out Cancer.” As Goliad County participates in its sixth Relay for Life, Saturday, April 2nd, a community will once again unite.
Please join them downtown on Goliad’s historic courthouse square at 6 p
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Tech Thursday: Tips and Tricks for the iPad
Last Thursday, I mentioned a few tips for Windows 7. So, this week thanks to PCMag.com, I thought I would give equal time to Apple and the IPad. So, here you go…
Yes, you can reveal hidden keyboard characters
Holding down certain keys provides additional character options. A long tap on the Comma key brings an apostrophe. Next door, the Period key offers up a quote mark too. On the numeric keyboard, shown here, the Quote Mark key hides smart quotes and other symbols if you hold it down for a second. Did you know hitting the spacebar twice inserts a period?
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Tech Thursday: A Few Tips for Windows 7
If you like to learn new things, here are a few more tips that might help if you use Windows 7.
Have a laptop that you connect to your home network and other times to another network? You would like to use the same IP address on your home network, but the other assigns addresses via DHCP. Well, now you don’t have to go in and change the TCP/IP properties each time to switch networks.
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Home Products Show Returns For 2011
If you're looking to build a home, remodel your home, sell a home or purchase a home, or just to improve your home the Home Products Show in Victoria, March 26th through 27th, is the place to be. Come out and see the latest trends in home decorating and remodeling ideas, energy efficiency products for your home, and the latest in home design
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Tech Thursday: Patch For A Pack
If you are using the recently released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) then you need to apply a patch. That’s right; you will need to patch your operating system applying one of the security updates that Microsoft released
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Tech Thursday: In Case You Missed It!
On Tuesday of this week (3-8-11), Microsoft had plans to ship three security bulletins this month to cover at least four serious vulnerabilities in ALL supported versions of Windows. That includes the Windows OS, Microsoft Office and Microsoft’s Groove 2007
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Tech Thursday: Protect Your Data
Almost all internet ready laptops, video game consoles, digital audio players and smart phone have a Wi-Fi connection. (Wi-Fi (pronounced wye-fye) is a trademark of the Wi-F i Alliance) So, how secure are you? The Wi-Fi Alliance has launched of a campaign to urge computer users to set-up their routers and devices to use WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) on all their wireless Wi-Fi equipment
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When 4 Billion Isn’t Enough
I’m not sure if you have heard the news, the end of the internet is near. That is IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4). As a home owner should you be worried about that router and network adapter? Maybe. Let the upgrade to IPv6 begin!
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Tips And Tricks For Windows 7
I thought I would share a few tips I came across from win7news.net that could help solve some specific computer problems. Provided for informational purposes only, of course.
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3 iPad Apps Worth Checking Out
If you have been looking at apps for your new iPad, here is a site I came across the other day. With so many apps available this could help decide what to download.
Author Peter Meyers stress-tested thousands of options to put together this irresistible, page-turner of a catalog. Inside these pages, you'll find apps as magical as the iPad itself.
Click the "Read More" link for the apps...