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Today was nice, about 25 degrees Fahrenheit, snowing and practically balmy. Lovely day, really.
Speaking of balmy, I might be heading in that direction. But, first the story … … [continued]
tech-tips
I’ve had my new computer and Windows 7 for about a month now. I’ve run into some software problems that other more-experienced users might be able to enlighten me about. … [continued]
I just can’t stop thinking about it.
Here’s an itty-bitty partial alternative for the loss of the Move To/Copy To icons in Windows 7. … [continued]
Do you ever wish you could write on a web page so you can send it to someone and show them what you mean? MarkUp lets you do that.
No installation required. Just drag the icon to your bookmarks menu.
Go to a web page. Click the MarkUp icon. Draw, add text, and publish. “Publish” will give you a shortened URL to send to others. They can ‘markup’ back to you.
Right now MarkUp is in beta.
The story of why they are no gravatars at JLog is a long one.
Back in the day, a few of you will recall, when JLog began, it wasn’t on WordPress. It was some kinky thing I threw together using NVu. Because NVu is a blank screen. And I’ve never been able to resist a blank screen. They remind me of blank paper. … [continued]
Here’s a nifty little tool for editing PDF’s in case you need one. PDF-XChange Viewer. It’s portable and free.
It’s not absolutely everything but it will take you quite far.
My laptop isn’t just old; it’s senile. I see a netbook in my near future. Any advice on which one? I may not be able to answer you right away but will read all comments when I can.
Some interesting reading in the meantime: Intel Introduces Dual-Core Atom Processor for Netbooks
Please share your experience with netbooks and help me make a decision.
Thanks. Signing off…
It was about a month ago when my monitors were giving me all that trouble that I began thinking about unplugging from some of the things I take for granted – like my computer. … [continued]
The ‘What I Do’ meme suggested by GeneaBloggers. Defined as “what you use in terms of technology to either run your genealogy business or pursue your family history as a hobby”. You’ve already heard most of mine but here we go again. … [continued]
Here’s a common problem and a solution for comparing files line by line.
Let’s say you’re following someone’s research. You’ve got a cousin who has their own website and you trust what they’re doing but you don’t get to talk to them everyday and keep up on what’s happening. Or another cousin periodically sends you an updated chart by email. I’ve got a few cousins like that. … [continued]
