Posts tagged ‘computer’

For the last few years, I have used one version or another of the Creative MuVo to listen to music, audio books, and podcasts. After some extensive research last fall, I asked for a new MP3 player for Christmas: a red Sansa Clip made by SanDisk. It has a couple of differences that have required [...] Read More...

One of the most popular web sites on this internet is Flickr, an online photo-sharing site. Since almost all of the photos we take are family photos that we do not want to publish on the internet, I didn’t see the need. A year ago, however, I saw a fun video from The CommonCraft Show [...] Read More...

I have been using Google’s application called iGoogle as the home page of my browser for a couple of years now. This service provides a single page which you can customize with your email inbox, your RSS feeds, weather, bookmarks, and a whole host of other items. Having all these items on a single page [...] Read More...

I stumbled across on article back in April that discussed changing your desktop wallpaper as a source of creative inspiration. Every month since, that web site has released a selection of desktop wallpapers, and I have changing mine each month to one of these. Read More...

Back in January I tried to make the switch from a Windows computer to an Apple computer by getting a Macbook. However, I ended up resorting to a Windows laptop from Dell -- along with a new Mac Mini for testing the web sites I develop in Safari. Read More...

I have been using multiple computers for a long time now, and I have always had a difficult time keeping files synchronized across them. I’ve started using two new impressive tools that more tightly integrated with my local computer. Read More...

Earlier this month, Mozilla released Firefox 3. I’m already enjoying this new release. Mozilla also launched a new version of their web site, evolving the existing design to incorporate some of the current trends in web design. Read More...

This weekend I attended WordCamp Dallas, a conference devoted to all things WordPress. The founder of WordPress gave an excellent presentation, and I also especially enjoyed the talk about the video blog GeekBrief.TV. I plan to upgrade to the new version and implement some of the new tips I picked up. Read More...

I bought a new Dell this fall, primarily to get a larger monitor. As I was installing software, I found two new programs that I really enjoy. Read More...

WordPress: I started working with WordPress 2.x at the beginning of the year. It has become a great tool for managing traditional, non-blog web sites. Read More...

This thoughtful article explains why schools should teach strategic computer skills instead of just what can be found in manuals. Read More Read More...

I use Google Apps to power the email, chat, and calendar at randyhoyt.com. Today the service expands and moves out of beta. Google Blog » Read More...

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