Reblog: Apple Adds iCloud Bookmark Syncing to Chrome and Firefox on Windows
I have to mention this. I think this is a wonderful added feature. For anyone who uses more than one browser and wants to keep all their bookmarks in sync regardless of what browser they are using:...
View ArticleTip: Duck Duck Go — search without being tracked
By John Mark Mobley Duck Duck Go is an Internet search engine that does not keep track of what you search for on the Internet. They do not sell your search history to advertisers, insurance companies,...
View ArticleJust a Little PDF to help with Security!
Ours is an amazing computer user group. For example we have all been talking about the security breaches that Target and other giant retailers have been experiencing at our expense. We have a...
View ArticleSocial Networking revisited
We have this old (2009) presentation from Debbie Abbott that should be something that is available to members just because. I am putting a link to the pdf of this presentation because, even though it...
View ArticleFlashdrives and iOS Audio Apps
One of the cool things about being editor of this blog is that I sometimes get copies of presentations from meetings, even when I can’t be there myself. Admittedly, it is much better to be there. You...
View ArticleBack up! Back up! Back up!
This post comes from Dorothy Collins, wife of our favorite writer Ed Collins. She explains the importance of having an iCloud backup: I had a real TERROR when I tried to update my iPad to version 7.0.6...
View ArticleHere’s a few tips to improve your password security
BY ED COLLINS, Special to Passages There have been many reported cases of hackers stealing user passwords recently, but the Russians have topped them all. The New York Times and USA Today reported that...
View ArticleiPhonography 101—The Best Camera Is The One That Is With You
[Editor's note: What follows it a presentation that was shown to our membership at the May 2013 meeting. I personally was very happy that this was made available for me to post. Thanks so much!!] Forty...
View ArticleMicrosoft Word Tip (or two)
By Debby Abbott Every once in a while, you’ll be frustrated by something that happens in Microsoft Office. Or maybe it happens more often than that, but this particular issue has bugged you for a...
View ArticleFor a limited time only…
So my friend Celeste Magers, member of The Northwest of Us, told us about this wonderful little tip. From October to December, libraries, universities and other organizations shop for research sites on...
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