This is my favorite project management tool for smaller projects – the inevitable whiteboard. I like it much better than MS Project and other tools that require either a dedicated paper-pusher or too much time to enter and process info, not to mention the effort of the team members and the management to read and comprehend the whole enchilada. When I used to meet...
I’ve been using TeamViewer to remotely administer and maintain my dad’s computer in Europe, 5,000 miles away from here, and to help my friends with their PCs and even networks, and I have nothing but praises about this great internet remote desktop utility. However, although it’s free for private use, it has a hefty price for those starting own business on a shoestring with...
Under-utilized Widescreen Computer Monitors I love HDTV, Blu-ray and other consumer electronics but while the 16:9 aspect ratio of digital TVs and monitors appear to be awesome for watching movies, working with wide spreadsheets, viewing landscapes, or watching snakes and funerals (to paraphrase Fritz Lang’s quote about even wider 2.40:1 CinemaScope screen format), there’s currently nothing better than the old 4:3 (1.37:1) “Academy” format...
“Penguin”, Google’s new search algorithm was launched on April 24, but it didn’t seem to have any effect on this site before the 28th. At first I was worried because the number of my visitors abruptly fell almost 28% on April 28 2012, however, after watching it for over a week I can say it slowly stabilized at about 20-25% daily visitors less than...
Netbooks are cheap and slow by definition, and when they get even slower or broken with prolonged (ab)use, they can sometimes be more valuable in a different role than they were originally bought for. Even if it’s not worth investing too much in their repair, sometimes they can still be used in another way. Many of the options listed below can be combined with...