Posts tagged “Software”
Microsoft Money and a Mac
In which I go on a long and detailed rant about the preposterous lack of adequate personal financial management software for the Mac
iPhone 3G Bluetooth
It takes four actions to enable Bluetooth on the new iPhone. Click “Settings”. Click “General”. Click “Bluetooth”. Click on/off slider. Leaving Bluetooth enabled all the time drains the battery much too quickly, so it makes sense to only enable it when you are using it, and to disable it when you are finished. (The same
iPhone Camera Bug
In which I find a solution to an iPhone camera bug
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0
Free Virus Scanner
Keeping iTunes Organized
In which I explain how to conserve hard drive space
Faceted Email Browsing
An alternative to Outlook
Are you sure you want to exit?
In which I rant about bad software
Plaxo Is Stealing Comments
In which a tech startup gets sneaky
Outlook 2007 Is a Memory Hog
When I got my new laptop a few weeks ago I thought it was pretty cool that it came with Office 2007. The nifty new toolbars and embedded wavey swooshes are slick. I don’t really mind that by default Word and Excel assume you want to save files with a .docx or .xlsx extension. (That’s
Unwanted Software
Yesterday I became the proud new owner of a Dell D630 Latitude. Today I began the tiresome task of transferring my life from my old D610 to it. The old laptop was Anchor. (Previous computers were Budweiser, Guinness, and Corona.) The new laptop is Maui. Here is a list of the software that Dell decided