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  • March, 2010: Windows 7 proves to be much more stable than Vista, or even WinXP.  Still the same issues that users need to keep their systems up-to-date.  Added link to Secunia to recommendations, as well as a 2nd tool for identifying and removing malware.  Recent postings moved me to put up a new What's Your Issue column that cuts to the chase about what to do for computer security.  I am really liking the new crop of wireless optical mice that have a very small USB dongle - perfect for notebooks 'cause you can leave them in all the time.  Some of the Logitech one's even have a handy stick-on connector that your mouse can slide on for storage on the top of your notebook PC.
  • Feb. 2010: Apple announces the iPad - but it doesn't have a camera (or better yet, two, one facing you and one facing away).  Still no flash support but that's not overly troubling.  But without the camera, it loses a lot of its appeal, I may wait for the next version.  Cryptic releases Star Trek Online, an MMORPG that finally offers long-time Trekkies and Trekkers the chance to live out their dreams of exploring the galaxy in a starship.  The Washington DC metro area gets the biggest snowfall ever recorded.
  • Jan. 2010:  Testing out all-in-one Acer with touch-screen, finding the touch-screen is marginally useful, more for show than real use.  The finger isn't accurate enough to use it with programs like Outlook or even web browsing.
  • Dec. 2009: after 50+ Win7 upgrades and new system setups, I find the process easier and less subject to big problems, but not completely trouble-free.  There are still some gotchas, as some clients have tried a do-it-yourself upgrade and got into trouble.
  • Oct. 20th, 2009:  Getting near launch, making some layout changes and minor cosmetic changes, plus a whole lotta quality control check.  Now we need to compare old website to new and make sure we didn't miss something important!  when we go live, we'll clear out this pre-launch blog and start our real blog - about issues near and dear to us, such as all things technology, the environment, green technology, global warming, education of our youth, imparting good ethics principles on our kids, etc.
  • Oct. 16th, 2009:  As we prepare for the launch of our new website design, we are pondering exactly what to jettison from the old website, and what to keep.  We want to keep things simple, and make it easy for netizens to find the information they need, so the home page and the scrollbox will be the primary place to put the most important information.  I think we'll add a poll so that folks can vote. The primary design elements will be:
    • Four primary pages (Home, About Us, Contact Us, and Blog).  These will be accessible from any page using either the top horizontal menu or the bottom horizontal menu
    • Additional specific content pages (Security Checklist, Recommendations, & Fix-it Toolbox). These will be accessible from any page using the menu under Items of Interest on the right.
    • What's your Issue?  A changing issue page that's at the bottom of the Items of Interest menu (but still above the scrolling news).  This page will be a short treatise on a hot item (first one up is the move to Windows 7).  On that page there will be a link to an archive page with the previous "What's Your Issue?" papers.
    • Each page will have the Items of interest menu plus the scrolling text underneath.  That scrolling area will have any current nuggets of information about any technology aspect - short and sweet stuff (anything bigger goes on the blog or as a What's your issue).
    • The home page's large content area will have a short bit at the top that doesn't change (welcome, etc.), followed by constantly changing "hot news" of the day/week/month - gleaned from various sources and publications.
    • We'll try to include images of products or vendors we have reviewed (and recommend!), and may include a few other widgets or objects here and there, not continually, but whenever the need arises:
      • MicroPolls
      • Event promotion
      • Countdowns
      • Whatever else we find of interest


 

 

 


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