We use email for more than just messaging people. These other things could be reminders for things such as paying bills, or even relying on them to act as tasks to accomplish. Unfortunately, outside of filing messages in a to do label or folder or marking them as unread, it’s difficult to stay on top of them. Especially since we all get so much email (spam messages aside) that it gets to be a task just even reviewing messages. Announcing a solution: Boomerang.
This is a common question we get asked by many of you. Since it’s back to school time, let’s focus on what makes them so special.
About each platform
A PC is manufactured by many different companies and it runs the Microsoft Windows operating system. Manufacturers such as HP, Dell, Acer, Sony, and more produce these desktop and laptop computers for use with Microsoft Windows. Windows is what most of us are familiar with. Windows has a start bar at the bottom of the screen and a handy start button to launch programs. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last 20 years, you’ve already seen a Windows computer at offices, schools, and homes. Windows computers account for almost 90% of all computers used today. As a direct result, most software and hardware are compatible with PCs.
Macs are unique in both, hardware and software. The hardware and software are produced by one company: Apple. Macs have a bar similar to Windows on the bottom of the screen, but it’s called a dock and allows you to have frequently used programs appear for easy access. The environment is similar to windows, but has subtle differences. Despite having less than 10% market share, Apple has managed to drop it’s unique “for creative people” status, and enter a variety of environments. Macs are now used by students, business professionals and, of course families. Most peripherals, such as printers and other devices, and software are Mac compatible. Since Macs are produced by one company, their tighter integration results in a quality product. Battery life, performance, and design are all as good or better than most PCs. They’re also much slimmer and lighter than their PC counterparts.
Advice: If you’re considering buying for a student, make sure the school’s software or applications are compatible with your preference. Some may require you to buy one over the other based on curriculum. Most schools allow either choices.
Hi everyone. We just posted about the top 5 things your business website should have on Patch.com’s blog.
Check out the post here:
http://peekskill.patch.com/blog_posts/top-5-things-your-business-website-should-have
Every time you buy something from a store, the cashier scans the barcode and the register instantly finds the price and adds it to the total. Wouldn’t it be cool, if the register also found and showed the prices of other store’s? There’s an app for that!
HP’s changing the printer industry all over again. This time, they’re making it small, quiet, and…living room friendly ?
What does a small orange cone have to do with watching videos on your computer? EVERYTHING!
What does that orange cone represent?
That orange cone is the icon of a great software called VLC Media Player, a lite alternative to Apple’s QuickTime and Microsoft’s Windows Media Player(WMP).
What does it offer that QuickTime and WMP don’t?
Remember the last time you tried to watch a clip in QuickTime or WMP and it gave you an error saying it can’t play the video? This usually occurs because QuickTime and WMP only support a few types of media files. VLC on the other hand supports
This is a handy little service (and device!) by a new startup called Square. Whether you’re a small business or just an individual trying to get paid for something, you can now do it fast and easy by accepting a credit card using your smartphone. Click on the “read more” link to see a great video of it in use today.
This is called a QR Code. Think of it as a new version of a bar code.
What is a QR Code?
QR stands for Quick Response because it allows the content to be decoded at high speed with a smart phone. Originally for the use in car manufacturing, the QR code is a two-dimensional bar code created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994, and is now the Asian standard and quickly becoming the global standard.
Lets Jump to the Conclusion. Below my recommendations is details and special features of all the top browsers.
For the Casual User: Google Chrome
For those who jump on only to check email, facebook and the occasional article or google search. Chrome is good for you because you can do almost everything with blazing fast speed.
For the Heavy User: Mozilla Firefox
If you are on the computer for hours and want more than just the basic web surfing experience then Mozilla Firefox is your choice. Secure, customizable, and compatible, Firefox’s vast collection of themes, extensions, and apps allow you to make surfing the web more enjoyable.
I bet you’ve heard of a suite of applications called Microsoft Office. You probably use it when typing documents, making presentations, managing a calendar and even checking and sending emails.
Let me ask you a few questions:
All of this stress can be avoided! The solution is a suite of applications created by Google, called Google Apps. The best part is that this solution is FREE. Google Apps is a suite of applications, including Gmail (Outlook Email Replacement), Google Calendar (Outlook Calendar Replacement) and Google Docs (Word, Power Point and Excel Replacement). The reason Google Apps is a powerful suite of applications is because your data is stored in the Cloud, that means you can view and work on your important documents and emails anywhere you have WiFi or Internet access and a computer! That means no more lost flash drives, no more turning back to get a document when you’re half way to work and most importantly no more downtime when your computer has problems.
