Technology Summary. Google search results are like road signs that guide visitors to various destinations on the Internet. If your website isn’t showing up, it’s as if your street sign and business placard have been removed. In the old days, people would look at a street map and follow written directions that read, “Turn here… Continue reading When Google Hiccups – Search Results Problems and Errors – Contacting Google with Feedback
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Word Lens by QuestVisual.com Translates Words Before Your Eyes in Real Time
Effective Living > Communications > Language Learning Resources Summary. Word Lens by Quest Visual is an iPhone application that shows you a live video feed of the world around you, yet with all words translated from English to Spanish, or Spanish to English. Available Languages. Presumably other languages will be available in the near future.… Continue reading Word Lens by QuestVisual.com Translates Words Before Your Eyes in Real Time
Progressive Snapshot Driving Tracker
Effective Living > Transportation | Technology Update: 5 Apr 2023 The article below was originally posted on 16 Dec 2010 with the name: “Progressive Auto Insurance SnapShot Device Analyzes Safety of Driving Patterns.” Now with over 15 years of experience as a Progressive customer, having experience a few claims under the automotive and renter’s insurance… Continue reading Progressive Snapshot Driving Tracker
Microsoft Office 2011 for Apple Mac Update Error – “The installation failed. The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail.”
Technology > Resources | Apple Summary. On 13 December 2010, Microsoft released a critical security update (14.0.2) for their Microsoft Office 2011, the Apple Mac version of their office suite. A few days prior, on 8 December 2010, Microsoft announced a critical security update (1.1.8) to their XML File Format Converter for Apple Mac. An… Continue reading Microsoft Office 2011 for Apple Mac Update Error – “The installation failed. The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail.”
Apple Keyboard and Magic Trackpad Ergonomic Rubber Feet Tilt Correction for Better Wrist Positioning and Posture
Health | Technology > Apple Summary. Almost all computer keyboards have a permanent or adjustable tilt to them, whereby the tilt of the keyboard invites the hands and wrists to bend upward rather than remain flat. Piano Lesson. Any pianist knows the importance of keeping the arms and wrists in a relaxed horizontal position relative to… Continue reading Apple Keyboard and Magic Trackpad Ergonomic Rubber Feet Tilt Correction for Better Wrist Positioning and Posture
Email Newsletter Distribution List Management with MailChimp
Effective Living > Technology > Resources Summary. We’re switching from to MailChimp as our preferred method of email signup and distribution for our monthly newsletter notification. If you’re in need of a simple and elegant system for maintaining mailing lists, look no further than MailChimp. Best of all, their service is free to smaller businesses… Continue reading Email Newsletter Distribution List Management with MailChimp
GoDaddy Website Hosting – File Editing Instructions
Summary. For beginning users, it may be a little difficult to navigate the GoDaddy.com interface to access your files. Follow these instructions to access your files online. login click on the My Account tab found on the right at the top scroll down below domains under products click on Web Hosting, this will expand the… Continue reading GoDaddy Website Hosting – File Editing Instructions
Website Hosting with WordPress.com
Technology Summary. These are the basic steps to having a website hosted through WordPress.com for about $12 per year. Read more about WordPress.com hosting on their Domain Mapping page. 1. Setup a free blog at WordPress.com 2. Pay WordPress.com for domain redirection to your WordPress blog ($12 / year). This is found under Settings >… Continue reading Website Hosting with WordPress.com
Netgear RangeMax WNDR3700 Dual Band Wireless-N 600 Gigabit Router Review and Evaluation Test
Technology Summary. In most situations, standard wireless routers work fine for home and business use. However, in some locations, interference from other wireless devices (like phones or nearby routers), or physical obstructions can result in very poor wireless performance. The Netgear Rangemax WNDR3700 Dual Band Wireless-N 600 Gigabit router operates using 2.4 Ghz and 5… Continue reading Netgear RangeMax WNDR3700 Dual Band Wireless-N 600 Gigabit Router Review and Evaluation Test
Qwest MSN Technical Support Problems
Technology Summary. Residential internet customers of Qwest typically use MSN as their email service provider. Qwest has the domain q.com for their clients. So, if you’re a Qwest customer, your email address will end in @q.com as the extension. However, the web interface for accessing your email will be the same as MSN or Hotmail.… Continue reading Qwest MSN Technical Support Problems
iCal Removing and Preventing Duplicate Apple MobileMe Synchronizing Calendar Appointment Schedule Event Entries With Archiving Using BusyCal
Technology > Apple Problem Summary. Sometimes duplicate entries will unexplainably appear in the Apple iCal calendar application. This page explains why this might happen, how to clean up the problem, and how to prevent the problem. Problem Cause. Duplicate entries may be caused by any of the following. file corruption in the local synchronization database… Continue reading iCal Removing and Preventing Duplicate Apple MobileMe Synchronizing Calendar Appointment Schedule Event Entries With Archiving Using BusyCal
What’s Wrong With Adobe Air, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Adobe Shockwave, Yahoo! BrowserPlus, Microsoft Silverlight and Other Plugins or Virtual Programming Environments
Technology Summary An abundance of computer programs and content is written to be fully compatible with HTML or a specific operating system such as Apple OSX, Apple iOS 4, Google Android, Microsoft Windows, and/or Ubuntu Linux without requiring third-party supporting software to operate. However, programmers have the option to write programs and content to be compatible with virtual platforms such… Continue reading What’s Wrong With Adobe Air, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Adobe Shockwave, Yahoo! BrowserPlus, Microsoft Silverlight and Other Plugins or Virtual Programming Environments