Technology Summary. The Olympus VN-5200PC is a high quality digital audio voice recorder that creates audio files in the WMV format (windows media audio files). Below is a video introduction showing how to use the unit. Be sure to leave the recorder set to the default setting of high quality and high microphone sensitivity. These… Continue reading Olympus VN-5200PC Digital Audio Recorder Instructions and Video Tutorial User’s Guide
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Improving Audio Quality for Video Recording Without an Expensive Wireless Microphone
Technology > Video Problem Summary. When recording video at an event, it is common to end up with poor audio quality for a person speaking. Usually, the video camera is placed at a significant distance from the person speaking, and amplification acoustics (if any) are often poor quality. Background noise can also be a problem.… Continue reading Improving Audio Quality for Video Recording Without an Expensive Wireless Microphone
Small House Society Important Announcement About Promoting Online Forums, Newsletters, Discussion Groups, and Websites
Effective Living > Housing > Small House Society [From an email sent on 24 March 2009] Friends, Since this list began in 2002, almost 7 years ago, this is the first message I’ve sent out marked high priority. I feel it’s important, or at least the topics and issues are important. So, if you have time (about… Continue reading Small House Society Important Announcement About Promoting Online Forums, Newsletters, Discussion Groups, and Websites
Small House Society Yahoo Groups Introduction and Usage Guide
Effective Living > Housing > Small House Society Summary. This is the Small House Society Online Yahoo Group Users Guide. It describes some of the basic structure of how to make best use of Yahoo Groups and offers a centralized and organized repository of the basic information you’ll need to participate effectively. The topics are… Continue reading Small House Society Yahoo Groups Introduction and Usage Guide
WordPress Blog Website Content Order Start Home Welcome Page
Technology | Resources Summary. One of the challenges with traditional blogs is that they present information as a somewhat chaotic and disorganized stream of consciousness in chronological order. Although that’s the way ideas often come forth, it’s usually not the best way to deliver them. The Problem. Most people coming to a website don’t necessarily… Continue reading WordPress Blog Website Content Order Start Home Welcome Page
Effective Email Usage and Management of Spam Junk Mail
Technology Summary. For some people, the time needed to reply to the quantity of new daily email exceeds the time in a day. Below are some strategies for more efficient use and management of email. Most of these practices and techniques benefit the sender and receiver of email, as well as promoting best practices. Article… Continue reading Effective Email Usage and Management of Spam Junk Mail
Selection Process for Choosing a Free WordPress Theme Template
Technology > WordPress Support Summary. There are quite a few WordPress themes for independent websites. When picking a theme, it’s a good idea to look at the list of the most popular WordPress Themes. This document provides some suggestions on how to pick a good theme. Selection Criteria. Here are some considerations when choosing a theme: Was… Continue reading Selection Process for Choosing a Free WordPress Theme Template
Microsoft AutoUpdate Location in Finder on Apple Computer Hard Drive
Technology Summary. The Microsoft AutoUpdate software is an essential component of Microsoft Office 2008 for the Apple Computer. It is used to update the Microsoft Office software with the most stable and secure version of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Although it is designed to run automatically, it may be necessary to run the program… Continue reading Microsoft AutoUpdate Location in Finder on Apple Computer Hard Drive
Microsoft Office 2008 SP1 Update (12.1.0) Apple Installer Script Error Causes Installation to Halt
Technology > Apple Problem Summary. When installing the Microsoft Office 2008 SP1 Update (12.1.0) an Apple Installer Script Error Causes Installation to Halt. Problem Solution. Move the progress window down to reveal the error message behind it and ignore/close the installer script error to continue with the installation.
Western Digital WD 1TB 750GB Hard Drive Format Apple Disk Utility Partition Initialize Erase Error
Technology Problem Summary. In attempting to format (initialize) a Western Digital large capacity drive on an Apple computer, you may get an unknown error. Problem Solution. The instructions below will resolve the problem. However, any data on the drive will be lost, including the original software that came with the drive, so you may want… Continue reading Western Digital WD 1TB 750GB Hard Drive Format Apple Disk Utility Partition Initialize Erase Error
Sprint Roaming Fees Excessive Cost Set BlackBerry to Home Network Only
Technology Problem Summary. When a Sprint customer uses a BlackBerry device (or any phone), the default setting for roaming is usually configured to automatically choose whatever network signal is stronger for the current location. This can cause the phone to inadvertently use a network other than Sprint, which can result in excessive roaming fees. Problem… Continue reading Sprint Roaming Fees Excessive Cost Set BlackBerry to Home Network Only
Website Link Contains # Symbol or Invalid Characters Not Recognized
Technology Problem Summary. Some website links will contain what are considered to be invalid characters for a URL. Problem Solution. If you are presented with a website URL that contains invalid characters, such a URL will not be recognized by email programs and other software that allows for a link to be asigned to highlighted… Continue reading Website Link Contains # Symbol or Invalid Characters Not Recognized