Category Archives: Software

Up Again and Looking to the Future

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Dick Buchanan

Greetings to all! I’m sorry that I have been neglecting this for some time now. That is about to change. I have started to be more involved with videos and will be turning this blog into a combination of the … Continue reading →

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Android Smart Phone

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Dick Buchanan

Droid Does About six months ago I made a couple of major changes in the area of my business cell phone.  I changed carriers and also switched from a Pocket PC platform to a Motorola Droid on the Android platform.  … Continue reading →

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Dick Buchanan

Mixing the Old with the New Did you know there are a host of time-saving shortcuts built into their computer keyboard?  This article will introduce you to these great little tools to help you be more efficient with the PC. … Continue reading →

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Backup and Recovery

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Dick Buchanan

What Could Possibly Go Wrong? One of the most important things you can do for your PC is to prepare to recover from disaster.  Unfortunately, most users tend to either ignore this entirely or at best they back up data … Continue reading →

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Windows Updates

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Dick Buchanan

Windows Updates Many times customers ask me about Windows Updates and whether they should install them.  In this article I’ll describe exactly what they are, what they will do for your PC, and why they are important. What Are These … Continue reading →

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Brainstorming

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Dick Buchanan

Brainstorming You have a new project looming ahead of you and are not quite sure how to define it.  You don’t know what direction to take, what to include, or how to proceed.  Does anyone have any fresh ideas on … Continue reading →

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Task Management

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Dick Buchanan

Remember the Milk Once I had begun my journey toward better organization that I talked about in the previous posting, I needed to find a task management system that supported the Getting Things Done (GTD) philosophy. My Environment I spend … Continue reading →

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Getting Organized

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Dick Buchanan

Why Have Organization When Anarchy Will Do? Multiple stacks of paper cover the desktop, the filing cabinet, and the floor. Yellow post-it notes adorn the monitor, the phone, the bookshelf, and just about everything else.  The “IN” box is overflowing. … Continue reading →

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Update or Replace a Computer

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Dick Buchanan

Decision Time – Fix, Update, or Replace Your Computer Your computer is starting to age and you are wondering what to do about it.  Basically, there are three possibilities: Update the computer hardware and software Upgrade the Operating System to … Continue reading →

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In the Bag

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Dick Buchanan

What’s in My Bag? As an avid golfer, it is always interesting to know which clubs the professionals are using. I thought extending that concept to computing might be useful to readers.  In this article I’ll tell what hardware and … Continue reading →

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