Archive for December, 2009

Book Review: I’m on Facebook – Now What???

Friday, December 25th, 2009

I just read I’m on Facebook–Now What???: How to Get Personal, Business, and Professional Value from Facebook. While the majority of this 100 page book was review for me, I would recommend it to anyone who is brand new to Facebook or social networking in general.

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Microsoft: “Please Upgrade from Internet Explorer 6.”

Monday, December 21st, 2009

While Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP will be supported until July 2010, the writing on the wall is fairly clear, and Microsoft is encouraging users to upgrade to IE 7 or IE 8. Additionally, we have been recommending alternative browsers for years. (more…)

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Software Review: Thunderbird 3

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

After a long period of apparent stagnation, Mozilla Messaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, has released the long-awaited Thunderbird 3 – its free, open-source email client. Thunderbird has been my favorite email client for several years now, as it does everything that Outlook Express or Windows Mail does (as far as I am concerned) and has a better track record for security, runs faster, and works on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. (more…)

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Google Public DNS

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Yesterday, Google announced its latest service: Google Public DNS. This service appears to be similar to the also-free OpenDNS. (more…)

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