Category Archives: Misc

Garmin Nuvi 2460LMT Review

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Setup – After you connect, it’s supposed to open the MyDashboard – it didn’t. – I had to go online to garmin.com/dashboard. – You then have to download a Garmin plugin, close your browser, open your browser and then allow … Continue reading →

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SkyDrive – Upgrade to 25 GB

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

                Just found out via Paul Thurrott that SkyDrive is changing their storage limit to 7 GB – down from 25 GB. They are allowing previous customers to upgrade back up to 25 … Continue reading →

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Pinterest – Notes and Musings

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Since my wife likes to use Pinterest I thought I’d give it a try and see what the fuss is about. 1. First thing I noticed is that you have to have a Facebook or Twitter account to login. I … Continue reading →

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Display Driver Stopped Working – Nvidia-N220-Solution

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

One would think that a Dell desktop Studio XPS with 8 GB of Ram, i7 chip and 2 T of drives would not have any trouble working with Windows 7 programs – WRONG! My screen frequently goes black and I … Continue reading →

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Google Phone Service

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

I’ve got a friend who wants to get rid of his $50/month phone bill, so I thought I’d document what I know about the phone features that Google has available. You first off need an account with Gmail – that’s … Continue reading →

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Personal Communication – Harder than Ever

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

In the old days, personal communication was fairly simple. Other than speaking to someone in person, we could only call someone on the phone or write them a letter. That’s how most communication was done. Now the way to communicate … Continue reading →

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What’s On Your Hard Drive – WinDirStat

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

WinDirStat is a small download from Sourceforge which will look at your hard drive and give you a physical graphical representation of what it looks like. It will take a few minutes to scan your entire hard drive. In my … Continue reading →

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Kill A Watt Experiments

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

I’ve often wondered how much electricity the electric timer use and how much they might save. Using the KillAWatt, I measured .02 kwh over a ten hour period for the timer in the photo. That’s not much and it might … Continue reading →

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Plantronics 655 Headset Review

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Upon the recommendation of my Tech Guru, Leo LaPorte, I bought the USB Plantronic 655 headphones to use for Google Voice Calls and Skype. Here are some of the things I noticed about these headphones. Plus Plug them in and … Continue reading →

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Restoring Deleted Files – Windows 7

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

Every once in a while I will delete a file and then later wish that I had it. It may be in the Recycle Bin, but sometimes, it’s not. In Windows 7 you have a way to restore that file/folder … Continue reading →

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