Is that shiny new operating system really that much faster than the old one? Is it possible you're just being tricked by optical illusions the user interface team implemented? Check out this short clip from New Scientist that explains some of the tricks used with progress bars. … [Read more...]
Use Universal Subtitles To Make Your Videos More Accessible
Universal Subtitles is a huge step forward in helping to bridge languages and make the web more accessible for those unable to hear audio. Part of the Web 2.0 embrace has been to include more media with greater resolution and higher definition. Included in that is more video. YouTube, Vimeo, and every other site is embedded all over the place. Unless the company behind the … [Read more...]
Future Posts Calendar – Must-Have WordPress Plugin For Authors Utilizing Scheduled Posts
WordPress and many other CMS have the ability to schedule posts for a future publication date. I use this for scheduling posts for 404 Tech Support over holidays and vacations when I'm nowhere near a computer. With WordPress plugin, Future Posts Calendar, this built-in functionality can become far more manageable. Future Posts Calendar provides a calendar to the right of the … [Read more...]
A Typical Freelance Job
Any businessman would tell you it's a fool's move to give away what you're selling but I think it's more important to educate people about proper computer use than me making a few bucks on the side with freelance tech support gigs. Here is a receipt from a typical freelance job: Hi XXXXXX, Here are the changes I made to your laptop and it is definitely running much faster … [Read more...]
Before You Throw Out Your Old Gadgets, You Need To Know This E-cycling Information
I hope you got everything that you wanted with Christmas yesterday but in case you got a TV, a computer, or pretty much any electronic, you might be pondering what to do with your old electronics that your new gifts will replace. You owe it to yourself and the world to listen to this report from NPR. NPR interviewed Jim Pucket, executive director of the Basel Action Network, … [Read more...]