Save your battery on your Motorola DROID

Jun 29, 2010 askjean 3 Comments

There’s nothing more annoying than the “LOW BATTERY” notice when you don’t have a charger handy! Well, except, perhaps a dead phone. :-O How can you conserve battery power for your Motorola Droid? I recommend using the Power Control Widget. With this installed, you can conserve energy by quickly turning ON or OFF the following battery draining features: WiFi , Blue Tooth, GPS, automatic email/contacts/calendar sync, screen brightness level. It’s also easy to install, just click: Menu > Add > Widgets > Power Control. Now you can enable and disable the features easily, and only use them when you need….

Check Fraud You Need to Look Out For

Jun 28, 2010 meghanvalero 2 Comments

Theft is alive and well even in small communities and seaside vacation destinations like Cape Cod and Nantucket. In the past several weeks we have seen a rise in fradulent transactions going through customer bank and credit card accounts. With the busy summer season upon us we must be more careful than ever. One of the most common means of fraud we have seen in the last several weeks has been a scam where a clerk or agent of a local business will steal a check you have written out to a local business. They then take that check and….

How to Change Your Gmail Theme to Something…Less White

Jun 28, 2010 genevangelist No Comments

Hello there fellow Googlers and Gmail users! Are you bored and sick of white? Well have no fear – the color fairy is here! Did you know you change the color theme on your Gmail? To something…well…less white? It’s so easy – here’s how: Sign into your Gmail account. It will appear white. Right? Go to the top right where it says “Settings”. Click that. In front of you will be all the Settings choices, go to the 2nd row left where it says, “Themes”. Scroll through all the many Themes and choose one you like. I chose Ninjas. Because….

How to Lock and Password Protect a Folder on Your Mac

Jun 25, 2010 lackerman 14 Comments

Do you use a shared computer, maybe your Mac at home that you use for personal and community work but that your significant other or little ones use for games, news, etc? It’s easy to protect certain documents from anybody accidentally deleting or changing them. In the Finder window, right-click on the folder and choose “Get Info” and then at the bottom of that little window is “Sharing & Permissions” where you can set permissions based on user accounts/group, administrator, or “everyone.” Protect now to avoid having to recover later!

App Junkies: How to Create App Folders on Your iPhone 4 and iOS 4

Jun 24, 2010 genevangelist No Comments

So, the new OS upgrade came to the iPhone 3GS this week and the new iPhone is being shipped now! Hooray! If you have already upgraded your OS to the new iOS 4, you might want to know some very cool things you can do with it, like create app folders to hold your apps for faster search and efficiency for all you app junkies like me. Creating folders is easy-cheesy. Creating folders will store and organize the apps on your iPhone’s home screen. To create a folder, tap and hold any icon on the home screen until they all….

Why You Should Use a Facebook Page For Your Business

Jun 23, 2010 lackerman 2 Comments

Facebook Pages are a great way to build relationships with your customers. They’re easy to set up (just go here) and once you’re done you can suggest the Page to all of your Facebook friends. Some of the benefits are how easy it is to grow your base of followers because of the “Like” feature on Fan pages (what used to be called “Become a Fan”). It’s easy for people to do, and it shows up in their live feed, so their friends are more likely to check it out. Your fans can also tag your page in any status….

Increase Your Collections Success by Using the Customer Notes Field

Jun 22, 2010 meghanvalero No Comments

Use the customer notes field keep track of collections actions and to create a log. Each time there is customer contact regarding monies owed make a note of the date, content of the conversation, and any follow up actions needed. Specific details regarding promised payments should be carefully noted. This log can be printed later for a collection agency, small claims court or for an attorney. It also allows several people all to know what is going on with a specific customer. For example, it prevents someone to providing services to someone that has been cut off among other things. Being able….

Add Music Files To iTunes From Your Computer

Jun 22, 2010 lackerman 1 Comment

So maybe you’ve downloaded some songs from Amazon or somebody has sent you a song or a podcast. You know how to get music from your CDs into iTunes, but what about these? It’s as simple as uploading a photo to Facebook or attaching something to an email. Open iTunes. Click on “File”; if you’re on a PC you’ll see the option to “Add File to Library”; on a Mac it will be “Add Music to Library”. Select that option by clicking on it and you’ll be taken to your file folders. Find the music file (probably a .mp3 file)….

I Wish It Would Just Go To Voicemail…Wait, Really?

Jun 21, 2010 genevangelist 2 Comments

Ever have someone you have to get a message to but when you get them on the phone, they talk your ear off? Usually about how wicked awesome their weekend in Vegas was, or how many times their cat choked up a hair ball the size of a mango? Then we have an app for you! SlyDial! Simply dial 267-SLYDIAL (267-759-3425) from any land line or mobile phone. At the voice prompt, enter the U.S. mobile phone number of the person you want to slydial. You will be directly connected to their voicemail. Leave them that voicemail without finding out about….

Netiquette: Don't CC When You Can BCC

Jun 18, 2010 genevangelist No Comments

CC and BCC are email tools to use when trying to get your message out to a few people or to 50. However, they should be used quite differently or else you will find yourself on the wrong side of netiquette, whether sending to a customer or friend. CC stands for “Carbon Copy”. Do you watch Mad Men? Notice how the ladies type on their typewriters with a piece of carbon paper then use that to roll out copies to all the, um, Mad Men? Think of CC on your email client as just that. Sending an important item to….

How to Add BCC to my Email on my Mac

Jun 17, 2010 genevangelist 1 Comment

Someone asked how to add BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) to their Mac using the Apple Mail client. This is easy. Just go to your email and compose a new message. You will see it has a “To” line, and a “CC” line. See the small drop down to your left? Click that open. You will see your CC address field checked off, and then you will see your BCC address field. Check that. Voila! Instantly you will have your BCC address field to send emails. Check in tomorrow as we discuss when to use the BCC address field. Spoiler Alert:….

Glossary: What Does FTP Mean?

Jun 16, 2010 genevangelist 2 Comments

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It is one of the most common methods of sending files between two computers. You can use FTP to exchange files between computer accounts, transfer files between an account and a desktop computer, or access online software archives. Most web developers will have their own FTP system for uploading large files like graphics, but there are some web apps you can use as well that serve the same purpose. And never send large files through email! If you are not a web developer or designer but you still need to send large files, check….

How do I Post Updates from my Facebook Fan Page to Twitter?

Jun 15, 2010 genevangelist No Comments

Posting your Facebook Fan Pages to Twitter is an easy and effective process for combining your social media message. However, just be sure you are only using it for certain circumstances and not all the time to flood your stream or else people will start unfollowing you. And never post like 10 updates in a row, then it really looks like you are trying to drive people away. Unless you are a news service with an RSS feed, stay away from multiple updates and perhaps use Twitter instead. Twitter itself is a much more viable way to get out short….

The Correct Way to Clean Your Flat Screen (LCD) Monitor

Jun 14, 2010 genevangelist 1 Comment

Computer equipment will last a heck of a lot longer if you take care of your components the correct way, not just using whatever is handy and/or available. Follow these quick tips and you and your monitor will be together a lot longer. Clean the monitor when it is shut off and cooled. A black screen is much easier to find oily spots, fingerprints, debris and dust. Use a dry microfiber cloth to clean. It’s safe, gentle and will collect everything with very little effort. If the cloth alone is not cleaning your monitor, do not for any reason, press….

It's Not Me, It's You: Find Out if Your Web Service is Down

Jun 13, 2010 lackerman No Comments

There’s not much more annoying than trying to log into Gmail or check out a friend’s Facbook profile and getting an error message. “Is it me? Is it my computer? My modem? Do I need to re-boot?”. The next time that happens, save yourself that frusrtation as well as the agonizing minutes it takes to re-start up your computer by heading straight to http://downrightnow.com/. downrightnow monitors the status of your favorite web services, combining user reports and official announcements to tell you when there’s service trouble so that you know for certain what’s going on. You can also file a….

« 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 »

Need Help?

Blog Posts