While I use my Google Reader account and iPad magazine aggregators as a primary source of how I gather information these days, the fact is, I read most of it (at least as a first time) using one of the utilities I have which strip most of the extraneous formatting and advertisements out of the [...]
There are plenty of RSS readers out there…offline readers, desktop readers, iOS readers, android readers, and so on… I have been using Google Reader as the foundation of my personal information network since 2005. If you subscribe to any Google products (Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, etc.) using GReader is literally a no-brainer. It takes [...]
Over the last decade I have been incrementally becoming more and more mobile…at least with regard to computers and the internet. The changes in personal technology have allowed me to progress from being tied to a desktop computer system-through a variety of laptops-to my current set-up (a little NetBook, an iPhone, and an iPad). Every [...]
Along with my previous posts for this week, I am presenting some information related to some topics I always reevaluate for myself at the end of the year (I like nice round numbers as much as anyone…). Today I have some links related to personal online and computer security. There are so many anti-virus and [...]
There are so many new ways in which you can interact with the cloud these days that it might not be so important to try to enumerate them. I have used EverNote and DropBox for several years, and have been taking my time to evaluate Microsoft’s SkyDrive (you get 25 gigabytes of free online storage!), [...]
About this time, every year, I set take stock of the computer based tools I use. Foremost of these is the web browser. I have been a Firefox adherent for years, but have taken the time to try out Opera, Safari, and Google Chrome…on a yearly basis. Amazingly enough or me this time, Google Chrome [...]
I am a firm believer in using EverNote whenever I can; it is one of my mainstays in keeping a paperless life. Having said that, EverNote has been a worthwhile tool in itself, but now there are some new wrinkles to check out: EverNote Food is a tool which can allow you to document all [...]
With the proliferation of more and more smartphones, iPads, and other forms of ‘extra’ computing power for the average user, the idea of having our data synced up becomes a definitive application or all of these tools. I have been a user of Dropbox for a couple years now, and find that it fits my [...]
For the paranoid web surfers out there, here is a Firefox plugin which will allow you to see (in real time) the cookies (and tracking cookies) which may be sticking to you like burrs, as you surf and conduct online commerce. Even for those who are less conspiratorial, this tool is fun to watch. Find [...]
I have been using Calibre as a Windows based program with which I can translate eBooks, PDF’s, and almost any text format into something I can view on an eBook app. It does a pretty good job (since it is freeware, and mostly the work of one person, it is pretty impressive). Calibre comes with [...]
