Archive for the 'Computer systems' Category
HubPages has slipped quietly into an open beta phase.
0 Comments Published August 3rd, 2006 in Blogging(t) , Computer systems(t) , Squidoo(t) , HubPages(t) , expert web sites(t)Since I’m a Squidoo expert, and learning to be a HubPages expert, what is more natural than creating an expert page (Lens) on Squidoo about HubPages. Confused or not, check it out at my new lens - HubPages.
If you are interested in getting into the HubPages beta test as an author and build your own […]
HubPages, early days, goes into closed beta
0 Comments Published July 31st, 2006 in Blogging(t) , Computer systems(t) , Squidoo(t) , Internet(t) , HubPages(t)HubPages sent me an invitation to participate in their closed beta testing. The site is only open to members as they get some user testing done and build a platform of hubs before opening the portals to the public. I joined and built a couple of HubPages. I can’t offer a link to my HubPages, […]
Oh no, not another web site!
0 Comments Published July 23rd, 2006 in Blogging(t) , Computer systems(t) , Squidoo(t) , Internet(t)I decided to experiment with webrings and see how they could impact Squidoo traffic. I joined an OTR webring for my OTR Squidoo lenses, and found a site (Zootradio) that had an ad for the beta of Microsoft’s new service, Office Live. No it is not, as the name implies, an on line version of […]
PC Recommendations, a new lens
1 Comment Published July 14th, 2006 in Software(t) , Computer security(t) , Computer systems(t) , Squidoo(t) , expert web sites(t) , Recommendations(t)Heath and others at Squidoo are often exhorting lensmasters to make specific recommendations to make the lens more useful and effective. I’ve been attempting to do that and decided to go the whole way and make some lenses that are just about recommendations.
My first is at www.Squidoo.com/pcrecommendations/
Since I’m a computer consultant it’s natural that I […]
How about a detective that’s not a human?
0 Comments Published July 4th, 2006 in Computer systems(t) , Reading(t) , I love a mystery(t)Turing Hopper is the name given to an artificial intelligence personality, or AIP, by her programmer creator Zack. He created several AIP’s as part of an online research service. The AIP’s deal with clients, do the research, and are programmed to interact like a human researcher would – chat, anticipate and even throw in a […]
Internet security suites software, argggh
0 Comments Published June 26th, 2006 in Software(t) , Computer security(t) , Computer systems(t) , HOA(t) , Law Office Ideas(t)PC manufacturers insist on inflicting swollen and faulty security suite software on unsuspecting customers. Software to protect you from all evils sounds like a good concept, right? Good idea, bad implementation from Symantec and from MacAfee. One of my first setup acts is to uninstall suite software – generally it’s just a trial anyway. MacAfee […]
Why good computers go bad - let me count the ways
0 Comments Published July 10th, 2005 in Computer systems(t)I was invited to speak before a large and active computer club at one of our clients, Leisure World Community Association. Since so many home computers I see are riddled with problems, I gave them an overview of why this can happen. This was over a year ago, but the conditions faced by home computer […]
The silver bullet defense for a trashed hard drive
0 Comments Published June 24th, 2005 in Computer systems(t)Sometimes it just takes too much effort to clean up or recover a PC after a virus or malware has trashed it. Some home computers have been neglected so long that there are layers of spyware, adware, Trojans, etc.
When a PC is beyond reasonable recovery, you have to start over. Starting over can mean restoring […]