This isn’t going to change the world for you – but the other day I noticed something fun with Google Maps and directions (http://maps.google.com/maps). The next time you get directions from Google Maps, before you print them out for the car, check out the little cameras on each step. They now provide quick video/scan pictures … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ann Treacy
MyContactForm test form
This is a test to see if MyContactForm works within a WordPress page. Please feel free to help us test. What is your favorite season? Winter Spring Summer Fall E-mail Address: * * Required Continue reading
Photo Editing Online
Sorry I was MIA last week. The Republican National Convention was held a couple miles from my house and I became a news junkie. I have to admit that I was more interested in what was going on around town because of the RNC than what happened at the RNC – but it kept me … Continue reading
State Newslines
A couple of years ago I talked about Google Alerts. (https://byteoftheweek.wordpress.com/2005/06/15/another-look-at-google/) In short, you tell Google to track certain terms and they send you an email when they add web sites that contain those terms to their database. I love it for tracking rural broadband issues. (I track that kind of thing: http://www.blandinonbroadband.com/.) I wished … Continue reading
How To Zip a file or folder
OK maybe I’m the last person in the world to know how easy it is to zip a file or folder using XP. In case I’m not the last I thought I’d share what I learned today: How To Zip a file or folder 1. Select the file or folder you want to compress. 2. … Continue reading
Google Analytics
I’m on vacation this week! So I’m tempted to give a cure for sunburn – but we have been good and I can tell you with confidence that we’re as pale as ever – but not in pain. I have talked about Google Analytics before but I have a renewed interest: http://www.google.com/analytics/ Google Analytics is … Continue reading
Google Health
OK I haven’t tried this one yet – and I’m not sure I’m going to but I found it very interesting. Google is now helping you organize your medical records online: https://www.google.com/health/html/tour/index.html You sign up. Track medical conditions – and learn more about them if you want. Import medical records. View medical history. Learn about … Continue reading
Where I’ve Been
Today’s Byte is just for fun. But first — a serious warning… I happened to check my debit card statement this month and found almost $700 in fraudulent charges. Someone had gone to town at gas stations in Georgia. Luckily half of the charges happened while we were flying home from Dublin so we should … Continue reading
GoToMyPC
Today’s Byte is courtesy of my Dad, who is a big GoToMyPC user. His computer at work uses a lot of monitoring software that he doesn’t have or want at home. Specifically he has cameras around work that feed into his desktop monitoring. To see what’s going on from home, he logs into his desktop … Continue reading
Predictive Texting
I got a new phone. (Yea!) It has predictive texting. (Boo!) I fixed it by holding down #. (Yea!) There’s the text-friendly version of this week’s Byte. The longer story… I did get a new phone and mostly I like it. I’m not a big texter but I like to text occasionally. I tried to … Continue reading
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