Today’s Byte is for those of us who wish we had more time or money to give to charity – but we don’t. Here are little ways to “do good” that either take little effort or capitalize on things you were going to do anyways. Dining Out for Life This is a national event, held … Continue reading
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Online Conference Registration Tool
Today’s Byte is for anyone who ever plans conferences. (For those who don’t, here’s a quick link to kids’ worksheets. It kept my kids going for hours during spring break.) Back to the conference planners… Last month I worked with an online registration service that was new to me – Regonline. As the name implies, … Continue reading
Tax Time Tools Online
April 15 is right around the corner. To help prepare you for the inevitable, I thought I’d share some helpful tax web sites. The IRS The IRS site is super helpful and easy to use. Popular sections include the File Free online service and the Where’s my Refund page. Nolo Taxes and Audits Nolo has … Continue reading
404 File not Found
We’ve all seen the 404 page as we’ve surfed the web and it makes us sad, “404: Page not Found.” Usually it happens when a page on a site we are visiting has been moved or removed. Often as a user we just leave the site. It’s a missed opportunity for the visitor and the … Continue reading
Podcasting
Podcasting is making audio files (most commonly in MP3 format) available online in a way that allows software to automatically download the files for listening at the user’s convenience. The term comes from iPod and broadcasting. The podcaster makes a file available online so that the listener can download the file and listen at their … Continue reading
Search Engines are Going Local
Many search engines starting to track web sites by geography – often by MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area). This is helpful if you are looking for a resources in a specific area or if you want to be found by researchers in a specific area. Here are some of the search engines that are going local: … Continue reading
Peeping Popups
I had a little misfortune this week – I picked up a peeping popup, aka spyware. It was, and still is, kind of sad – but I’m on the road to repair and I’m happy to share my map with you. What is spyware? It’s a program that monitors your actions online. Hackers can use … Continue reading
Online Lists Help you Organize your Life
Do you ever have those days where you wish someone would just give you the How to Live Life manual? Well I found the manual and I have some good news. It’s free, it’s online, and it’s not even a manual it’s a series of checklists! List Organizer publishes lots of printable checklists to help … Continue reading
Identity Theft
For those of you who are long-time Byte subscribers you may recognize the following. Two people in the last couple of weeks have asked me about identity theft so I am rerunning a Byte December 17, 2003 – Minimizing Risk of Identity Theft This statistic is dated (Dec 2000), but according to the Identity Theft … Continue reading
Newsgroups and Email Lists
Newsgroups and email lists are both online discussion groups. You can access newsgroups through your web browser or with a news reader. You access email lists through your email box. Newsgroups generally do not require registration so the participation comes from a wider audience. Email lists are based on subscription and therefore often have more … Continue reading
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