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Home » Archives for March 2012
10:03 AM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
You are one connected person. You have access to email on your laptop, desktop, iPhone and iPad. Unfortunately, you are "seeing" the same emails over and over again on all these devices. How do you "fix" this?
There are two major ways of accessing email:
IMAP - email that is deleted from one device, is not downloaded to the other devices.
POP3 - all email is downloaded to all devices regardless of being deleted on one device or another.
POP3 is the default protocol for email. The majority of email providers support POP3. Your email probably has been set up this way on your various email devices and is why you keep seeing the same email over and over again.
IMAP is not supported by all...
9:58 AM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
We hope this never happens to you, but preparing for this event beforehand will make things a little bit easier after the robbery.
Recovery of the device:
Record all the serial numbers for your devices and keep them in a safe place. If you devices are recovered by the police, they can identify them as belonging to you.
Deny access to your personal data:
Find Me
Is the "Find Me" function set up and turned on for your device? A while back, there was controversy concerning your privacy because Apple knew where you were by knowing where your device was. Many people saw this as an invasion of privacy and turned the function off. If you want to find your missing device, simply turn the function...
9:43 AM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Here are some time tested suggestions on getting your college student's computer to survive the school year.
Buy a Apple Mac laptop instead of a Windows laptop. Mac's currently are not a target for viruses and the Mac Operating System is more stable and reliable than Windows 7.
Buy a Mac Book Pro instead of a Mac Book. The case is aluminum and protects the display better. As laptop computers get lighter in weight and screens get larger and thinner, it is more likely that the lid of the laptop will flex causing the screen to shatter. The aluminum case of the Mac Book Pro is less likely to flex than the Mac Book.
If you are using a Windows based computer, buy Norton Antivirus. This is...
9:35 AM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Here are some truisms regarding how college students communicate:
They do not leave voicemails. A missed call on your cell phone from a college student indicates they want you to call them back.
Nor do they listen to voicemails. Don't bother leaving one.
They never answer a phone call from a parent.
They do not read emails nor do they send them.
If you are not up to speed on text messaging, you will not be communicating with your college student much.
Arguing with a college student that the world uses voicemail and email will not move them to use either. This is a problem because your college administration will be using both to signal them that something is wrong and...
7:56 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
6:08 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
My memory isn't the best. I am always looking for a methodology or tool to help me capture tasks and to make sure they get done. With Windows and Apple Laptops, an iPhone and a Nook Tablet, I was looking for a way to be able to access and maintain a task list across all these platforms.
Wunderlist is the application I have been using the for last month, successfully across all my computing platforms. Click here to go to their website: http://www.6wunderkinder.com/
Adding, changing or deleting a task on one platform automatically adds, changes or deletes the tasks on all the other platforms. The tasks themselves are not created as events on your calendar, but the application does allow you...
6:06 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
You are the proud owner of an eBook reader such as a Kindle or Nook. Previous vacations at the beach involved buying paperback books to read that got donated to Good Will after you finished reading them. Now you can download eBooks from your library onto your eBook reader for free. Think of all the money you will save!
Here is the reality check: remember when you tried to check out books for the beach and found out that book was not available at the library or was only available after waiting three months when you were put on the waiting list. You will encounter the same situation with eBooks at your library.
Once you are at the top of the waiting list for an eBook from the library,...
4:38 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Spring is around the corner. Are you ready for High Tech
House Calls to help you with a little spring cleaning?
If you need to reload your computer from scratch, do you
have all the software required?
Buying a new or replacement computer? How much
of the software you currently own can be used on that new or replacement
computer?
How long would it take to go through all the software
stuffed in that drawer or box and find the right software for your computer?
Let us organize your computer software for you. We will identify the current software
for your computer and software you can throw away. We will also identify missing
software you need to reload your computer.
This...
12:06 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
