tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133966792011-11-27T16:05:24.660-08:00I’m a computer consultant, and I also use the computer in my personal life, for entertainment, as a resource for my hobbies. I test a lot of products, some I like well enough to suggest others look at. These are not recommendations or endorsements for any specific person or application. They work for me but may not work in your environment or fit your needs. If you have any comment or suggestions, please share them. Copyright 2010 Jack Stankevicz, all rights reserved.Seekernoreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13396679.post-42398570626067454342010-03-01T16:30:00.000-08:002010-03-02T12:17:06.417-08:00

When I started this blog, I also started up in HubPages. I create a few HubPages. Then I went away. While I was gone, HubPages kept growing, and so did traffic to my Hubs. I had created a few evergreen articles, and more surprisingly, a few Hubs that generated some cash. Ok it was pocket change, but pocket change adds up. Well, I'm back to online writing and HubPages will be an area of focus.I

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After a three and one half year siesta, I'm slowly waking up again and becoming active, the key word here is slow.In 2005 and 2006 I did a lot of experimenting with blogs (like this page), and content sites like HubPages and Squidoo). Then I went dormant for three and a half years! No posts, no attention to the sites.Well, I'm back and slowly shaking of the dust and cobwebs. Will begin the

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HubPages has opened the doors for public inspection.Check it out at HubPages.Let me know what you think.

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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, as they are not public yet. The site offers a "get on the list" message and form at their temporary home

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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 have good experiences (as well as bad)

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Well, I've tried MSN Spaces and Blogger and Yahoo. So it's on to WordPress. I've started a hosted Blog using WordPress. The intention is to consolidate several blog experiments into one ongoing blog with categories.The blog is called One Stormy Day (that's www.onestormyday.com)I'll keep this up for the foreseeable future, but all new posts will be at One Stormy Day.Check it out and say hi. Thanks

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I rely on spell checkers to cover me on my poor typing and spelling skills! Most apps that need them have the capability built in. This is not true of many web based text typing situations. An acquaintance at one of my clients suggested I check into ieSpell.I tested it and liked it well enough to install in my IE browser. When you are in a text box you can simply right click and select spell

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My current favorite anti virus software recommendation is the free version of AVG. I'm still using the Norton product for corporate use but that is far from cast in concrete! The free edition of AVG seems to provide good protection and is manageable by the casual user.AVG seems to be trying to de-empasize the free version. I don't see any reference on their home page or their downloads page. Here

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Sometimes you just want somebody to see some pictures you took. Can't Email them (too many, too big), don't want to zip/ftp/CD etc (too complicated) ... You just want somebody to see your kid, your dog, your car . . .I've been using Snapfish for a while now. A little effort involved, but works pretty well:- You sign up.- You upload your pics to an album.- You tell Snapfish to share, and give an

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While most large organizations control Internet access, most small organizations and home users don’t bother. It’s not necessarily expensive, or restrictive to use surfing filters. Adult sites might lead to more than embarrassment; they could lead to business complications, and PC problems. Some filtering packages offer other security benefits, such as pop-up, and security setting controls.One of

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Windows shows the time in the system tray. But what about the day and date? I hate having to open up time settings, or my calendar to confirm the day or date. Ok, maybe it's just me who gets confused on these basic things, but there it is, I want more!I stumbled upon Tclock2, downloaded it for my personal PC and love it. It gives me the day, date and time in the system tray. If I single click on

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Over time, a well performing PC degrades as applications are installed, features are added and tweaked. Some virus and spyware can so trash a system that it’s hard to save it. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to start over with that brand new PC again, only with all your key applications already running and setup?The key to recovering a PC easily is to have a good image of the PC. There are several

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I have used Symantec's antivirus products for years and generally been very satisfied. Keeping your antivirus up to date is critical for a couple of reasons:- The bad products spread and mutate very quickly. Your 30 day old patterns may not save you.- Since they are a major player, some aggressive virus products target Symantec and attempt to disable your protection.Lately, Symantec has tried to

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Email works fine for messages and most simple attachments. But try to send a group of pictures, or a very large document, or a program file as an attachment, and you can run into problems.The file(s) may be too much for your ISP's Email limits, in which case it is immediately rejected, or worse yet, it leaves your desk but is rejected by the receiving Email server's size limitation. You still

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For protection my choice is Microsoft Anti-spyware. For troubleshooting and cleanup I use a number of tools, but the top three antispyware removers I use are: Spybot Search and Destroy; Lavasoft's Adaware, and the MS program. I currently install Microsoft's beta anti-spyware on each PC I touch for service, and on any new PC I setup. The major reason for this choice is that it has built-in

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Junk Email, spam, @#$$#^(?!! . . . it goes by different names but nobody likes it in their Email Inbox!Spam control is a real moving target. Programs that use algorithms to identify spam can’t keep up. Using rules in the Email client also isn’t effective. The spammers keep changing the formats and delivery to beat the latest systems. Most ISP's offer Spam controls/filters but they are also either

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I am constantly looking for new software and services. My business is computer technology and many of my hobbies get me back to my PC. I enjoy testing new tools, and every now and then I add one to my bag of tricks.I'll record here those items that past my scratch and sniff tests. No guarantees come with these recommendations. You may not like them. They may not work. The program or vendor or web

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