A Replacement for iGoogle

Submitted by schwarz on September 13, 2013 - 4:17pm

If you use the iGoogle customizable start page to monitor RSS feeds and view gadgets, you already know that Google will "retire" it on November 1, 2013.

Now that you're looking for another free service to take its place (especially one that isn't an overcrowded page full of advertising), igHome is about as close to iGoogle as I've found.

igHome...

is free
makes it easy to import all your iGoogle RSS feeds, gadgets, and tabs
has links to Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, and other apps just like iGoogle
has a ton of free gadgets you can add to your start page.

Here are the steps to make the switch to igHome:

The Quick Way to Forward Multiple Email Messages

Submitted by schwarz on September 13, 2013 - 9:56am

When you need to collect and send lots of email messages related to a project, instead of forwarding each individual message, it's easy to gather them and attach them to just one message.

Here's how to do it:

What a Difference a Letter Makes

Submitted by schwarz on September 13, 2013 - 7:13am

On Twitter the hashtag #bookswithalettermissing was trending due to lots of people offering title suggestions.

Don't Be a Victim: Think Before You Click

Submitted by schwarz on August 15, 2013 - 4:38pm

Don't become a victim by clicking on malware-infected email links & attachments or fake antivirus scanners!

Pete Hodge (Winnefox's Network Manager/PC Support Specialist) is seeing an alarming increase in malware-infected computers in libraries around the system:

Master Excel Worksheets in Minutes

Submitted by schwarz on August 13, 2013 - 2:56pm

When you create a new Excel file, it contains three worksheets — they show as small tabs at the bottom of a worksheet. Each tab has a name, like Sheet1, Sheet2, an so on. You can see the data stored on each worksheet by clicking the tab of the sheet you want to view.

Renaming a worksheet or changing the color of the worksheet's color makes it easier to organize and keep track of the data you've created.

Save Time & Clicks: Pin What You Use the Most

Submitted by schwarz on August 7, 2013 - 4:43pm

"Pinning" in Windows 7 is a great way to add shortcuts for your often-used programs. You can pin items to the Taskbar or to the Start menu. And once you pin an item, you can also unpin it.

For a step-by-step guide to pinning, take a look at Using the Pin Tool in Windows 7.

If Famous Authors Read One-Star Reviews of Their Books

Submitted by schwarz on August 6, 2013 - 4:54pm

Emily Dickinson's poems panned? Ernest Hemingway's novels trashed? How might terrible reviews have affected the authors of what are now considered classics?

Minh Le at BookRiot answers that question with his imaginings of what it might look like If Famous Authors Read One-Star Reviews of Their Books.

Share Multiple Links in One URL

Submitted by schwarz on June 17, 2013 - 11:24am

When you need to shorten an URL, a service like TinyURL works great.

But when you need to provide multiple URLs in a small space — like I did for a library when there was room for only one link — there are free tools that make it easy to bundle those URLs into just one link. (Good to keep in mind for a post on your library's Facebook page, or for a 140-character tweet.)

Here's my favorite URL-bundling tool, with step-by-step instructions to create your own bundle:

How to Add a "Draft" Watermark to Your Excel Spreadsheet

Submitted by schwarz on June 12, 2013 - 5:13pm

Are you starting work on your 2014 calendar-year budget? When sharing it with your board of trustees or co-workers, you might want to add a "Draft" watermark to it, indicating it's a work in progress.

But Excel 2010 doesn't let you easily insert a watermark, unlike Word 2010. How can you do it?

There's a work-around:

There Be Monsters Here

Submitted by schwarz on May 29, 2013 - 5:02pm

A student at England's Durham University shared a sign that was posted in the university library:

"My university recently closed the basement to the library. I had no idea the danger we were in," ...

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