Google will be doing a usability study of their Blogger software, and they want to pay people for their input……$75 for an hour of your time. If you are interested you can apply here. Apart from making some money I would think it would be an interesting experience.
Entries Tagged as 'Computing, Gear, Digital'
Google Wants Your Input …. and They Are Paying $75 Hr.
June 4th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital
Microsoft Windows 7 Family Pack Discontinued
December 19th, 2009 · No Comments
Microsoft in another display of incompetent (greedy) management has discontinued the family pack upgrade (3 installs) of the new Windows 7 operating system for $155. This morning I was going to buy the family pack to upgrade our computers. One to replace Vista, which was another piece of MS incompetence, the other 2 have XP, [...]
Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital
Bing Search Engine Seems To Work Very Well
June 15th, 2009 · No Comments
I’ve been trying out the Microsoft Bing Search Engine for the past week…. I must admit I was a bit skeptical in the beginning (being a Microsoft product) but, my verdict is…………… it actually gets much better results than Google for me. It is especially good on travel related searches. Try it for yourself and [...]
Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital
Fishing In Florida – You Need The Brokenlure I-Phone App
May 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment
If you are planning to fish in Florida you should consider this I-Phone App. It’s crammed with useful information, License Info, Protected Species, Fishing Seasons, Fish Records, and lots more. It also has a clever Fish weight calculator built in . Not sure what fish is dangling on the end of your line [...]
Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital · Useful Web Sites
Glary Utilities – Speed Up and Clean Up Stray Files on Your Computer Free
March 1st, 2009 · No Comments
I have been using Glary Utilities on my computers to clean up stray files and the registry. It made quite a difference on an old lap top running XP. Its very easy to use. If you are not very tech savvy just use the 1-Click Maintenance tab, click scan for problems and it will tell [...]
Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital
Every Home In Britain Will Be Able To Get Broadband – Free
January 29th, 2009 · No Comments
Ministers announced this lunchtime a proposal that will make every home in Britain eligligible for 2 mb broadband access – free. The program will be paid for by levies on the phone companies. It does come with anti piracy policies. A full story can be read here at The Times of London. Wish they would [...]
Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital
Verizon FIOS Tampa Review
September 9th, 2008 · No Comments
After a long time using Brighthouse in Pinellas & Hillsborough County (changed fromTime Warner), and three months of poor internet service, we finally decided to give the much touted Verizon Fios Service a try. We have had the Verizon FIOS service for 7 months and the following is our opinion of the service. Installation: I [...]
Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital · Shopping & Service
MyPublisher Photo Book Review
June 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments
I had previously made a couple photo book using Shutterfly, and was very happy with them. However I had to produce a photo book for work and I needed the size to be larger than Shutterfly offered. MyPublisher offers a book in a 15″ x 11.5″ format which is excellent. Making the book: I downloaded [...]