Archive for the ‘Listener Tips’ Category

Be aware. Be very, very electronically aware. (VOL052)

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Whether you look to Miss Manners, the Cybercouth Tiger, Mother, or some other manners maven, they will all say that being polite will make people more receptive to your message.  So, how can we hone our electronic communication skills to this degree? Let’s take a look at a few of the most egregious e-mail etiquette errors and discuss how certain situations should be handled. (more…)

Where’s Waldo? Where’s anything, for that matter? (VOL051)

Friday, March 5th, 2010

We have a special guest joining us this week, Ms. DigITal Entity. She is a computer chip with an extensive memory and a unique ability to communicate. We’ve all encountered situations where we wish we knew what our computers were thinking; well, DigIT, as she is known to her many friends and family, provides that insight.

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Move away from the mouse and keep your hands on the keyboard! (VOL050)

Friday, February 26th, 2010

With the rise of smartphones comes the luxury of accessing our e-mail wherever we roam. These days, it seems that no matter where you go, you’re likely to hear the tap-tap-tapping of fingers across mini QWERTY keyboards and virtual keypads as people all around you type out those all-important e-mail messages.

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Recovering from the Deep Freeze (VOL049)

Friday, February 19th, 2010

In the summer, frozen treats are a delight. I have to admit, when I hear the ice cream truck coming down the street on a hot day, I still scramble to gather up some money and run outside (usually in bare feet on the scorching pavement, but who has time to look for shoes?) to flag it down so I can enjoy an ice cream cone, some water ice, or maybe even a Drumstick.

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“OMG! Can iTouch it?” Using the iPod Touch to be more productive (VOL047)

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

While driving into work today, I got to thinking about what kinds of technologies that I have that have fundamentally changed the way I go about my day. You know, those little gadgets that you never leave at home. The kind that, if temporarily misplaced, have you frantically running around like an addict looking for a fix!

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Inspector Gadgets! (VOL044)

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

On a recent trip to our one of our offices, I had the pleasure of flying out of the Cleveland Airport. Now, being a techy kind of guy, I travel with more devices than Inspector Gadget has in his hat.

With the holidays right around the corner, I wanted to give my listeners a few tips for the tech-savvy traveler.

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The Un-Dirty Dozen: Fighting the War on Computer Slowness (VOL031)

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Welcome back to the podcast!

This week’s edition: “The Un-Dirty Dozen: Fighting the War on Computer Slowness!”

Atten-hut! You are hereby recruited to combat the evil forces that have infiltrated your computer, causing it to run slowly, display error messages about a lack of space, and above all, prevent you from being able to do your work efficiently! In your training, you will be armed with the proper weapons needed to effectively rid your computer of these annoyances. What is your computer’s major malfunction?

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Listener feed back from Twitter

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

While checking some of our followers on Twitter we received a good tip from @DarrenWray tweets:

Ctrl+F1 in office 2007 hides/shows ribbon menu. Saves scrolling.

Thanks for he feed back and the follow!

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