arybka's blog
Social Media: You Might Want to Consider a Personal Social Media Policy (A Warning to My Younger Friends)
There is an old saying, I think I first heard from my mother. “Better to keep your mouth shut and thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt.” Perhaps I should be heeding my own words right now, but I think we all face a potential to too easily abuse this philosophy when using social media and it merits conversation.
What's a Geek to Do? An Invitation to Fix Me -- Well at Least Help Me Reduce My Carbon Footprint… A Call to Action
If this convinces you... , let Shell Oil know we don't want them in our arctic.
Using Your Signature to Let the World Know - CyberGrandMa Rocks!
I recently had the privilege through a mutual philanthropic interest, Young Audiences of Rochester, to meet a self-proclaimed CyberGrandMa whose not so secret identity is really Rochester realtor, Esther Krakower. While Esther did not mention it at our meeting, her email signature says it all.
Apple Recall 2011 iMacs with 1TB Seagate Drives - Check Your New Computers
Quote from Apple Support page:
"Apple has determined that a very small number of Seagate 1TB hard drives used in 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac systems, may fail under certain conditions. These systems were sold between May 2011 and July 2011."
What are Computer Suppliers Trying to Slip Past Students and Parents
I got an advertisement today from one of the major computer vendors targeting students and parents preparing for school in the fall. I visited the sales site to find miraculous prices. I was pumped... See I need a new laptop.
A Current Laptop Recommendation
The following recommendation was written for a customer. Criteria provided:
1. Home computing with small farm business
2. Currently running Quickbooks 2010 on Old Microsoft XP desktop computer
3. Wife is an accountant
4. Would like portability
5. No gaming
6. Uses Itunes
7. Does not want to convert to Mac
8. Currently own Officejet 6500 wireless all-in-one
My Computer is Slow - Reason 2: It's Sort of Old... Memory (Microsoft Windows Version)
I am assuming you have read My Computer is Slow - Reason 2: It's Sort of Old (Microsoft Windows Version)
My Computer is Slow - Reason 2: It's Sort of Old (Microsoft Windows Version)
I am assuming you have read My Computer is Slow - Reason 1: It's Old (Microsoft Windows Version)
The number 2 reason a computer is slow(drum roll please)... If you bought your computer 4-5 years ago it is middle aged and probably needs a little influx of either hardware or a little cleaning of software. It can't handle all of the software that you have on it with the hardware it has to work with.
My Computer is Slow - Reason 1: It's Old (Microsoft Windows Version)
I am assuming you read My Computer is Slow - Introduction (Microsoft Windows Version)
O.K. let's get down to learning some "geek". First, let's talk about hardware possibilities. If your computer has hardware issues, all of the software issues are probably moot, so I deal with hardware first to determine full potential.
