This show was taped live on February 16, 2009 and can be heard archived at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986
Show notes:
Live Mesh (www.mesh.com) is a recent technology that users can synchronize files with all of your devices, so you always have the latest versions handy. Through ease of accessibility, files may be retrieved from any device or from the web, easily share them with others, and get notified whenever someone changes a file.
In the current environment, e-mail is the greatest communicator between the user and their documents. With Live Mesh, computer synchronization is the next wave as devices need a basic internet connection. Another great benefit from this technology, is that devices across many different companies (i.e. Apple) are not left out of the meshing sequence.
The current beta version can be found on the Web site. The full version is due out sometime in 2009.
Please let us know how you would like for us to proceed with this request.
Thanks!
Jeff Lutz • Airfoil Public Relations • P: (248) 304-1458 • C: (248) 884-5673 • F: (248) 304-1401
1000 Town Center Drive • Suite 600 • Southfield, Mich. 48075
Higher Thinking - www.airfoilpr.com
The Holmes Report 2008 Technology Agency of the Year
Asli Bilgin – Developer Evangelist, East Region DPE
• Born in Istanbul Turkey, currently residing in Manhattan New York
• Lead for Microsoft Financial services Developer Conference , which hosted 600+ customers, 18 partner sponsors , over 13 media analyst and press representatives.
• Developer Evangelist – spokesperson on Microsoft’s development platform as applicable to large enterprises. Responsible for education developers and architects on Microsoft future vision for the development platform within specific verticals. Official Microsoft spokesperson on consumer technologies such as Ford Sync.
• Developed global programs (WomenBuild and iGive) for Local Software Economy, Charitable Outreach and Diversity. Forged branding deal between Microsoft and Lego to create unified diversity message for women in technology.
• Published author and contributing editor for industry publications (e.g. MSDN, CNET and ElementK), university coursework and co-wrote 800 page architecture book on .NET.
• Deep software architecture and software development during 10+ consulting years at Ciber, Dell and Xerox.
• Strong financial and economic background w/degree as well as work experience in economics and financial services for 5+ years at investment companies such as Morgan Stanley and London’s branch of Trans Arabian Investment Bank.
Your work computer. Your home laptop. Your Mac. Your mobile phone. Devices live in multiple places. But the files you need—and the programs that open them—often don’t. Live Mesh changes all that.
With Live Mesh, you can synchronize files with all of your devices, so you always have the latest versions handy. Access your files from any device or from the web, easily share them with others, and get notified whenever someone changes a file.
Working on one computer, but need a program from another? No problem. Use Live Mesh to connect to your other computer and access its desktop as if you were sitting right in front of it.
Live Mesh is as easy as sync , share , and access
Live Mesh Turns Car into Mobile Computing Platform
Using Azure Services Platform, a Microsoft “motoring guy” links his Porsche to GPS, music, Internet and more
Live Mesh itself is part of what Microsoft calls Live Services, one of the building blocks of Microsoft’s new Azure Services Platform, unveiled in November at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles. The Azure Services Platform is a “cloud” platform hosted at Microsoft data centers. It’s designed to give developers and others the ability to easily develop and scale up applications that, among other benefits, can run on a wide variety of devices.
At PDC, Live Mesh served as a prime example of what Microsoft’s approach to cloud computing – called software-plus-services – can offer. Live Mesh and Live Services offer the pipeline through which information flows to devices, friends, and coworkers.
Live Desktop
Your Windows PC on the web—complete with 5 GB of free storage space—where you can see all your synchronized folders in one place. It lives on the web, which means that even if you‘re not at one of your computers, you can still access and work with your folders from any computer that‘s connected to the Internet.
Mesh bar
Appears whenever you open a folder in your mesh, helping you manage your files and the members you invite to share them. Use the mesh bar to:
• Invite or manage members
• See who has access to the folder
• See news related to the folder
• Post messages to the folder
• Chat with members using Windows Live Messenger*
• Change synchronization settings for the folder
Mac*
Add a Mac to your mesh. Sync and share folders between your PC and your Mac. Or your friend’s Mac. Or between two Macs. Live Mesh gives you cross-platform functionality, so you can maximize your mesh.
Mobile*
Take your mesh with you wherever you go. From any mobile phone with web access, go to mesh.com to work with your synchronized folders, upload photos to share with others, read news about your mesh, and more.
Microsoft’s new Live Services and Live Mesh tools can do much more than link automobiles to a music collection, of course. As part of the Azure Services Platform, they’re the digital plumbing software developers can use to link any number of digital data sources, notebooks and phones and other pieces of hardware, and the people that need that data every day. The MeshMobile is the one of what could be thousands of new applications based on Live Mesh and Live Services.
Get started
Find your way around quickly with these brief how-to guides:
• What you need
• Create your mesh
• Sync folders
• Share folders
• Use your Live Desktop
• Connect to a remote computer
• Use a mobile phone
Synchronizing life
now on Mac & mobile!
Your work computer. Your home laptop. Your Mac. Your mobile phone. Devices live in multiple places. But the files you need--and the programs that open them--often don't. Live Mesh changes all that.
Sync. Stop emailing yourself. Get files across your devices by synchronizing them instead.
Add each device to your mesh by installing Live Mesh software, and then choose folders to sync. You can sync a folder with one or two of your devices or all of them.
Share. Live Mesh makes it easy to share your stuff. Invite others to share a Live Mesh folder and keep it in sync on everyone's devices as files are added or updated.
Want to know what's happening in folders you're sharing--such as when members are invited or a file is changed? Live Mesh News notifies you every step of the way.
Access. When you sign up for Live Mesh, you automatically get your own personal Live Desktop—your Windows PC on the web—complete with 5 GB of free storage. Synchronize files to your Live Desktop, and you’ll be able to access them using almost any web browser, no matter where you are.
And who says you can’t be in two different places at once? With Live Mesh, you can connect remotely from one computer to another, so you can access files, programs, and settings as if you were sitting in front of that remote computer.
Techno Granny Show blog is an additional way for Techno Granny Talk Cast fans to keep up with Techno Granny. She is a 61 year old single grandmother who also hosts four Talk Casts on the Talk Shoe network. The Techno Granny show is designed to bring baby boomers and others up to snuff with 21st Century technology. TechnoGranny Talks is more than that, it is technology finds and opinions of a tech savvy grandmother who is a power user of technology.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Techno Granny Show, xInk Digital Pen
This show was originally recorded on 2-23-09 and can be heard archived at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986
Notes from the show for those of you who do not own xInk Digital Pen or Live Scribe:
Overview information about Unicentrics system and products. The xInk came from a need of our customers using our case management platform system to be able to efficiently use their time and still be able to use pen and paper while getting all the data into the case management platform system for their organizations needs for reporting and billing.
Let us know if you have any questions and when you would like to touch base with Evan before the interview session.
Evan Indianer Bio:
Consultant and Entrepreneur
Evan has 20+ years of experience as an executive responsible for sales and development of technology solutions in a variety of industries. In 1983, at the age of 13, Evan created Indianer Computer Corporation ("ICC"), a company that offered cutting-edge, full scale technology solutions to some of the world’s most respected businesses and organizations. As President of ICC, he has supervised hundreds of web development and custom software development projects. In 2001, Evan launch Unicentric, a company dedicated to helping people who help people. With Unicentric’s Case Management Platform (CMP), Evan has leveraged technology to bring state of the art technology into social assistance organizations by increasing their capacity to serve the public, manage their organization, and win government, state, and foundation dollars.
Evan was CTO of Wishbox.com from 2000 to 2001. Evan sits on committees and technology advisory boards for several philanthropic organizations, including the National Technology Board for United Jewish Communities, the United Jewish Federation and the Carnegie-Mellon University Dean Leadership Council. In 2000, the Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project recognized Evan as one of the "Top 40 under 40" who makes a difference in Pittsburgh. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation named him as one of Pittsburgh's Fifty Finest in recognition of his activity in the community, professional success, and commitment to others through charitable causes. Evan has spoken at numerous non-profit agency retreats. Evan received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University (1992).
Throughout his consulting career, Evan has helped organizations bring efficiency and efficacy to their operations yet keep the human touch of providing their services. Evan recognizes the benefit of keeping familiarity for employees while influencing the workflow to eliminate duplication and maximize results.
xInk™ Digital Writing
Certain information is more easily captured the old-fashioned way—on paper with a pen. The xInk Digital Writing system allows entering handwritten information on enabled paper forms (i.e. site visit reports, client assessment, etc.; at any location including in the field). The system leverages innovative technology that places a miniature digital camera in the tip of a pen to capture handwriting strokes as they are written on the page.
When the form is complete, the pen is docked, the information is downloaded and synchronized with the Service xPert database, and handwriting converted into data for management, tracking, and reporting on clients without the need for transcription and manual data entry. Unlike tablet PC solutions, use of the xInk system results in an original paper copy of the completed forms, which may include signatures, and provides a non-intrusive input capability.
• Convert handwritten (even cursive) information into digital data
• Enable automatic reporting against data in forms completed by hand
• Create and preserve original paper copies
• Capture handwritten signatures and include them in the digital records, complying with State and Federal guidelines.
xInk Digital Writing System
“The Magic Pen”
As Easy As 1, 2, 3
1. Print
Print the forms out of the Unicentric system on regular office paper and on standard office laser printers. Print directly from the Unicentric application. There is no ‘special paper’ to purchase. xInk Digital Writing System software simply adds a unique digital pattern in the background of each printed form. To the user, the pattern just looks like a light grayscale. The digital pattern is not visible to the naked eye.
2. Write
Write on the printed form with the xInk Digital Pen the same way you would with any ballpoint pen, because that is what it is - a refillable ball point pen. On the bottom of the pen, next to the ink tip, is a small camera that takes pictures of the digital pattern it sees while the pen writes, constantly recording the absolute position of the pen on the form. The pen isn’t scanning images - it’s capturing the strokes as they’re written on the page, that requires very little memory on the pen to capture hundreds of forms.
3. Process
Instead of having to manually type all the hand written data in to the system, just place the xInk Digital Pen in the included USB docking station or connect via Bluetooth to download the pen’s contents for processing. In the USB docking station, it takes about one second per form page to transmit. The encrypted XML vector file of the pen strokes is transmitted to our server-based system for processing into both an image of the completed form AND into the interpreted data from the form fields.
With both the electronic image of the completed form AND the interpreted data of all the form fields, xInk Digital Writing System server software routes the image and interpreted data directly to the client folder, form and fields. You can capture staff and client signatures.
Evan Indianer
Unicentric
3127 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
412-697-7208
www.unicentric.com
Notes from the show for those of you who do not own xInk Digital Pen or Live Scribe:
Overview information about Unicentrics system and products. The xInk came from a need of our customers using our case management platform system to be able to efficiently use their time and still be able to use pen and paper while getting all the data into the case management platform system for their organizations needs for reporting and billing.
Let us know if you have any questions and when you would like to touch base with Evan before the interview session.
Evan Indianer Bio:
Consultant and Entrepreneur
Evan has 20+ years of experience as an executive responsible for sales and development of technology solutions in a variety of industries. In 1983, at the age of 13, Evan created Indianer Computer Corporation ("ICC"), a company that offered cutting-edge, full scale technology solutions to some of the world’s most respected businesses and organizations. As President of ICC, he has supervised hundreds of web development and custom software development projects. In 2001, Evan launch Unicentric, a company dedicated to helping people who help people. With Unicentric’s Case Management Platform (CMP), Evan has leveraged technology to bring state of the art technology into social assistance organizations by increasing their capacity to serve the public, manage their organization, and win government, state, and foundation dollars.
Evan was CTO of Wishbox.com from 2000 to 2001. Evan sits on committees and technology advisory boards for several philanthropic organizations, including the National Technology Board for United Jewish Communities, the United Jewish Federation and the Carnegie-Mellon University Dean Leadership Council. In 2000, the Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project recognized Evan as one of the "Top 40 under 40" who makes a difference in Pittsburgh. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation named him as one of Pittsburgh's Fifty Finest in recognition of his activity in the community, professional success, and commitment to others through charitable causes. Evan has spoken at numerous non-profit agency retreats. Evan received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University (1992).
Throughout his consulting career, Evan has helped organizations bring efficiency and efficacy to their operations yet keep the human touch of providing their services. Evan recognizes the benefit of keeping familiarity for employees while influencing the workflow to eliminate duplication and maximize results.
xInk™ Digital Writing
Certain information is more easily captured the old-fashioned way—on paper with a pen. The xInk Digital Writing system allows entering handwritten information on enabled paper forms (i.e. site visit reports, client assessment, etc.; at any location including in the field). The system leverages innovative technology that places a miniature digital camera in the tip of a pen to capture handwriting strokes as they are written on the page.
When the form is complete, the pen is docked, the information is downloaded and synchronized with the Service xPert database, and handwriting converted into data for management, tracking, and reporting on clients without the need for transcription and manual data entry. Unlike tablet PC solutions, use of the xInk system results in an original paper copy of the completed forms, which may include signatures, and provides a non-intrusive input capability.
• Convert handwritten (even cursive) information into digital data
• Enable automatic reporting against data in forms completed by hand
• Create and preserve original paper copies
• Capture handwritten signatures and include them in the digital records, complying with State and Federal guidelines.
xInk Digital Writing System
“The Magic Pen”
As Easy As 1, 2, 3
1. Print
Print the forms out of the Unicentric system on regular office paper and on standard office laser printers. Print directly from the Unicentric application. There is no ‘special paper’ to purchase. xInk Digital Writing System software simply adds a unique digital pattern in the background of each printed form. To the user, the pattern just looks like a light grayscale. The digital pattern is not visible to the naked eye.
2. Write
Write on the printed form with the xInk Digital Pen the same way you would with any ballpoint pen, because that is what it is - a refillable ball point pen. On the bottom of the pen, next to the ink tip, is a small camera that takes pictures of the digital pattern it sees while the pen writes, constantly recording the absolute position of the pen on the form. The pen isn’t scanning images - it’s capturing the strokes as they’re written on the page, that requires very little memory on the pen to capture hundreds of forms.
3. Process
Instead of having to manually type all the hand written data in to the system, just place the xInk Digital Pen in the included USB docking station or connect via Bluetooth to download the pen’s contents for processing. In the USB docking station, it takes about one second per form page to transmit. The encrypted XML vector file of the pen strokes is transmitted to our server-based system for processing into both an image of the completed form AND into the interpreted data from the form fields.
With both the electronic image of the completed form AND the interpreted data of all the form fields, xInk Digital Writing System server software routes the image and interpreted data directly to the client folder, form and fields. You can capture staff and client signatures.
Evan Indianer
Unicentric
3127 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
412-697-7208
www.unicentric.com
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
TEchno Granny Show, Techno Granny on Techno Resolutions for 2009
This show was originally recorded on January 5, 2009 on the Talk Shoe Network and can be accessed at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986 or at http://www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com on Techno Granny Show™ unique channel.
Techno Granny Show™; Techno Granny™ on Techno Resolutions for 2009
You have resolutions to lose weight, make more money, get organized, spend less money, and do more business. Except for losing weight, I believe I have covered resolutions that will help you with most of these. Who knows if you are calmer, less stressed, better protected and more organized, maybe you will lose weight too! These are Techno Granny Suggestions for New Year’s Resolutions that you can keep and use.
1. Deal with Spam:
Monty Python has done comedy sketches on Spam, which refer specifically to the meat, which is a canned product put out by Hormel. Since then, many other uses of the term have emerged and spam on the internet is no joke. The most likely definition is undesirable and/or unsolicited e-mail in your in box, on your mobile phone, on your forum, blogs, wikis or guest books.
These are just two ways to deal with spam that will not cost you anything, I am for free, and one is Adaware available at: http://www.lavasoft.com/dware
You can also Remove spyware with SPYWAREfighter—only 30 Days for free that I can see!
If your computer started to suddenly slow down or do you begin to see pop-up windows, even when you're not browsing the Internet? You may be the victim of spyware or other unwanted software. http://www.spamfighter.com/SPYWAREfighter/ For additional info: Techno Granny Show, Fighting Spam--Is this a Canned Show? 1-14-2008
2. Get Content Management for Your Website:
Robert Faletti, Blue Archer talked about websites He discussed: Key words, page titles, content; Key words on every page. He also stressed that content must be relevant, which means updating.
Robert Faletti recommends leave behind content management—no programming experience needed. Robert Faletti discusses why he would essentially engage in this arena when it precludes his company going back to maintain the website. Clients are so pleased that they give him plenty of referrals because of the money he saves them on updating.
Additional info at: Techno Granny Show, No Website? Robert Faletti, Blue Archer on Launch Options, 12-24-2007
3. Clean the crap off your computer! Lots of stuff comes with computer, also are there files you don’t need? As you begin to use the computer and acquire your own files, this could slow your computer down. Also take the time once a month to clean off files you have no need to save.
Additional info at: Techno Granny Show, Crap that You Can Clean off Your Computer, July 14, 2008. Tammy Greene of TJ's Custom Computers talks about preinstalled Bloatware that you can eliminate from your computer.
4. Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft: Identity theft both on line and off is no joke. Hackers may use sites that you trust and impersonate their links and pages to get your pass codes and valuable information. Others may offer you business deals and big winnings. Don’t open e-mails like this even from trusted sites. Most of the sites that you have subscribed to like Pay Pal and even your service provider will have a message or notice section where you can log in with your pass code and get any messages or information you need. Read the statement you agree to, it will tell you that most of these sites will never e-mail you to ask you to update your pass code. Also guard your information when using public Wi-Fi.
Additional info: June 9, Greer Stasko, Pre Paid Legal June 30, 2008
5. Use Technology instead of travel: In the current economy lifestyles change and business travel is costly. There is technology that you can use as an alternative: Webinars, Go to Meeting, Conference Calls, and Web Cam meetings. You can actually have webcam meetings on free services like Mogulus. Dig out that web cam your kids gave you two Christmases ago and learn how to use it. Just a few tips to try: Video Conferencing; Work Via your private network, work via a video conferencing service or facility, Use an on line presentation, Try Audio Teleconferencing, Give an On Line Presentation.
Additional tips discussed on Techno Granny Show, Technical Tactics as Alternatives to Business Travel, June 2, 2008, Author Julie Christie
6. Use Less Gasoline: Yes, the price of gasoline has gone down but for how long and have you thought about the little thing called supply and demand.
Some tips:
· Replace air and fuel filters regularly as instructed by your vehicle’s maintenance manual; change air filter more often if driving in dusty conditions.
· Do not use mid-grade or premium grade gasoline unless specified for your vehicle. Older vehicles may require these grades to avoid "knock" which reduces power and may damage the engine
· Do not rev engine before shutting it off; this wastes fuel and can dilute motor oil, leading to excessive wear on engine parts.
· Remove extra weight from the car; 100 extra pounds may cost 1 mpg. Pack lightly for trips.
Additional tips on Techno Granny Show, Tips on Gasoline Mileage and Fuel Economy, 5-26-2008
7. Take Advantage of Free Stuff you can get on line: Techno Granny Show, Free tech stuff by Two Tech Divas, 4-14-2008 and also 3-3-2008, Techno Granny, PDF on Line Converter, Free 800 Calls, Linked In, Twitter, Open Source Downloads, Downloads.com
8. Protect Your computer from viruses:
· No antivirus program is 100 accurate so doing regular backups are critical. Because of Trojan Horses you need to run a scan at a minimum once a week but ideally daily.
· Ensure your operating system is up to date with essential security patches.
· install a firewall (windows has a firewall and also routers come with a firewall)
· What to look for in antivirus software (user-friendly and effectiveness)
· No excuse for not having virusware and spyware when you can get it for free. Check out:
· Techno Granny Show, Free Virus Ware and Spyware 10-6-2008, Sue Tresatti, Taylored Solutions
9. Dedicate some time to raising your on line identity, if nothing else use your local search engines like Merchant Circle and Open Directory. Techno Granny Show, How to Raise Your On Line Visibility, 3-10-2008
10. Learn to Manipulate RSS Feeds: From Wikipedia about the guy who pretty much made RSS happen:
Dave Winer (born May 2, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA) is an American software developer and entrepreneur in Berkeley, California. A pioneer in the areas of RSS (Really Simple Syndication). Check him out on Wikipedia and also learn how to get your information out there without driving yourself crazy. Get a start on the topic by listening to: Techno Granny Show, RSS Feeds, Breakfast or Lunch? Gutzy Women.com, 2-11-2008 Also 7-28-2008, Techno Granny and the late Carl Weisbrad
Summary: All of this technology is out there for a reason, because someone figured out a way to make things easier, cheaper, quicker and more effective. Now your mission should you choose to accept it is to make some resolutions to use it to simplify your life, improve your business and add to the quality of your fast paced existence.
This blog can reproduced in its entirety with the following information:
© Joanne Quinn-Smith, 2009, Techno Granny Show™. http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986
Blog at: www.technogrannyshow.blogspot.com
e-mail: infoattechnogrannyshowdotcom
Techno Granny Show™; Techno Granny™ on Techno Resolutions for 2009
You have resolutions to lose weight, make more money, get organized, spend less money, and do more business. Except for losing weight, I believe I have covered resolutions that will help you with most of these. Who knows if you are calmer, less stressed, better protected and more organized, maybe you will lose weight too! These are Techno Granny Suggestions for New Year’s Resolutions that you can keep and use.
1. Deal with Spam:
Monty Python has done comedy sketches on Spam, which refer specifically to the meat, which is a canned product put out by Hormel. Since then, many other uses of the term have emerged and spam on the internet is no joke. The most likely definition is undesirable and/or unsolicited e-mail in your in box, on your mobile phone, on your forum, blogs, wikis or guest books.
These are just two ways to deal with spam that will not cost you anything, I am for free, and one is Adaware available at: http://www.lavasoft.com/dware
You can also Remove spyware with SPYWAREfighter—only 30 Days for free that I can see!
If your computer started to suddenly slow down or do you begin to see pop-up windows, even when you're not browsing the Internet? You may be the victim of spyware or other unwanted software. http://www.spamfighter.com/SPYWAREfighter/ For additional info: Techno Granny Show, Fighting Spam--Is this a Canned Show? 1-14-2008
2. Get Content Management for Your Website:
Robert Faletti, Blue Archer talked about websites He discussed: Key words, page titles, content; Key words on every page. He also stressed that content must be relevant, which means updating.
Robert Faletti recommends leave behind content management—no programming experience needed. Robert Faletti discusses why he would essentially engage in this arena when it precludes his company going back to maintain the website. Clients are so pleased that they give him plenty of referrals because of the money he saves them on updating.
Additional info at: Techno Granny Show, No Website? Robert Faletti, Blue Archer on Launch Options, 12-24-2007
3. Clean the crap off your computer! Lots of stuff comes with computer, also are there files you don’t need? As you begin to use the computer and acquire your own files, this could slow your computer down. Also take the time once a month to clean off files you have no need to save.
Additional info at: Techno Granny Show, Crap that You Can Clean off Your Computer, July 14, 2008. Tammy Greene of TJ's Custom Computers talks about preinstalled Bloatware that you can eliminate from your computer.
4. Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft: Identity theft both on line and off is no joke. Hackers may use sites that you trust and impersonate their links and pages to get your pass codes and valuable information. Others may offer you business deals and big winnings. Don’t open e-mails like this even from trusted sites. Most of the sites that you have subscribed to like Pay Pal and even your service provider will have a message or notice section where you can log in with your pass code and get any messages or information you need. Read the statement you agree to, it will tell you that most of these sites will never e-mail you to ask you to update your pass code. Also guard your information when using public Wi-Fi.
Additional info: June 9, Greer Stasko, Pre Paid Legal June 30, 2008
5. Use Technology instead of travel: In the current economy lifestyles change and business travel is costly. There is technology that you can use as an alternative: Webinars, Go to Meeting, Conference Calls, and Web Cam meetings. You can actually have webcam meetings on free services like Mogulus. Dig out that web cam your kids gave you two Christmases ago and learn how to use it. Just a few tips to try: Video Conferencing; Work Via your private network, work via a video conferencing service or facility, Use an on line presentation, Try Audio Teleconferencing, Give an On Line Presentation.
Additional tips discussed on Techno Granny Show, Technical Tactics as Alternatives to Business Travel, June 2, 2008, Author Julie Christie
6. Use Less Gasoline: Yes, the price of gasoline has gone down but for how long and have you thought about the little thing called supply and demand.
Some tips:
· Replace air and fuel filters regularly as instructed by your vehicle’s maintenance manual; change air filter more often if driving in dusty conditions.
· Do not use mid-grade or premium grade gasoline unless specified for your vehicle. Older vehicles may require these grades to avoid "knock" which reduces power and may damage the engine
· Do not rev engine before shutting it off; this wastes fuel and can dilute motor oil, leading to excessive wear on engine parts.
· Remove extra weight from the car; 100 extra pounds may cost 1 mpg. Pack lightly for trips.
Additional tips on Techno Granny Show, Tips on Gasoline Mileage and Fuel Economy, 5-26-2008
7. Take Advantage of Free Stuff you can get on line: Techno Granny Show, Free tech stuff by Two Tech Divas, 4-14-2008 and also 3-3-2008, Techno Granny, PDF on Line Converter, Free 800 Calls, Linked In, Twitter, Open Source Downloads, Downloads.com
8. Protect Your computer from viruses:
· No antivirus program is 100 accurate so doing regular backups are critical. Because of Trojan Horses you need to run a scan at a minimum once a week but ideally daily.
· Ensure your operating system is up to date with essential security patches.
· install a firewall (windows has a firewall and also routers come with a firewall)
· What to look for in antivirus software (user-friendly and effectiveness)
· No excuse for not having virusware and spyware when you can get it for free. Check out:
· Techno Granny Show, Free Virus Ware and Spyware 10-6-2008, Sue Tresatti, Taylored Solutions
9. Dedicate some time to raising your on line identity, if nothing else use your local search engines like Merchant Circle and Open Directory. Techno Granny Show, How to Raise Your On Line Visibility, 3-10-2008
10. Learn to Manipulate RSS Feeds: From Wikipedia about the guy who pretty much made RSS happen:
Dave Winer (born May 2, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA) is an American software developer and entrepreneur in Berkeley, California. A pioneer in the areas of RSS (Really Simple Syndication). Check him out on Wikipedia and also learn how to get your information out there without driving yourself crazy. Get a start on the topic by listening to: Techno Granny Show, RSS Feeds, Breakfast or Lunch? Gutzy Women.com, 2-11-2008 Also 7-28-2008, Techno Granny and the late Carl Weisbrad
Summary: All of this technology is out there for a reason, because someone figured out a way to make things easier, cheaper, quicker and more effective. Now your mission should you choose to accept it is to make some resolutions to use it to simplify your life, improve your business and add to the quality of your fast paced existence.
This blog can reproduced in its entirety with the following information:
© Joanne Quinn-Smith, 2009, Techno Granny Show™. http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986
Blog at: www.technogrannyshow.blogspot.com
e-mail: infoattechnogrannyshowdotcom
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)