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How to simplify your voting experience

With political discussion and debate at a feverish pitch, we’re just days away from a number of important elections, both locally and nationally. While I’m not going to get political here (except to ask, “Uh…is there a door #3?”), I will say that I think it’s important to look at voting as a duty and [...]

How to easily sync files between computers - for free

Sure, you could carry around a USB drive on your key chain to move frequently used files back and forth between frequently used computers but 1. they cost money, 2. they bulk up your key chain (a nit-picky thing, I know, but it bugs me) and 3. if you lose your keys or the drive [...]

How to: find free wifi in your area

Need to find a Wifi hotspot in your area? Perhaps the better question is, do you need to know if there’s a Wifi hotspot where you’re going? Jiwire is a great resource for just that. Take today for example.
I was on location for a television commercial we were shooting (when I’m not working on LivSimpl, [...]

Simple way to cut down on spam: create a custom spam filter

Unless the only person you e-mail is yourself (not that there’s anything wrong with that), spam probably creeps into your e-mail account. Sure, most e-mail providers, such as Gmail, do a pretty good job of keeping it out of your inbox, but no system is perfect. And, I confess, I’m OCD enough about my e-mail [...]

Free, easy ways for Mac users to share and backup their photos without having to pay for a .Mac account

I’ve recently written some posts on storing and sharing tangible photographs (remember what those are?) Of course, more and more people are moving their photo sharing into the digital realm and as far as sharing photos on a Mac goes, .Mac bills itself as a seamless way to publish your pictures to a custom URL.

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