Time Tracking Software that works with ease, yaTimer is great.
October 29, 2009 by Linda Lee
Filed under Articles, Computer Tips, DIY Tech, Helpful Resources, Recommended Products, Tips and Tricks
Easy to use, and fun too!
As website and blog designer and writer, I was always looking for some way to track my time online.
I tried many various products that I found online and none of them seemed to do the trick. I needed a product I could start and stop and that kept track per project of the time I was working. I did not need a complicated spread sheet, and I did not like how complicated many of these time keeping products seemed to be. It seemed like you had a choice of either a literal time clock for employers or a cute little timer app that just did not cut it for me.
I finally found yaTimer,
and I love it! I like the interface. It has clear and easy to read sections per task and client and you can use different colors for different projects, I love the fact with one simple click I can stop the timer, and I created a category called “time waster”, since I am trying to keep track of stuff I do online that does not help my business. yaTimer is exactly what I was looking for! If you are looking for a simple and easy to use time keeping tool, that also will allow you to print out reports, this is for you.
It is so afforable at only $39.00 and you can install it on up to 3 machines.
Best Computer Tip EVER!
Short and Sweet. Did you know that the F5 key on your keyboard forces your computer to fetch fresh files?
Have you ever been on the web and you can’t understand why the page won’t update or change?
(like after you pay a bill, or fill something in?) or in my case I design websites and blogs and I was constantly hitting the “refresh” button all the time, many people don’t even know about this mystery refresh button, so I took a few screenshots for you- So what they do is they get fresh versions of the pages you are looking at. But sometimes even that won’t work because they just refresh to the pages saved in your cache or temp files.
But if you hit F5 it forces your machine to get new files! This has made me very happy.
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Firefox refresh button
Internet Explorer Refresh
Please leave a comment if this was news to you too!
The Best FREE Anti-Spyware Programs on the Internet, I use all of them
January 13, 2009 by Linda Lee
Filed under DIY Tech, Helpful Resources, Online Safety
The 3 FREE best Anti-Spyware tools I use
I have used all three of these for over 6 years now and I keep reccommending them to people, why?
Why 3 programs? I have 4 computers running all the time at my house, and this has
allowed me to learn about all kinds of nasty spyware. When I ran only Spybot, a few things slipped by, then I added Ad-Aware and Spybot caught a few things that Ad-Aware missed, then I added Avast and now I never get infected. My main program that runs 24/7 is Avast. I love their little alarm that goes off if you
encounter something potentially dangerous, or your kids are on a site trying to download something unsafe.
As a parent this allows you to actually prevent it from happening.
I discovered the other two are great for scans and helping me see what is going on with my
system. Sometimes they find things that I did not even know where there.
It seems like since I got vigilant with Avast and have kept up with my monthly scans, life has
gone much smoother on the spyware front.
Those scums who create it and infect your computer range from prankster level to dangerous
criminals stealing your personal information.
If money is tight, just use the free versions of all three of these programs.
I have for years and they are still doing a great job!
Lavasoft, paid and FREE version!
Spybot Search and Destroy (FREE)
(go to home page and you will see the FREE HOME EDITION)
Protect your entire home network with the competitively priced avast Professional Family Pack.Buy it here today! Click Here
Get Safe downloads online at Download.com
Avast Home Use Edition FREE version!
Avast will ask you to register after the demo period, but the home
version is always free. They send you a registration number once a year.
For the paid professional version. It only costs 39.95 and is by far the best program I have found.
Since I started using it over 4 years ago none of my 6 computers have gone down with spyware
problems. Before that I had tons of problems, since my kids are very active online and downloaded tons of music and free screensavers, ( very bad idea period.) We had spyware toolbars and some really nasty stuff that took me forever to remove!
They have a Mac Version too now, (not that Mac’s get many infections in this area)
For safe and useful downloads, you can trust
A great resource for internet safety issues is WiredSafety.org
WiredSafety provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. We handle cases of cyberabuse ranging from identity and credential theft, online fraud and cyberstalking, to hacking and malicious code attacks.
Safeteens.com
Safekids.com
staysafe.org
Netlingo.com is a fountain of information about all the web based lingo you ever did not know
Very Helpful for parents with kids using Instant Messaging and other e-based communication.
NetLingo.com – The Internet Dictionary with thousands of terms about the online world of business, technology & communication 
Private online searching-
Privacy on the Net- I found a neat search tool that you can use as an alternative for your searches.
It is something we all need to be aware of and not bury our heads in the ground. Check out these guys if you want to stay a bit more anonymous while you do your stuff online.
http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm
They explain it better then I could.
Matt Cutts, a software engineer at Google since January 2000, used to work for the National Security Agency.
Keyhole, the satellite imaging company that Google acquired in October 2004, was funded by the CIA.
“We are moving to a Google that knows more about you.” – Google CEO Eric Schmidt, February 9, 2005
Since 2000, Google has recorded your search terms, the date-time of each search, the globally-unique ID in your cookie (it expires in 2038), and your IP address. This information is available to governments on request. If your favorite site features a Google search box, ask them to install their own local site search. They could also use our site search for webmasters, which shows the same results without the tracking.
