http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com/blog Helping people "outsmart" technology. Make your computer work for you. Wed, 07 May 2008 21:05:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sciatica (pronounced sigh-AT-ih-ka) I remember when I first discovered I had it. I used to run when I was younger and then I switched to fast walking due to shin splints. I was also driving 3 hours RT each weekend to visit my Dad in a nursing home. After ... http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com/blog/http:/smartwomenstupidcomputers.com Firefox Quickfind: Hard to Type an Apostrophe This is straight from foliovision.com Thank you! November 6th, 2007 Firefox has a great search feature based on Command-F (Mac) or Control-F (Windows). You get a cute little text box at the bottom of the screen which allows you to search the whole page. Firefox Find - ... http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com/blog/http:/smartwomenstupidcomputers.com I have been so frustrated using copy and paste when working with Word. On websites and blogs. Then I finally googled "wordpress and using copy and paste" and found this entry at What the Deuce November 22nd, 2007 Copy & paste Word into Wordpress For a couple of years now I have been ... http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com/blog/http:/smartwomenstupidcomputers.com When you click the email you want to block, do not open it, it won't block if it is open. Just click the line and then go up to "messages" and in the drop down menu, one of the choices is "block sender". Click that and you have now blocked any email ... http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com/blog/http:/smartwomenstupidcomputers.com This works in Outlook express andOutlook. Most programs have a simple similar method to check When you get an email and you are not sure if it is spam or a real email, like the one I just got asking me to confirm with AT&T you can do this. Do not open ... http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com/blog/http:/smartwomenstupidcomputers.com I have been using the Internet since 1994. I started with a Macintosh Performa 520 with a CD drive, good stuff for the time let me tell you! Click the Mac to see old Mac's. I went and and bought the Mac Bible and literally trained myself by studying and practicing each page ... http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com/blog/http:/smartwomenstupidcomputers.com Hat tip to Wikipedia Stupidity is the quality or condition of lacking intelligence, as opposed to being merely ignorant or uneducated. This quality can be attributed to both an individual or a person's actions, words or beliefs, or those of a group. Wiki says it better then I could. These ... http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com/blog/http:/smartwomenstupidcomputers.com Me and Dad in my backyard. Two years ago my Dad entered a nursing home after his third stroke. He was one of the youngest residents since he was only in his early 60’s Dad had owned his own business for over 30 years and was very self sufficient. His first major ... http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com/blog/http:/smartwomenstupidcomputers.com I hate be the bearer of bad news, but in the case of Cyber-crime, an ounce of prevention is your only hope. Calling the police is almost useless. Here is why. Law enforcement has begun to realize the danger and threats to citizens being ripped off in this manner. They are ... http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com/blog/http:/smartwomenstupidcomputers.com I was privileged to be one of the speakers yesterday at an event hosted by the Women’s National Book Association San Francisco at the San Mateo Library. ( what lovely conference rooms they have). My topic was ” Getting Started Online, Putting Your Book on the Web” . Im halfway done with ... http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com/blog/http:/smartwomenstupidcomputers.com