Tech Tips

August 2006

Audio Formats

by Barbara J. Feldman August 29, 2006

Although your computer can play both MP3 CDs and audio CDs, most car and home CD players can not play compressed MP3 audio. If you want maximum compatibility, you need to specify “Audio CD” format when you burn your own discs. For more about compression and audio formats, read Ask Leo.

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Google Calendar

by Barbara J. Feldman August 22, 2006

Just in time for back-to-school organizing, Google Calendar is a free way for families, sports leagues, Girl Scout troops (and so on) to easily create and share an online calendar. Some of its unique features include sending online invitations to calendared events, access from your mobile phone, and Gmail integration.

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Google Maps Mobile

by Barbara J. Feldman August 15, 2006

Google Maps Mobile has just announced a free download for your cell phone that will display real- time traffic in thirty metropolitan cities. To learn more, visit the site from your home computer. To download the free mobile phone application, visit the site from the web browser of your cell phone.

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Wheel Mouse Navigation

by Barbara J. Feldman August 8, 2006

If you have a wheel mouse, here’s a handy browser navigation tip. Hold down the Shift key and scroll the nav wheel backwards to return to your previous web page. Scroll two clicks, and you are two pages back in your history. Moving forward in history is just as easy: hold down Shift and roll [...]

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Catster and Dogster

by Barbara J. Feldman August 1, 2006

Online social networking isn’t just for humans anymore, nowadays it’s for pets too. Dogs, cats (and their owners?) can join the fun at Dogster and Catster where dogs and cats are joining by the hundreds every day. FYI, most popular Dogster dog breed is a Labrador Retriever, and the most popular cat name on Catster [...]

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