Tech Tips

September 2009

How to Edit a Wikipedia Entry

by Barbara J. Feldman September 22, 2009

Wikipedia is a collaboratively-edited encyclopedia, but only a small percentage of visitors ever contribute by editing an article. To learn how, start with this overview from Gina Trapani or the official Wikipedia Tutorial And if you think that the tutorial itself needs improvement, feel free to jump in and add your own two cents.

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How to Port Your Data In and Out of Google

by Barbara J. Feldman September 22, 2009

Although Google creates wonderful, free products that so many of us love and use, from a purely information management viewpoint, we should all be a bit more concerned with data portability. And Google agrees! The Data Liberation Front is an engineering team at Google whose one goal is to make it easier for users to [...]

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Should You Upgrade to Snow Leopard?

by Barbara J. Feldman September 8, 2009

Apple released Snow Leopard (a Mac operating system upgrade) last week to mostly mellow reviews. Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal said ” If you’re happy with Leopard, there’s no reason to rush out and get Snow Leopard.” Wired Magazine said “If you upgrade to Snow Leopard today, it’s not going to change your [...]

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Cable Clutter Tip

by Barbara J. Feldman September 1, 2009

Cable clutter is the bane of the modern desk. This tip from the Closet Entrepreneur offers instruction on how to use a simple daisy chain (or chain sinnet) to tame stray cables and power cords. The article includes a video that shows a slightly different method for long extension cords.

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