Tech Tips

February 2012

How to Store Photos Outside of iPhoto

by Barbara J. Feldman February 28, 2012

Despite all of iPhoto’s wonderful features for managing your photo library, it does not play well with others. Because iPhoto stores all your photos in a proprietary format, it does not lend itself to easily sharing photos with other programs, except via the export function. According to Macworld writer Derrick Story, “The program’s approach to [...]

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How to Hide Facebook Relationship Status Updates

by Barbara J. Feldman February 21, 2012

Now that Valentine’s Day has passed, perhaps you realize it is time to change your relationship status on Facebook. But is there a stealth way to do this, without the news of your breakup showing up on in the news feed of all 862 of your closest friends? Amy-Mae Elliot, of Mashable.com, says yes, and [...]

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How to Slow IE9 Add-on Pop Ups

by Barbara J. Feldman February 14, 2012

If you’ve been annoyed by Internet Explorer 9′s pop-up message about the speed of your add-ons, you are not alone! Leo Notenboom of Ask Leo! explains that although there is no way to turn the message off, you can control when it appears. The message is a warning that IE9 thinks your browser add-ons are [...]

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How to Share Grocery Lists

by Barbara J. Feldman February 7, 2012

One’s grocery list can easily be kept on a piece of paper, but when your roommate or spouse is the one doing the shopping, how do you share a single piece of paper? Say hello to collaborative shopping apps for your smart phone! Three such apps are Grocery IQ, Our Groceries and GrocerySmart, and they [...]

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