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Interesting Stats About Email Response Times

by Barbara J. Feldman January 7, 2013
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We don’t need a formal study to tell us that email usage is increasing (do we?) … just look at our inboxes! But Cue did issue a 2012 email roundup revealing a bunch of interesting stats, including the increase volume of email in 2012. In another look at the same report Michael Arrington of Techcrunch [...]

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How to Sync an Audiobook with a Kindle eBook

by Barbara J. Feldman December 10, 2012
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For many years now, I’ve been an Audible member, listening to audiobooks in my car. I’m also a dedicated Kindle reader, reading (mostly) on my Android. So I was pretty excited to test out the new Amazon feature that automatically syncs audiobooks with Kindle books, so that I can pick up wherever I was, no [...]

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Amazon Announces Kindle Fire Subscription for Kids

by Barbara J. Feldman December 7, 2012
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I am over-the-moon excited by Amazon’s new Kindle Fire content subscription service for kids 3 to 8. FreeTime Unlimited offers a nearly unlimited supply of apps, videos and ebooks for a low monthly fee of just $2.99 for Prime members. (You already are a Prime member, right?) The service includes Parental Control over content and [...]

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Mac Gets Hit with Malware Threat

by Barbara J. Feldman December 3, 2012

Naked Security from Sophos has reported that Macs are getting infected with malware by visiting a Dalai Lama site. If infected, all your keystrokes could be recorded, thereby exposing all your important data such as bank passwords. Two things I’d recommend. First is an anti-virus for your Mac, such as the free one published by [...]

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Gmail Tip for Sending Really Big Files

by Barbara J. Feldman November 29, 2012
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Gmail has an attachment size limit of 25 MG, but recently announced a new feature that allows file sharing of up to 10GB using Google Drive. Here’s how it works. First of all, you need to be composing your message in the Gmail’s new compose window, so look for the “Try It Now” button (if [...]

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Tell Facebook Which Pages You Want to See More Of

by Barbara J. Feldman November 20, 2012

Facebook has recently implemented a way for you to choose to get a notification (in your message area) whenever a favorite FB Page (such as the Surfnetkids Facebook Page or the JokesByKids Page) makes a post. To change your settings, login to Facebook, and visit the page you want notifications for. Assuming you’ve already liked [...]

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