Contents
Below are links to helpful information. Some go to other places on this page and other pages at this site, while other links take you to other sites. (Sorry if this is confusing. You can always click your browser's Back button to return to the previous location.)
- Computer Survival Guide
- Shareware Reviews
- Useful Shareware I will Review Someday (if I get around to it)
- Book Recommendations (defunct)
- Ergonomics, Comfort and Other Special Needs
- Resources for Blind or Low-Vision Users
- Miscellaneous (Library, Dictionary, Time, Weather, Anti-spam)
Computer Survival Guide
This is one of those works in progress that may never get finished, so (at the risk of public embarrassment) I finally put it up in draft form, hoping it might be helpful. Check it out and let me know what you think!
Shareware Reviews
In our latest review (which has admittedly become dated - but the software has only improved), we take another look at 12Ghosts Backup, a utility that includes the ability to back up designated files continuously and automatically every time you save new versions of the files. This makes it quick and painless to recover accidentally deleted sections or a corrupted file, for example, no matter what software you used to create it - simply pull up a previous backup copy.
Go to "Ongoing Safety" Review - or - Shareware Table of Contents
Useful Shareware I will Review Someday
(if I get around to it)
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I and several acquaintances have been using eTrust EZ Antivirus™ and its predecessor on our PC's for over three years with no problems. It has not presented any software conflict problems at all, which is impressive, considering all the stuff I run on my machine. I know of at least half a dozen occasions where it has saved me from a PC viral infection. |
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NEO for Microsoft® Outlook® users: Suffering from a bloated Inbox? Check out this easy-to-use Outlook plug-in that organizes email messages and serves up incredibly fast searches. Personally, I have eliminated most of the time I used to spend organizing my multitude of emails into various Outlook folders, because NEO's built-in organization and keyword searches make most of that unnecessary. (The search capability that comes with Outlook is tediously slow, both for defining the search and for running it.) |
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WorldMerge, designed for creating personally-addressed bulk emails, works directly with email lists in Outlook and Eudora® and with data in Access and Excel files without requiring conversion of files. |
Book Recommendations
The time has arrived. A decision has been made. I have removed books from this site.
When I have time (2007?), I may add a few of my absolute favorites, but don't look for them soon.
Ergonomics, Comfort and Other Special Needs
I put up a separate page for this topic. Click the heading above.
Resources for Blind or Low-Vision Users
I put up a separate page for this topic. Click the heading above.
Miscellaneous
- Internet Public Library (www.ipl.org) - Free source of information about a wide variety of topics, including computer technology.
- ComputerUser Hi-Tech Dictionary (www.computeruser.com) - Enter your term below and click the "Look Up" button. Look in the left frame of the new window that opens for matches to your term. Pick one to show the definition in the main frame.
- The Official US Time (www.time.gov) - Very accurate time provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST - an agency of the Department of Commerce), and the U. S. Naval Observatory (USNO)
- Official Weather Forecast Products and Observations (www.nws.noaa.gov) - Weather provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Hopefully this won't matter to your computer, but it might affect your travel plans.)