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Accessible Bookmarks/Social Bookmarking
LibraryPoint Blog, Lisa Varga, Tech, Tech Answers
06/22/2010 - 3:55pm

“With all the technology we have, why can’t I just access my bookmarks from anywhere?” The good news is: you can, with one of these Web sites:

 
All require you to register for free, and then have their own steps to follow, but all allow you to import your “bookmarks” or “favorites” from your home computer and then access them from any other computer with internet access. If you have been crying out for this ability, here’s your chance!!
 
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Increasing Your Internet Privacy
Chuck Gray, Computers, Identity, Internet, LibraryPoint Blog, Security, Tech, Weekly Feature Articles, Tech Answers, Business and Finances, Household Maintenance, Science and Technology, Self-Help and Instructional
06/09/2010 - 2:37pm
Lock on a keyboard

Maintaining your privacy online is a tricky matter, as I’m sure you know. And though you’re using a firewall as well as anti-spyware software, and you’ve password-protected your computer, that does almost nothing to keep your information secure online. Here are some ideas to help keep you to yourself when surfing the Web. I’ve divided the information into basic and advanced sections for your convenience.

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Netbooks for Newbies
Buying guides, Chuck Gray, Computers, FYI Articles, Tech, Weekly Feature Articles, Tech Answers, Science and Technology, Self-Help and Instructional
06/21/2010 - 5:23pm

It has been fascinating to observe the rising adoption rates of netbooks. Think of netbooks as filling the technological niche between smartphones (such as the Blackberry and the iPhone) and full-sized laptops: they are compact, light-weight, and inexpensive computers for the price-conscious mobile user. Netbooks generally feature a diagonal screen size of 7–10 inches, wi-fi, a slower processor which consumes less power (resulting in often considerably longer battery life), a smallish hard drive, and no built-in optical drive (CD/DVD).

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Games for Everyone
Chuck Gray, Computers, FYI Articles, Internet, Online games, Tech, Weekly Feature Articles, Tech Answers, Crafts and Hobbies
06/21/2010 - 5:04pm

Counter-culture revolutionary that I’m not, I am nonetheless always on the lookout for media that has been produced outside the mainstream. The catchall term for such media is “indie,” though such a mass grouping for what is actually a very diverse market is woefully oversimplified. But you get the idea:

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Learn to Keyboard
Computers, Keyboarding, LibraryPoint Blog, Mary Buck, Tech, Typing, Tech Answers, Self-Help and Instructional
06/21/2010 - 5:01pm

We've run an article on revving up your computer with the right software configuration, but there's an even more basic way for computer users to increase their speed. Learn to keyboard. Hunting and pecking for the correct keys can take a lot of the joy out of PC applications. If you've never learned to type, consider picking up this useful skill on your own with books from the library and online practice tools.

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