Gadget Monday: Back-up with Style with SimpleTech Signature Mini

Backups are the buzzkill of most people who work on computers. Being organized is often tedious. But spending a few minutes on a regular basis making sure that the information on your computer is safely stored somewhere else for emergency retrieval is time well spent. SimpleTech Signature Mini makes the job a little less tedious, […]

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Say It with a Smiley

[This is the third in a series about e-mail. Read earlier posts under the category e-mail.] Emoticons, short for “emotion icons,” and also known as smileys, are punctuation combinations that can help soften an informal message. Here are some frequently used emoticons and their definitions. Use them in moderation; too many can make your messages

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E-mail Image Counts

[This is the third in a series about e-mail. Read earlier posts under the category e-mail.] Here are a few easy tips for tidying up messy messages: Check spelling and grammar before sending. Spell-check goes a long way toward making you sound smarter, but some people surprisingly don’t use it. Don’t use all caps. I

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Gadget Monday: Podcasting Project Perfect for Nonprofit Budget

If any of you have started podcasting or video blogging, you might have noticed a discernible difference between what you’re doing with your computer microphone and what the pros are doing when they’re making voice-overs. Namely, you’re likely to hear very pronounced P sounds as you talk into the mic. We’ve addressed a couple different

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