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Tuesday Quick Tips: Google Calculate…

Written by The Digitante on March 3, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Google, TQT

Carrying a calculator around with you isn’t very practical, unless you are Mrs. Digitante, then you have one in your purse. Your computer has a calculator, but you have to dig about three menus deep to find it. Fortunately, most people have a browser with a calculator built right in. Not only does Google’s search [...]

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FYIJSYK: Internet Explorer Hole…

Written by The Digitante on February 5, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: FYIJSYK, Firefox, Google, security

I’ve got a brand new FYI: Just So You Know. It seems that Internet Explore (you know, the little blue ‘e’ that is used to browse the internet) has a massive security hole and the worst part is: it can’t be patched. This means that any time you browse the internet using Internet Explorer (any [...]

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Google Docs Update…

Written by The Digitante on February 4, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Google, productivity

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about uploading any type of file to Google Docs. At that time, the largest file you could upload was 250Mb. Recently, the size was updated to 1024Mb, over 4 times larger! This is great, especially given that if you wanted to store a Linux operating system live CD [...]

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Tuesday Quick Tip: Chrome Site Search…

Written by The Digitante on January 27, 2010 - 1 Comment
Categories: Google, TQT, internet

Since I’ve been posting a Biggest Loser recap over on Off Color TV (warning: since it’s off color, you might see some adult-type language and humor), Tuesdays have kind of suffered in terms of posting over here. Therefore, until Biggest Loser is over, I’ll be posting a quick tip that will hopefully show you something [...]

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Google Docs: Upload Anything…

Written by The Digitante on January 22, 2010 - 4 Comments
Categories: Google, internet, productivity

If you’ve ever been to a cheap Chinese restaurant, you’ve probably used the wooden chopsticks that come in a reddish-orange sleeve. If you paid close attention to the sleeve, you would have read something pretty amazing. After learning to hold one stick with your thumb and the other like a pencil, the sleeve informs you [...]

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