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Fatherhood and Computers (A Brief Introduction)

I’m a citizen of the internet and as such I frequently come across interesting things online. I share these things with people who would also find them interesting. Most often my students are the people who would find my internet perusals valuable and they are subjected to the best of what I find. Oftentimes, since I’m currently teaching a film class, this involves innovative videos created by random individuals that I can use to demonstrate a particular concept in an entertaining way. My other hobby (addiction) is technology blogs. I’ve recently become a user and advocate of open source software. … Continue reading →

Saving an entire Web page for offline viewing

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Saving an entire Web page, graphics, links and all, is a really simple process. Yesterday, we discussed how to save portions of text and graphics from Web pages. Today, we’ll cover how to save complete, individual Web pages using Microsoft Internet Explorer. I’ll discuss two popular formats that you can use to save Web pages: HTML and MHTML. Saving HMTL files Saving Web pages is similar to saving any other type of file. One way to save an entire Web page is to save the actual programming code, so the page can be recreated on your computer without need for … Continue reading →

Saving and printing text from Web pages

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Have you ever needed to save a few lines of text from a Web site? Or have you wanted to save an entire Web page for later viewing? Saving text and Web pages can be useful after you’ve made an online purchase, for example, and want to save your transaction ID or the digital receipt. There are numerous ways to save text and graphics from Web sites and I’ll show you a couple of the quick ways today. Tomorrow, we’ll discuss how to save Web pages in their entirety for later viewing. Copy and Paste Copying and pasting is a … Continue reading →

Review of four free Internet browsers (Reviews part 2)

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Here are the final reviews for the last two of four browsers reviewed here. ● Netscape Browser 8. The current version of Netscape, published by AOL, is based on the early versions of Firefox. It also includes the rendering engine used in IE. Thus, Netscape should be able to display most web pages without any trouble. Every so often I have a little bit of trouble getting some pages to display. Similar to Firefox, Netscape banks on being different than IE and contains features not yet incorporated in IE. You can use tabbed browsing and customize the interface. You are … Continue reading →

Misplaced Concerns

I have a problem with distractions: they distract me. They distract me from important things. They distract me from the things I really need to concentrate on in my day to day life as a student and a teacher. These distractions are more than unfortunate realities but they are truly damaging to my ability to finish the tasks assigned to me. I’ve been focusing on finding a “quiet place” and some other ideas in the past, but how am I to avoid the onslaught of endless entertainments to be found on the internet; endless interruptions to be located in co-workers; … Continue reading →

Unlock Your Favorite Films with Disney KeyChest

Say goodbye to your DVDs and even your Blu-Rays, because Disney’s about to bring watching movies at home into a new era. At the beginning of the month the Walt Disney Corporation unveiled a new technology called KeyChest. KeyChest allows consumers to purchase television shows or movies, store them on remote servers, and then play them on various media devices, from TV’s to computers to mobile phones. KeyChest is expected to go on sale by the end of 2010. I don’t blame you if you can’t get your head around KeyChest. I couldn’t, at first. But after thinking about it … Continue reading →

Download Some New Software

Avast Ye Mateys! Download.com Is a software treasure hunt. Can you tell that I am in pirate mode? That is because we are busy planning my son’s birthday party. He will be six and wants a treasure-hunting pirate theme. It is all about pirates right now, and fortunately, I was able to find some cool pirate-y software programs to occupy his obsession until the big day. Download.com has been providing safe virus and spyware free software for many years. I remember downloading programs from this website many years ago, when it was ultra cool just to have a screen saver … Continue reading →

What’s So Great About Firefox Anyway?

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Why do I love Firefox? Let me count the ways… Okay, so maybe this isn’t worthy of a Shakespearean sonnet, but if I could write haiku, I’m sure it would be worthy of one of those. Firefox is an excellent browser that surpasses Internet Explorer in many aspects. Here is my top five list of reason why I love Firefox: 1) Security. Firefox was built to be more secure than Internet Explorer from the ground floor up. Add that to the fact that when a hacker decides he wants to write a worm or trojan horse for a browser to … Continue reading →

Using RSS feeds on Families.com part 1

Using RSS feeds on Families.com can simplify the way you read new content postings. Each blog and forum thread on Families.com can be quickly accessed using an RSS feed reader. Last week we discussed some commonly asked questions about RSS feeds. If you missed the two articles, you can find them here and here. Today, I will begin running you through a step-by-step tutorial of how to use the RSS feeds on Families.com. 1. Choose your RSS feed reader First, you have to have an RSS feed reader in mind. In last week’s blog I mentioned a few that you … Continue reading →

RSS Feeds – FAQs continued

RSS feeds can really simplify the way you check the latest headlines or browse the most recent blog posts. Yesterday, we answered a few of the most frequently asked questions about RSS feeds. Today, we’ll continue answering questions that often come up when discussing RSS feeds. Next week, we begin learning how to use RSS feeds. ● Why should I use RSS feeds? RSS feeds give you the ability to browse the latest blog or news postings without having to actually go to each specific Web page. Instead of going to each Web site and checking out their latest content … Continue reading →