About a year ago, my daughter (who was 9 at the time) started asking for her own email account. This, I suppose, comes from having parents who make a living using computers. In any case, after researching our options, we found lots of suggestions online for using free web-based services like Gmail … [Read more...]
Using Microsoft Outlook to Monitor a Child's Email Account
February 8, 2010 by · 1 Comment
Microsoft Outlook has some filtering techniques that can be particularly useful to parents trying to restrict who sends their children email. You can use a free email account from your Internet service provider, as the company probably provides its users with several. We use Verizon for Internet … [Read more...]
Photo Effects without Photoshop
January 21, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
I am frequently asked how to achieve certain stylized effects with photographs. When I respond with my typical "I use Photoshop," most people aren't impressed. It's not that they dislike Photoshop, but that they don't have access to it (i.e., it's expensive) and/or don't know how to use it. So when … [Read more...]
iPhoto's Faces
November 25, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
I just recently upgraded to the latest version of Apple's OS, which also got me the latest version of their iPhoto software. Today I had a chance to play around with it a bit. There are a ton of new features, but one of my favorites is called "Faces." According to Apple, "iPhoto uses face detection … [Read more...]
My Apple Upgrade
November 18, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Three years ago I bought a MacBook Pro. At the time, it was super fast and able to handle all my computer needs. It was a glorious machine, and I quickly fell in love. But over time, the keys became so worn I could no longer read the letters on them. That I could overlook. But when performance … [Read more...]
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