Tag Archives: Google

Here’s how to fix your “frankenpet eyes that glow” photos

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Linda

I was leafing through one of my old photo albums the other day, looking at pictures of a beloved dog who was part of the family for 16 years, when I came across several scary glowing eye pictures I’d snapped of her.  They made me smile because she looks like an alien pet and I remembered what we were doing when I took the pictures. However, most of the time you won’t want to have a glowing eye pet and will want to fix the problem.  And now with digital cameras and some free online … Continue reading →

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Tech tip: How to use Gmail to handle ALL your email accounts

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Linda

Image via CrunchBase As you may or may not know, I’ve been part of the internet, and email, since 1994, and email has been part of my life even longer.  All things internet have evolved at light speed over the ensuing 16 years and this certainly includes email, which is still an indispensable part of most of our lives. But along the way email started to get out of control. There became too much of it, SPAM got really bad, and it started taking too much valuable time away from the things you should be … Continue reading →

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Did you get to see Pac Man on Google’s search results page? Here’s the link

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Linda

Image via Wikipedia In honor of the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man, Google replaced its traditional logo with an interactive Pac-Man doodle. For people who missed the game, this was entertainment of the highest order. For others, the Pac-Man doodle was just a distraction, plain and simple. After having the game up for several days, Google went back to it’s familiar logo.  And some were not happy with the change.  They wanted Pac-Man back. “We’ve been overwhelmed — but not surprised 🙂 — by the success of our 30th anniversary Pac-Man doodle,” Google VP Marissa Mayer … Continue reading →

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3 Google search tips when you’re not sure what you’re looking for

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Linda

Image via CrunchBase Ever sit down in front of your computer to find something on Google and then try and figure out how to word what you want? I do this from time to time and it frustrates me, so I was happy to find this short tutorial on three Google search tips that will help in your search efforts to find exactly what you seek. These tips are from the website  ‘Make Use Of’ and I’ve included a couple from the article below (geek alert – if you go to the original article you … Continue reading →

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