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Where to buy the best keyboard

If you do a lot of writing on your computer, you might appreciate the value of a high-quality keyboard. But that raises a question: what is a high-quality keyboard? What features set apart the best — from the rest? Continue reading “Where to buy the best keyboard” →

Posted on July 11, 2015July 20, 2015 by John LivingstonPosted in Tip of the WeekLeave a comment

Learn how to grill amazing food

It’s the fourth of July, and millions of Americans will be grilling today. 150 million hot dogs will be consumed. 39 million cases of beer will be sold this weekend. If you do any grilling, you might enjoy this website I’ve discovered. . . . Continue reading “Learn how to grill amazing food” →

Posted on July 4, 2015July 20, 2015 by John LivingstonPosted in Tip of the WeekLeave a comment

Use Pareto’s Law to improve your time management skills

Would you like to make $124 per hour? Continue reading “Use Pareto’s Law to improve your time management skills” →

Posted on June 27, 2015July 3, 2015 by John LivingstonPosted in Tip of the Week1 Comment

Has your email account been hacked?

It’s now common to read about millions of private user accounts being stolen from large organizations like JP Morgan Chase and Target every year. Yours could be one of them — but how can you know? Continue reading “Has your email account been hacked?” →

Posted on June 20, 2015July 3, 2015 by John LivingstonPosted in Tip of the WeekLeave a comment

A highly reliable and cheap laptop solution

Have you ever wanted a cheap and light, but actually useful, laptop to use around the house for the simple things — web browsing, Evernote entry, or WordPress blogging? Continue reading “A highly reliable and cheap laptop solution” →

Posted on June 13, 2015July 3, 2015 by John LivingstonPosted in Tip of the WeekLeave a comment

Back up your data now before it’s too late

Let me share with you a personal horror story. I know someone who made a mistake. I hope you can learn from it. You could save $2,000. . . . Continue reading “Back up your data now before it’s too late” →

Posted on June 6, 2015June 19, 2015 by John LivingstonPosted in Tip of the WeekLeave a comment

A forgotten trick to better organize your gmail account

Many people use Gmail, which is Google’s web mail. It has been around for over a decade now. It offers 17 GB of storage. Not bad for a free service. . . . Continue reading “A forgotten trick to better organize your gmail account” →

Posted on March 14, 2015June 19, 2015 by John LivingstonPosted in Tip of the WeekLeave a comment

Creating new page sizes with Adobe Acrobat

Sometimes you might need to convert a CAD drawing into a more common document format, such as PDF. . . . Continue reading “Creating new page sizes with Adobe Acrobat” →

Posted on March 7, 2015June 19, 2015 by John LivingstonPosted in Tip of the WeekLeave a comment

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