Imagine my surprise this morning when I looked at my To Do list and saw, "do a review on grimm kermit call marilee". I stared at the screen for a good 20 seconds hoping something would pop to mind. I was stumped. Fortunately, I could tell the task had been placed the day before by Alexa. Now, the … [Read more...] about When Alexa Voice Recognition Gets it Wrong
Quick Productivity Tips
This section covers articles that provide quick tips as opposed to the longer tutorial section that mostly covers Microsoft and Google products.
This master list is presently comprised of 6 categories:
- Cell Phone
- Internet of Things
- Computer Security
- Web
- Microsoft Windows
This section is several pages long so be sure to use the blue Next Page >> button at the bottom or the search box to the right.
How To Fix Email Links So They Open In Chrome
Somedays, I just want to scream when things that did work, no longer work. This happened this week when I needed to contact a vendor by email. This is usually a simple task where you click an email link and it opens in your default application. Instead of getting Gmail to open up in Chrome, I was … [Read more...] about How To Fix Email Links So They Open In Chrome
Free Kindle for PC Offers Awesome Benefits
Like many readers, I own an Amazon Kindle. What you may not know is that when it comes to learning and studying books, product manuals or PDFs, I often use the free version - “Kindle for PC”. There is a comparable version for the Mac. … [Read more...] about Free Kindle for PC Offers Awesome Benefits
Stop Being Lazy and Get a Password Manager
Before you get mad at me for the lazy reference, just know I've been called lazy too. Lazy people try to find systems so they don't have to do mundane stuff. This article is a remake of one I did over a decade ago about predictability and passwords. However, the password strategy I outlined years … [Read more...] about Stop Being Lazy and Get a Password Manager
How to Find Out More about Suspicious URLs
I’m sure this experience has happened to many of us. You see an email come in from a friend, but something just doesn’t look right based on the preview. Parts look normal, but some stuff was suspect. This happened to me this weekend and I decided to research it more. … [Read more...] about How to Find Out More about Suspicious URLs