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Chris's Favorite
Posted Monday, July 13, at 10:23 PM
Something for Macs.

and for PC

Dropbox

What I have been using for quite awhile is an excellent tool. Its been amazing one that I wholeheartedly endorse. Imagine an application that automatically syncs files to all your computers. How many of us work on several at a time.? One at work, two at home, an desktop and a laptop. What you will find is that there is a tremendous need to have the same files available anywhere you are, whether at work or hundreds or thousands of miles away. What a blessing it is to be able to log in at work and have the same files accessible. Well, introduce Dropbox. Click this link for a Screencast that shows how it works. https://www.getdropbox.com/screencast#screencast

Whats great about this is that it works whether your computer is an PC, Mac, or linux. You can still access your files anywhere in the world, as long as you can access the Internet, you can download or even upload files.

As an computer IT person, this has been invaluable for me, since I need details that I can access to. If I am working on a computer, I can log in on the web interface. then download the file I need.

If you want to try it out, click my referral link here.. You're get an extra 250 MB for trying it. https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTc4MDM4Mjk

Whats neat, that you can get a free 2GB account. There is more storage available but with a fee which is quite reasonable for what you get from Dropbox. Whats also been a real time saver is the feature of revisions. Lets say, you saved a file and you decided that you didn't like what you have done, well, instead of redoing your work, you can go into the web interface and find revisions, click on revision and restore previous stored revisions of the same file. Although, this is not a feature that I wouldn't use but it can be useful for many.

There is also a photo Folder that you can put your photos in and able to send a gallery link to share it with others.

Jing

Another great piece of software is called Jing. It also able to automatically capture an screenshot and upload it to a great service called Screencast.com.

Whats really cool, it the ability to capture the link while it uploads to Screencast.com. That way, you can paste into email, IM, etc. It certainly saves a lot of time.

This is helpful if you participate in a lot of forums. Where you are helping a lot by sharing an screenshot of how to fix, or anything on your computer. It also able to capture a video. This is useful if you want to show someone how to do something on your Computer. Click here to see an video of Video Capture. http://help.jingproject.com/capture/capt...

I believe you can capture 5 mins worth of video of actual task that you are doing, somebody can watch exactly how to install a certain application, change setting, change setting for email, and the list goes on and on. I, for one, participate in quite a few forums, and this feature is really cool..

There is a number of people who are not a wiz at using the computer but this capture of video can be a plus. Click here to see their website http://www.jingproject.com/



Doctor Visit
Posted Thursday, March 26, at 3:03 PM

Well, here I am going to the Doctor. I have been dragging myself because of a bad cold. Now, I have been sick before, many times and it seems we get worse as we get older. I used to be one who never get sick, and certainly never goes to see the doctor. Well, I guess those times are over...



Banging My Head Again
Posted Monday, January 12, at 4:14 PM

It seems history repeats itself! All you have to do is reread one of my blogs http://www.nevadadailymail.com/blogs/chrisjones/entry/13717/ and then know that I am experiencing similar headaches in the past few weeks. We are switching DSL Service and as usual, they didn't give me any information needed to get the service running. ...



Conference
Posted Monday, September 29, at 2:30 PM

Its been awhile since i blogged so I thought I will share some things that newspapers are doing nowadays. You see, I just got back from the 48th Annual Mid American Newspaper Conference, and as usual, it was located in beautiful Lake of the Ozark, MO...



It's different; yep it's different alright!
Posted Friday, March 7, at 9:46 AM

Well, it's not a secret anymore; my hours of work have changed. There are many pros and yep, you guessed it, cons also. What I like is that it consolidates all the printing to one shift, which for a salary person, is a plus. It has been a challenge the past three years in getting everything done. As many are aware, and I know I am not alone, if you are a manager of some sorts, you have a lot of paperwork to be done...



Exercise and Will Power
Posted Thursday, January 17, at 11:32 AM

I saw a commercial the other day that got me thinking. It had Valerie Bertinelli on it portraying her goal to lose weight. Yes, I know you all have seen it, but this one got my attention more than usual. She had a personal message for the T.V viewer. She said a statement that may at the surface seem truthful, and that is "If I can do it, anyone can do it!"...



Vacationing and Car Shopping
Posted Thursday, December 27, at 9:54 AM

It is amazing what taking time off from work can do to a person. For one who is used to being at work too much, this is a new experience. As in the past, I was blessed by having one day off a week. Now taking 4 days off in a row is certainly a new feeling...



Stepping Up To The Plate
Posted Monday, December 10, at 2:59 PM

One of my pet peeves is someone saying "that is not my job!" I certainly haven't been hearing that around the Nevada Daily Mail for a while now. I was amazed at how many within the organization have expended themselves over the last six months or so. It seems we have made big advancements...



Misfortune
Posted Tuesday, October 16, at 2:05 PM

Have you ever had one of those days? You know what I am talking about! It seems the sky is falling and everything is going wrong. I know everyone has experienced this one time or another and for some it seems more often than not. It seems that I have been struggling with equipment breaking down. And sometimes you wonder, (I know you have said it) "what else can go wrong today?"...



The Consequences of Being 'Big'
Posted Monday, September 24, at 3:12 PM

Sometimes you feel like banging your head against the wall. There is a Web site I have found that list 301 Useless Facts, and it explains fact #212 -- "Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour." Of course we are talking about this in a figurative sense...



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