Two free Microsoft Office Suite-like applications:
http://www.openoffice.org/
http://symphony.lotus.com
When to all of the people on Twitter.com sleep?
When do they sleep?
http://www.sleepingtime.org
Try mine out if you don’t know anyone else who uses Twitter, search ‘RonDoyle’. In reality it is off about an hour for me.
Get your own 
USB Laser Guided Missile Launcher so you can win your own office arms race!
Jim is going to get a couple of these for hosts that make mistakes (I better stay away).
Another way to clean your computer’s keyboard in case of spills. This article is a couple of years old from NPR but it still stands.
“Studies show that computer keyboards have more bacteria than toilet seats. But it’s hard to clean all those keys. So some people advocate an extreme solution: Throw your keyboard in your dishwasher.”
“At first glance, this seems insane. But the computer – keyboard – in – the – dishwasher advice is all over the Internet. And don’t we wish it were true? My keyboard is an old Hewlett Packard that’s encrusted with a kind of mysterious black grime. I thought, "Well, why not try my Kitchen Aid?’"
Also a couple of good free Anti-virus applications.
With a couple of warnings:
- Only install one anti-virus program on your computer.
If you already have another MAKE SURE you completely uninstall it first. - Only run one of these at a time too, with the possible exception of Microsoft’s Security Essentials which can run alongside of others…but do it at your own risk.
- The first two will steer you to the paid versions, so install the correct one.
- I have used them all with no ill effects; however, install any software at your own risk. (i.e., don’t call me – I’ve warned you here.)
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From Monday’s call about how to remove Buzz from Gmail, I received another resolution from a listener. (Sorry I deleted the email and can’t remember show sent it…but you know who you are.)
I told the caller to first log into Gmail:
- Click Settings.
- Go to the Labels link.
- Click the hide link, see below.
That’s it, now go back to your Gmail inbox and that’s all.
The listener who emailed me later in the day suggested that you could just remove Google Buzz, like this:
- Log into Gmail
- From the main screen look at the bottom and click the Turn off Buzz link.
- That’s it…
- However, I have read that Google may tie this in to other Gmail features so that when you cut Buzz of you could loose other functionality…which hasn’t happened at the time of this post.
(See the before and after pics below.)
Personally I prefer, at this moment in time, to hide the link as described in the first instructions above. But you can pick and use your own.
Also, either one can be turned back on or unhidden so you can try them both…just make sure if you Turn it off first you Turn it back on before you try to hide it. If Buzz is off it will not appear in the links to be able to be hidden.
