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Business

A long-exposure shot of satellite streaks in the night sky or a modern router glowing in a dark, rural setting.

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Technology

Quick Shortcuts in MS Word (using the mouse!)

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Microsoft Word (in Office): I see many people struggle to select words, sentences, or paragraphs for editing in Word. It can be quite easy, and

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Use your Android for a Remote for PowerPoint

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Continuing on my recent vein of discussing Presentations, I wanted to share with you my latest find.  (Bottom line: I highly recommend it.) I used

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The Problem with PowerPoint — is US!

March 28, 2011April 22, 20112 min read

I have been a proponent of the “Presentation 2.0” style as a generic term and concept since attending the PodCamp Pittsburgh 2 in 2007.  In

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Technology

Presentation Tools besides Powerpoints–A few alternatives

March 26, 20112 min read

PowerPoint.  Yup.  We love to hate it.  Probably because we have to use it.  Sure, there’s Keynote, but that is limited to the MacOS and

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Commentary Technology

More thoughts on Twitter’s “use cases”

March 24, 2011March 24, 20114 min read

I am once again about to talk at a conference about Twitter.  In this instance, I am asked to sit on a panel and discuss

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Commentary Technology

Donate Computers–but remove the hard drive!

March 10, 2011March 10, 20112 min read

It’s TAX TIME again, and  now is the time we often think about making Charitable donations (to help with NEXT year.)  It’s funny how that

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Solar Kill Shot possible? Crackpots and Scientists Agree. Sort of.

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I have been talking to a few people lately about being prepared for the potential of the “solar kill shot.”  The short version of this

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Reviews Technology

Review: OtterBox Commuter Series case for Captivate

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I have heard about the OtterBox cases for years, starting back when I wanted to find a case I could put my iPod in and

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Photography Tip–learn your ISO Profile

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Photo: Did you get a new digital camera for the holidays, like many of our listeners at Real Tech for Real People? Is it all

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How to motivate students to read each others’ blogs…

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My brother wrote recently in his blog a response to a student who apparently had some concerns about the apparent futility of writing blogs as

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