http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm Computer and internet tips from Harrison Bookkeeping. en-us Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:23:30 -0400 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:19:00 -0400 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss gwen32539@gmail.com gwen32539@gmail.com http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2009/4/22/Green-Computing-Tip Don't trash your old CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs  recycle them instead. Here's how. [More] General Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:19:00 -0400 http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2009/4/22/Green-Computing-Tip http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/12/24/Merry-Christmas-and-Happy-New-Year The Harrison Bookkeeping staff will be taking this week and next week off to celebrate the holidays with our families. The bookkeeping business usually grinds to a complete halt during this time of year anyway. We wish all of our clients and blog visitors a joyous and peaceful Christmas, and a safe but happy New Year. General Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:45:00 -0400 http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/12/24/Merry-Christmas-and-Happy-New-Year http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/12/17/Moving-to-a-New-Computer In November, we bit the bullet and built new computers for the office (our current machines are five years old). The purpose of this article is not to discuss all the pros and cons of building your own computer, but rather to share our experiences in transferring files to the new computers. [More] General Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:32:00 -0400 http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/12/17/Moving-to-a-New-Computer http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/11/26/Happy-Thanksgiving We're taking the week off to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families. We'd like to wish everyone a blessed and truly happy Thanksgiving holiday. Try to spend less time on the computer this weekend! General Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:43:00 -0400 http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/11/26/Happy-Thanksgiving http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/10/22/For-Better-Reading-HideRemove-Parts-of-Web-Pages For you devoted FireFox users, there's a FireFox plugin that allows you to hide or even remove annoying parts of a web page. This plugin declutters and thus improves your reading experience. [More] General Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:20:00 -0400 http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/10/22/For-Better-Reading-HideRemove-Parts-of-Web-Pages http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/7/23/Military-Time-on-Your-Computer If you routinely tell time in military time, here's how to change your Windows XP settings so your computer displays military time. [More] General Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:27:00 -0400 http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/7/23/Military-Time-on-Your-Computer http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/6/11/Dont-Open-That-Window If you're using Internet Explorer 7, there's a way to control how many windows you open. [More] General Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:20:00 -0400 http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/6/11/Dont-Open-That-Window http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/5/19/Why-Free-Website-Hosting-is-Usually-a-Bad-Deal Yesterday morning, Fox News ran a story on a Islamic extremist website created by the 22-year-old son of Saudi Arabian immigrants. When I heard the website was being run by a resident of North Carolina, I immediately wondered if my website hosting company, based in North Carolina, was hosting the site. Here's why I should care. [More] General Mon, 19 May 2008 12:14:00 -0400 http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/5/19/Why-Free-Website-Hosting-is-Usually-a-Bad-Deal http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/1/15/Syncing-Files-Between-Desktop-and-Laptop Switching back and forth between a desktop computer and a laptop can be tricky if you don't know about tools that allow you to easily accomplish this. One such tool is Microsoft's free SyncToy application. [More] General QuickBooks Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:55:00 -0400 http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/1/15/Syncing-Files-Between-Desktop-and-Laptop http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/1/11/Printing-Websites Would you like to know how to print a website without cutting off part of the page? There are several tricks to doing this. [More] General Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:37:00 -0400 http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2008/1/11/Printing-Websites http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2007/12/21/Holiday-Wishes I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe, Happy New Year. May you and your family be richly blessed this holiday season, and throughout the coming year. General Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:29:00 -0400 http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2007/12/21/Holiday-Wishes http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2007/12/17/Windows-Vista-is-Not-Popular A study conducted by Information Week in April 2007 shows that 30% of businesses have *no* plans to upgrade to Windows Vista. Another 27% said they were at least a year away from upgrading. And, only 12% of consumers planned to upgrade within a year. [More] General Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:01:00 -0400 http://computing.hbkpg.com/index.cfm/2007/12/17/Windows-Vista-is-Not-Popular