http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:50:51 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:14 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Browser-tip-how-to-go-to-a-link-in-a-new-tab-all-in-one-motion?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner I use this shortcut all the time, in fact several times per hour.  It is extremely useful when on the web.  It allows you to open a new tab and go to a link destination with one click of the mouse.  This shortcut works the same in IE (... Shortcuts Tips Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Browser-tip-how-to-go-to-a-link-in-a-new-tab-all-in-one-motion?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Video-Google-OS--open-source-code-now-available?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner Two interesting, somewhat related events occurred last summer, the first at Microsoft and the second at Google. Microsoft has long dominated the operating system market, and conversely Google is by far the most widely used search ... Computer Trends Google Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:41:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Video-Google-OS--open-source-code-now-available?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Leonid-meteor-shower-trending-topic-on-Google?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner The Leonid meteor shower is set to peak November 17th.  Like the Perseid shower on August 12th, it is an annual event.  There is a lot of interest - Google currently has several trending topics related to the shower, meaning lots of people ... Computer Trends Google Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:22:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Leonid-meteor-shower-trending-topic-on-Google?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d14-The-difference-between-disk-drives-and-RAM?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner This is a "Computers 101" article. Many people ask if their computer will run faster if they put in a larger hard drive.  The answer is no, unless their drive is almost full.  Even then, they will see error messages abou... Computer basics How they work Computers 101 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:19:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d14-The-difference-between-disk-drives-and-RAM?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Google-logo-water-on-the-moon?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner Water on the moon has become a trending topic on Google trends, and Google has changed their logo to reflect the late-breaking news story that water has been found on the moon. Yesterday, Anthony Colaprete, principal investigator for NASA's Luna... Google Logos Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:46:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Google-logo-water-on-the-moon?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Google-logo-Veterans-day?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner Immediately after a week of Sesame Street logos, Google comes up with another new logo.  This time for Veterans day. The logo salutes the men and women of the military that have both risked and given their lives to protect our freedoms... Google Logos Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:38:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Google-logo-Veterans-day?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Google-logo-Sesame-Street-images-are-photographs-not-drawings?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner Today, Google announced on their official blog that the Sesame Street images are photographs, not drawings. The Sesame Street Google pictures are linked below. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, Google create... Google Logos Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:58:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Google-logo-Sesame-Street-images-are-photographs-not-drawings?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Google-logo-7-the-whole-Sesame-Street-gang?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner Today's Google logo is the seventh in the series of Sesame Street logos - the whole gang!  The other six were Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie & Bert, Grover, Elmo and Count Von Count, displayed in the last six days. A fit... Google Logos Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:49:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Google-logo-7-the-whole-Sesame-Street-gang?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Google-logo-6-the-Count?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner Today's Google logo is number six in the series of Sesame Street logos - the Count, or "Count Von Count."  The other five were Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie & Bert, Grover and Elmo, displayed in the last five days.&nbsp... Google Logos Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:57:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Google-logo-6-the-Count?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Google-logo-5-Elmo?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner Today's Google logo is number five in the series of Sesame Street logos.  It features Elmo.  The other four were Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie & Bert and Oscar, displayed in the last four days. Elmo is the red friendly, chee... Google Logos Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:58:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Google-logo-5-Elmo?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Google-logo-4-Oscar?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner Today's Google logo is number four in the series of Sesame Street logos.  It features Oscar.  The other three were Big Bird, Cookie Monster and Ernie & Bert, displayed in the last three days. Oscar is Sesame Street's resident grouc... Google Logos Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:05:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Google-logo-4-Oscar?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Google-logo-3-Ernie--Bert?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner First, it was Big Bird, then Cookie Monster.  Today is number 3 in this series of Google Logo Sesame Street characters. Some people believe that Google logos will be Sesame Street characters until November 10th - the act... Google Logos Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Google-logo-3-Ernie--Bert?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Google-logo-another-Sesame-Street-day?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner This is the second day in as many days where the Google logo is different.  Yesterday Google celebrated Sesame Street's 40th birthday.  And today - well, another Google logo for the same topic.  This time it's Cookie Monster.  Yes... Google Logos Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:50:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Google-logo-another-Sesame-Street-day?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Google-logo-Big-Bird-is-40?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner The Google logo has changed today to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, a children's television program aired on public television stations across the United States. Sesame Street is known for its Muppets characters created by Jim ... Google Logos Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:38:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Google-logo-Big-Bird-is-40?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Google-logo-not-one-but-four-logos-for-Halloween?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner Google's logo today is not a special logo for Halloween, but four special logos for Halloween.  Go to Google's home page and you see this first logo. Click on the logo and you see the second one with more candy. This happens two more t... Computer Trends Google Logos Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:59:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Google-logo-not-one-but-four-logos-for-Halloween?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Video-the-Google-story-in-two-minutes?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner This video was just released by Google.  It only had 304 views when this article was written.  It is a summary history of Google since it became a company. Google has been the dominant search engine almost at its inception, and has bee... Computer basics Computer Trends YouTube Videos Google Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:08:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Video-the-Google-story-in-two-minutes?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Video-95yard-soccer-goal?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner This video is of an amazing goal by Ryan Rosenbaum, a freshman at Southern Methodist University.  This video was just recently put on the internet, and it will probably be viewed many times in the next few weeks. YouTube has recently reache... Computer Trends YouTube Videos Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:15:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Video-95yard-soccer-goal?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Caution-email-containing-a-virus-masking-as-a-DHL-package-delivery?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner There is an email going around with the subject "DHL delivery problem number 98985" or similar subject.  It contains a message claiming that DHL failed to deliver a package.  You are instructed to print the invoice copy attached a... Computer issues Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:40:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Caution-email-containing-a-virus-masking-as-a-DHL-package-delivery?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Google-logo-the-barcodes-birthday?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner Google celebrates the barcode's birthday today with a barcode that probably says "Google."  The barcode is 57 years old today. It was patented on October 7, 1952.  The first product purchased using a barcode scanner was ... Computer Trends Google Logos Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:04:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Google-logo-the-barcodes-birthday?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Google-logo-Gandais-birthday?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner Today Google has a logo to celebrate Mohandas K. Gandhi's birthday.  Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. It was announced today in India that the NREGA will b... Computer Trends Google Logos Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:07:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Google-logo-Gandais-birthday?cid=exrss-Using-Computers-Examiner