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St. Louis County Library Offers Free Computer Classes

May 24, 2010

The St. Louis County Library District is providing FREE computer classes.  Yes free.  You can find the schedule here: Calendar of Upcoming Events.

Other Library News
The Natural Bridge Branch of the St. Louis County Library recently added 24 more personal computers, making it the largest provider of free Internet access in St. Louis.

With a total of 51 personal [...]

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Convert Any Website To A PDF Document

May 2, 2010

Online PDFCrowd takes any website and converts it to a standard PDF document.  There are open source programs that do the same thing, but this doesn’t require downloads nor installs.
The site allows you to even setup the page similar to using Microsoft Word on your computer.  For example, you can adjust margins, page mode, and [...]

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Write In Peaceful Bliss

February 19, 2010

Catching up today I stumbled upon a program that fits within a niche.   The program attempts to comfort you as you blissfully type your article or blog.  It is worth a try considering it doesn’t cost anything.  There is an advanced version for those that are kind enough to donate.

CreaWriter features a clutter-free desktop, background [...]

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Synchronize Internet Browser Bookmarks To Multiple PCs

January 28, 2010

There is nothing more frustrating than not having your browser favorites when you are out of the office. This issue has been around since the dawn of mankind it seems.
If you have more than one computer, you can repair this problem with a href=”http://www.xmarks.com”XMarks/a. XMarks add-on needs installing on each browser you have. [...]

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Awesome Computer Backup Software For Nothing

January 24, 2010

Backup software is a pain in the neck.  It doesn’t matter what brand, be it commercial or personal grade, or cost.
Backing up a computer is a high-maintenance task whether you area a network administrator, computer technician, or home user.  Surprisingly most don’t take data protection serious enough.  Most either don’t perform regular backups or assume [...]

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