We’ve been waiting for this one for some time. Google has finally released offline access for Gmail and Google Calendar. This is seriously cool stuff.
As many of our clients know, we are firm beleivers in Google Applications. Gmail is fast and universally accessible, Google Calendar can be synced to any device, and Google Documents is allowing for some unbeleivable new functionality in the world of document editing and sharing. But the main problem with these solutions has always been that you need to be online. This cuts out access to calendar, email, and documents when you are on a plane, or not near a WiFi connection. Now that’s all changed. Read the rest of this entry… »
We’ve posted about making your PC go green before, but recently I came across an impressively sophisticated piece of software that can be of great help. Called Edison, from Verdeim Software (http://www.verdiem.com/) this program will allow you to track your PC’s energy consumption, carbon footprint, and even energy savings, while supplying you with very sophisticated (and effective, we believe) options to keep your PC greener.
For PCs, the name of the environmental game is energy consumption – how little energy can you burn while still getting things done? Companies like Apple are going a little further these days, creating laptops and computers in a more environmentally friendly process, using more recyclable materials. But if you can’t shell out the big $$$ for a new MacBook Pro, Edison can help your today.
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For those of us out there who love Macs, but just can’t completely escape from the world of Windows, there are many really good ways to run Windows programs on a Mac. This week, one of our favorites just got better. Before I explain, let’s talk about how we Windows lovers (or those of us somehow bound to Windows) can run Windows programs on their Mac.
Rule #1, you pretty much have to have a Mac with an Intel processor. That’s any Mac bought in the last 3 or 4 years, so you’re probably good on that one. Read the rest of this entry… »
Computer Courage will be sharing our wealth of knowledge with the people this Sunday, October 19th, from 10am to 5pm at the Spice of Life Festival in Berkeley. This is our first festival, so we’re coming out swinging. We’ve got free snacks and free computer advice – come ask us about anything and we’ll help you out, free of charge. See Adam, “the Davids”, and maybe even a few of our design staff idling about by the booth, which is rumored to be near the Cheese Board. We’ve got the booth courtesy of our good friends and building-mates LMI.net, Berkeley’s own internet service provider.
If you can’t make it, and have a computer questions, just contact us and I’ll probably just answer it for you.
At Computer Courage, we help a lot of customers recover data and passwords, remove viruses and spyware, and restore computer systems. One thing we can’t help you with, however, is stolen identity and/or stolen funds. The modern age of computing has brought us many conveniences – I pay almost all of my bills online. Along with those conveniences come new responsibilities and risks, and having seen the worst of these risks, I’d like to devote this newsletter to helping our readers understand the risk of a dangerous technique called Phishing.
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