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Category: Computer

  • Using Google Inbox

    Using Google Inbox

    UPDATE Nov 2022: Inbox has been gone for several years now. I still miss it. 😦 I am always willing to try something new.  Sometimes that has been a curse (like being 20 years ahead of the videoconferencing curve) but sometimes it has been a blessing in that I occasionally find a gem that I…

  • Adding an Audio Track to Your YouTube Video

    Adding an Audio Track to Your YouTube Video

    In the old days I took my chances adding country songs to my YouTube videos. And I always got caught. Fast forward a bunch of years and now you can add royalty free music / audio tracks to your videos. Here is how you do it: Once you upload the video, go to “Creator Studio” and…

  • Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office

    As a small business owner, purchasing office productivity software from Microsoft can be painful. Luckily, there are free options available that work REALLY well.  I will look at two here:  Open Office and Google Docs.  But first, here is a list of what I think the free options need to fulfill to be a viable option…

  • Internet Speed Testing

    Internet Speed Testing

    I spent a few minutes doing some Internet speed tests here at AltamontCowork. I tested various configurations (wired vs wireless vs different wired jacks vs different wireless speeds). In other words I did a lot of testing……and had some FUN. Here are my tests from this morning (the various options all worked about the same, or,…

  • McAfee Anti Virus Network Control Issue

    Yesterday two of us spent at least an hour each trying to figure out another AltamontCowork members network issue. Brand new laptop…DNS issue. Normally, I can try one or two things, and get the computer working.  Not yesterday.  I quickly reached my limit, granted my limit, in that area,  is kinda shallow. We finally threw…

  • iGoogle Going Away

    The world is changing again! My comfortable iGoogle homepage has served me well for quite a long time (I moved to Google from Yahoo a few years ago…).  I use Chrome (fast, reliable, etc) and have almost totally moved to the Google universe…and I am very happy here.  But…. Now I see a banner on…

  • Driving Google Drive

    I have been using Google Docs for a couple of years now.   I like it. Joleen Ruffin and I started a company (it failed) a couple of years ago.  From our desks at AltamontCowork, we shared documents, saved documents, and even worked on documents in real time using Google Docs. Very cool. The only…

  • Vidyo Videoconferencing Virtualization

    A Short History Lesson by Mike Back in the old days (1980’s) video conferencing was developed to help people at two locations meet face-to-face without the need to travel.  Wow! One day, someone said “Geee, I need THREE locations to meet face-to-face”.  And the idea of a multipoint controller (MCU) was born.  Now all three…

  • Chrome Web Store Apps

    Just started playing around with the Google apps that are available (many for free, and many not requiring a log in). VERY COOL! If you use Chrome as your browser click the + sign as shown in the picture below. You can see the following page pop-up.  Well…..these are MY apps, yours will look slightly…

  • Google+ Hangout Video Conferencing Meeting, Part 2

    Updated: 3/31/2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. Stay Safe! Google+ Hangout is the PERFECT way for ANYONE, ANYTIME, ANYPLACE  to video conference.  It is FREE, you can meet with up to 10 friends, and the quality is awesome (for a free service).  The technology behind this is from Vidyo. I will shut-up and let the video…