Category Archives: Technology

Safely extending Windows RT memory with a MicroSD card

Note: This article applies to the Surface Pro 3. Tablet computers don’t come with the same kind of massive hard drives as desktop computers. My Surface RT only has 17 GB free. The obvious way to expand your memory is … Continue reading

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WordPress 3.7 not automatically updating

So why is my WordPress 3.7 site not automatically updating to 3.7.1? I even went to sleep like they said, but this morning still no update. Not to worry. They are rolling out the updates a little slowly to make … Continue reading

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The NSA can read my hard drive

At least I think they can. Through information recently leaked, we learned that Microsoft has partnered with the NSA to make Hotmail, Outlook and SkyDrive content available to the NSA without warrants. The SkyDrive service when running on your local … Continue reading

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I love SkyDrive

There are various file sharing apps besides SkyDrive: there’s iCloud and DropBox too, but I’ve settled on SkyDrive because it integrates so nicely into the Windows file system, and the new Windows 8 tablet apps. It’s available for the iPhone … Continue reading

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Upgrading to Windows 8.1 on Microsoft Surface RT

I’ve been anxiously awaiting the final version of Windows 8.1 for my Surface RT. I had the Windows 8.1 Preview, but it has some bugs. So at 7:00 AM sharp this morning I was trying to get the new version … Continue reading

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Bizarre “product review” of Kindle Fire at gutenberg.org

For some time now, the popular public domain eBook site gutenberg.org has had prominently displayed on its home page something labeled: “New Kindle Fire Review Before you buy: Read our Webmaster’s review of the new Kindle Fire.” The summary of … Continue reading

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Olive Tree Bible Software

I’ve used Olive Tree Bible Software for a long time, longer than I can remember exactly. What I want to emphasize about this company is that they have been consistently there to meet my needs. Every time I come up … Continue reading

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