Author Archive for LAckerman
RISE ABOVE! An Evening of Empowerment, Community and Legacy for Women and Girls in Tech
Join us for an evening of possibility and opportunity as we bring together many women and girls in tech groups and organizations together for one night and celebrate! Rising above the fray from the hurdles that in your way as…
A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Capture and Attach Screenshots
Make your life and your IT department’s life a lot easier by taking and attaching screenshots of error messages you receive when sites or services are down, or when your Internet connection or email client are acting up.
How to Lock and Password Protect a Folder on Your Mac
Do you use a shared computer, maybe your Mac at home that you use for personal and community work but that your significant other or little ones use for games, news, etc? It’s easy to protect certain…
Why You Should Use a Facebook Page For Your Business
Facebook Pages are a great way to build relationships with your customers. They’re easy to set up (just go here) and once you’re done you can suggest the Page to all…
Add Music Files To iTunes From Your Computer
So maybe you’ve downloaded some songs from Amazon or somebody has sent you a song or a podcast. You know how to get music from your CDs into iTunes, but what about these? It’s as simple as…
It’s Not Me, It’s You: Find Out if Your Web Service is Down
There’s not much more annoying than trying to log into Gmail or check out a friend’s Facbook profile and getting an error message. “Is it me? Is it my computer? My modem? Do I need to re-boot?”. The next time…
Get the most relevant Google search results
Put double quotes (“) around the words you’re looking for to get search results that keep those words together and in that specific order. Use the minus sign (-) to exclude specific words that you don’t care about. Some examples:…
Copy and Paste text on your iPhone
To cut, copy and paste text from a text message or email you’ve written on your iPhone, double tab the text you want to cut or copy and select the option that will appear in a bubble right above it.…
