Archive for March, 2012

FollowFriday – Friday March 30, 2012 – #FF

Friday, March 30th, 2012
FollowFriday : On any given Friday, thousands upon thousands (maybe even millions) of Twitter users enter the hashtag #FollowFriday (or #FF), followed by one or more “mentions.” The idea is for users to share the names of other “interesting people” that they follow and think you should too. These recommendations serve as positive comment cards for the digitally inclined.


JumpstartMyPC.com has decided to bring FollowFriday to our blog. Read on and, if you are so inclined, add these “interesting people” to your own list.

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5 FREE Steps to Speeding Up Your Slow Computer

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

Slow ComputerYour computer seems to be working against you.  Every time you sit down to surf the web, check your Facebook page or even just send an email it happens.  That computer that you paid good money for just a couple of years ago is moving slower than molasses.  WHY?  You aren’t asking it to do anything complicated.

Don’t fall for the gimmicks and promises of those commercials or big-box electronics stores.  You don’t need their help to get your PC running like new again.  All the tools and information you need are right at your fingertips.

JumpstartMyPC has the how-to information and clean up utilities you need to speed up that old computer and it is all 100% FREE.

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Gmail Spam Folder – New and Improved

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

Gmail users rejoice – there’s something new waiting for you the next time you log into your account.  Spam now comes with an explanation.

What?  Did you even remember that there is a Spam folder?  If you’re anything like me, the answer is probably no, but that doesn’t mean that this update is not important.  If nothing else, let this article serve as a reminder that your Spam folder is not to be ignored.  Take a few minutes to review and test it out.

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Let Me Google That for You – Dumb Questions Be Gone

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

You’re working away at your desk, completely focused on a project and hoping to get everything wrapped up so you can make that next meeting, when it happens.  That co-worker, you know – the one that asks the dumbest questions EVER, interrupts you to ask something.  This isn’t just any question, it’s one that makes your eyes head to the ceiling and your blood pressure rise.  You’ve just been interrupted for something that anyone with a pulse can answer for themselves by simply turning to the internet.

Of course, being the helpful individual you are, you head to your browser, type in those six little letters and find the answer for that coworker of yours.  GOOGLE!  In seconds you have an answer, but now you’ve lost your place.  You can’t remember where you were at in your work and you spend the next 10 minutes trying to get back into a rhythm.  Why couldn’t he/she simply do this themselves?  Why do you have to be the one that always looks these things up?

The next time this happens, you’ll have a better way to answer – Let Me Google That for You (lmgtfy.com)

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Pinterest Users Beware – Scammers Crashing the Party

Monday, March 5th, 2012

The new social media phenomenon Pinterest has seen an unprecedented rise over the last few months and, based on the numbers, 1 in 5 of the women reading this article are already using the service to collect photos and link to some of their favorite products.  Daily users have increased by more than 145% since the start of 2012 and Pinterest is generating more referral traffic to websites than YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn combined (taken from this infographic).

Impressive numbers indeed, but there is one number that you’ll need to prepare yourself for if you plan on using Pinterest any further, one! That’s the number of uninvited guests that it takes to spoil the party and in the case of Pinterest, those uninvited guests are spammers.  That’s right, your beloved Pinterest (well, mine too) is starting to deal with it’s first real challenge (other than growing so fast).

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Internet Etiquette – Digital Tipping

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Do you turn to the internet when you have a question?

Do you spend time each day on Facebook and/or Twitter, clicking links to articles and stories that interest you?

Do you have friends or relatives that blog or write for online publications?

If you said yes to any of these questions, you are a consumer of online information.  Now, how many times have you commented, shared, liked or even clicked on an ad when visiting a website?  If your answer is a small number, then you are what I like to call a digital stalker.  I hope you don’t take offense, but the truth is you are simply peering in the window and sneaking a peek at the information that others have worked so hard to put out there.  Without some sort of interaction, that information might simply disappear and that is why I’ve put together this digital guide for what I like to call “digital tipping.”

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