Update on Bamboo Fun Pen Tablet

Just after Christmas, I bought a Bamboo Fun pen tablet thinking that everything I needed was included in the package. I blogged about it in a previous post. I’m still operating on Windows XP instead of Vista,  so it turned … Continue reading

Windows Live Mail

Back in March, I presented pros and cons of managing e-mail with webmail and with Outlook. Take a look at that post first if you’re new to this blog. Since I use Outlook 2007, it was that version that I … Continue reading

E-mail: Webmail or Outlook?

Do you prefer webmail or an e-mail client like Outlook? Do you use an e-mail address associated with your Web site? I use both webmail and Outlook, but I am no longer using the e-mail addresses that come with my … Continue reading

Submission Tracking Methods

Freelance writers need to track their submissions to print and online publications. I’ve always used a card file, because I could keep it handy on my desk, and the box was not subject to computer crashes or lightning strikes. Thinking … Continue reading

Office 2007 – Bamboo Fun Evaluation

In my last post, I mentioned some new software and gadgets that I’ve been working with. MS Office 2007 is a bit frustrating because I had been using Office 2000 for such a long time. My biggest problem is, when … Continue reading

New Year, New Computer Stuff

Online groups and some blogs have alerted me to potential security problems with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (which I really liked), so I have switched to Mozilla Firefox Web browser. Some of my friends were already using Firefox, having been … Continue reading