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March 19, 2010 · Published By Mr. Modem
closeAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Authors Posts (105)
Q. Is there any way to retrieve an email after it’s been sent?
A. If you occasionally wish you had a big string attached to a message so you could reel it back in after sending it, take a... Read more »
March 12, 2010 · Published By Mr. Modem
closeAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Authors Posts (105)
Q, I need to install the Adobe Reader, but I’m running short on hard-drive space. Can you recommend a smaller PDF reader that won’t foul up my computer?
A. In recent years the Adobe Reader... Read more »
March 10, 2010 · Published By Editor
closeAuthor: Editor
Name: Kathee Austin
Email: editor@evliving.com
Site: http://www.evliving.com/
About: Kathee Austin is Editor in Chief at East Valley Living, the on-line source for greater Phoenix and east valley community news, events and information. She oversees all content published on the EVLiving family of sites, which is comprised of news, blog and business directory. As a way of giving back to the community, she encourages the Arizona business, non-profit and residential community to submit community news and events for publication in order to provide the potential for greater reach. News and event submissions, guest articles and press releases must pass editorial approval and Ms. Austin or her editorial staff may publish content in whole or in part or choose to modify content in order provide additional details, add or remove links, or edit submission titles for the purpose of providing opportunity for greater reach, when doing so does not take away from the intent of news submission. For more information about East Valley Living's community submission and publication service, please visit the "About" link in menu at top of page and click link to Submission Guidelines.See Authors Posts (2563)
Education Grants to Focus on Math, Science, Technology and Social Studies
PHOENIX – SRP is offering grants for teachers looking for ways to engage their students in the classroom. Teachers... Read more »
March 8, 2010 · Published By Editor
closeAuthor: Editor
Name: Kathee Austin
Email: editor@evliving.com
Site: http://www.evliving.com/
About: Kathee Austin is Editor in Chief at East Valley Living, the on-line source for greater Phoenix and east valley community news, events and information. She oversees all content published on the EVLiving family of sites, which is comprised of news, blog and business directory. As a way of giving back to the community, she encourages the Arizona business, non-profit and residential community to submit community news and events for publication in order to provide the potential for greater reach. News and event submissions, guest articles and press releases must pass editorial approval and Ms. Austin or her editorial staff may publish content in whole or in part or choose to modify content in order provide additional details, add or remove links, or edit submission titles for the purpose of providing opportunity for greater reach, when doing so does not take away from the intent of news submission. For more information about East Valley Living's community submission and publication service, please visit the "About" link in menu at top of page and click link to Submission Guidelines.See Authors Posts (2563)
First Center for Downtown Phoenix Biomedical Campus
PHOENIX – Diseases will be diagnosed more effectively and sooner through the work being done at the new Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine... Read more »
March 5, 2010 · Published By Editor
closeAuthor: Editor
Name: Kathee Austin
Email: editor@evliving.com
Site: http://www.evliving.com/
About: Kathee Austin is Editor in Chief at East Valley Living, the on-line source for greater Phoenix and east valley community news, events and information. She oversees all content published on the EVLiving family of sites, which is comprised of news, blog and business directory. As a way of giving back to the community, she encourages the Arizona business, non-profit and residential community to submit community news and events for publication in order to provide the potential for greater reach. News and event submissions, guest articles and press releases must pass editorial approval and Ms. Austin or her editorial staff may publish content in whole or in part or choose to modify content in order provide additional details, add or remove links, or edit submission titles for the purpose of providing opportunity for greater reach, when doing so does not take away from the intent of news submission. For more information about East Valley Living's community submission and publication service, please visit the "About" link in menu at top of page and click link to Submission Guidelines.See Authors Posts (2563)
Summit seeks to spark call to take on world’s biggest tech challenges; many voices needed to collaborate on efforts to build a more sustainable future
TEMPE, Ariz. – Leading futurists and technologists... Read more »
March 5, 2010 · Published By Mr. Modem
closeAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Authors Posts (105)
Q. I’ve used WordPerfect for years, but only recently made the switch to Microsoft Word because so many of my clients use it. In WordPerfect, I could create folders, then save documents to sub-folders... Read more »
February 2, 2010 · Published By Editor
closeAuthor: Editor
Name: Kathee Austin
Email: editor@evliving.com
Site: http://www.evliving.com/
About: Kathee Austin is Editor in Chief at East Valley Living, the on-line source for greater Phoenix and east valley community news, events and information. She oversees all content published on the EVLiving family of sites, which is comprised of news, blog and business directory. As a way of giving back to the community, she encourages the Arizona business, non-profit and residential community to submit community news and events for publication in order to provide the potential for greater reach. News and event submissions, guest articles and press releases must pass editorial approval and Ms. Austin or her editorial staff may publish content in whole or in part or choose to modify content in order provide additional details, add or remove links, or edit submission titles for the purpose of providing opportunity for greater reach, when doing so does not take away from the intent of news submission. For more information about East Valley Living's community submission and publication service, please visit the "About" link in menu at top of page and click link to Submission Guidelines.See Authors Posts (2563)
dvsAnalytics Joins the Cisco Developer Network; Completes Cisco Interoperability Verification Testing
Scottsdale, AZ – dvsAnalytics, Inc. announced that it has joined the Cisco Developer Network as... Read more »
January 29, 2010 · Published By Mr. Modem
closeAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Authors Posts (105)
Q. I need a new computer and I see lots of ads for very inexpensive ones. I’m leery about purchasing anything that’s too inexpensive, but I would like your opinion, Mr. M.
A. I would steer clear... Read more »
January 22, 2010 · Published By Mr. Modem
closeAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Authors Posts (105)
Q. How can I find out what’s filling up my hard drive? I know how to check free versus used space, but I want to know what is taking up the used space. Is there any way to do that?
A. A utility... Read more »
January 15, 2010 · Published By Mr. Modem
closeAuthor: Mr. Modem
Name: Mr. Modem
Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com
Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/
About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter "Ask Mr. Modem!" (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly "Gutsy Geeks" radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem’s Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first ventured onto the Internet in 1988, and as "Mr. Modem,” has been providing an online helping hand to millions of computer users worldwide ever since.See Authors Posts (105)
Q. I followed your suggestion and installed the Firefox browser and I really like it. Now that it’s installed, should I uninstall Internet Explorer?
A. No, I would leave it alone. It’s not going... Read more »
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