Chevy's My Link

It is great how you can basically control your vehicle with your smart phone, I personally like the starting feature and the app telling you how much gas you have and several other features. answering phone calls is pretty neat as well, saves you from having to dig around and pull your phone out of your pocket and you can keep your eyes on the road big plus. answering from your steering wheel is also a good thing for safety. Chevy has done a great job integrating all these features into one touch screen unit.

Smart Home Yes? or No?

I have been looking around at different products to make my house a "smart house." I would like to use my smart phone to control the lights, turn on heating and air or set a schedule, and maybe lock my front door (if possible). I found one that says it will do all this at www.vivint.com, Reviews seem to be good and the price seems to be reasonable as well. I just might have to look into it more...

Windows 8 Good? or Bad?

I havent had the chance to use Windows 8 yet, but I have seen demos and talked to other individuals abotu it. They all seem to like it. www.Techradar.com rates windows 8 at 4 1/2 stars. I personally think it will be great for tablets and laptops with touch screens, even desktops that have a touch screen feature. Microsoft is stepping in the right direction to try and keep up with IPads.

New to Blogging? Watch This Video!

If you are not sure what a blog is or how it works, this video, called "Blogs in Plain English," will help. Created by the folks at CommonCraft, this video explains why blogs are such a "big deal." To view the video, just click on the large arrow in the middle of the video window below.

Whole-House Surge Protection

It's important to protect all your electronic devices, not just computers, from power surges. Printers, televisions, appliances, and computer peripherals all require protections. However, it can be inconvenient to use individual surge protectors on all the devices that need protection. One solution is to install a whole-house surge protector, as shown in this photo. The device is installed by an electrician and is attached to your circuit breaker panel. Whole-house surge protectors work just like other surge protection devices, but they protect all electronic devices in the house at once. the typical cost to buy and install one of these devices ranges from $200 to $300 and is generally less than the cost of buying individual surge protectors for every electrical device in your home.

Office 2013 new additions

Click here to see the 10 new additions to Office 2013.

Improve your Microsoft Office Skills

If you have recently made the transition from an older version of Microsoft Office to Microsoft Office 2010, you may find you have a lot of questions about how things work. In addition to Microsoft's help and support areas on it website, Microsoft also publishes the Microsoft Office Blog. This blog is a team effort, containing post from a number of different individuals. The blogs primary purpose is to provide you with tips and information to help you become a better Microsoft Office user. The blog post cover the full range of Microsoft Office products and are designed to help you get the most out of these software programs.

In addition to the helpful articles you will find on the Microsoft Office Blog, Microsoft provides a number of tools, tips, and articles to help make the transition to Office 2010 easier. To find these tools, go to www.microsoft.com and type "Getting Started with Office 2010" in the search box. You'll get a list of results that will be worth exploring.



I am putting this down for a college class, but because technology seems to be updating so often that Microsoft Office 2013 is now out. I personally haven't used it yet but I hope to be moving to it soon. Stay tuned...