Question: Elza asks, "I have two computers. I use the same email address on both. Emails come in on one or the other, but not both. How do I get my email to show up on both computers?"
Answer: Great question. I'm surprised we haven't answered it before. In the properties for your email account, on the Advanced tab, check the box that says "Leave a copy of messages on server" Because normally, your email program will erase every message it retrieves for you. But if you check this box, it won't remove those messages and your other computer can also download them.
Cool Site: Freeware Home: So, you need software. How about free software? We like free here on Tech Tip Friday. Anyway, Mary Hunt's article in Woman's Day has yet another gem for us, freewarehome.com. This is a site that is filled with free programs of three types: Freeware, Open Source, and Shareware. Freeware is free software written by enthusiasts and distributed by user groups, or other electronic media. Open Source is software that is published under licenses that allow anyone to freely use, modify, or redistribute the software. Shareware is not technically free, but can be freely copied. The shareware on this site is licensed free for non-commercial use. You can find screen savers, wallpapers, games, educational software for homeschoolers, and so much more. There are system utilities like EKG that generates complex passwords. You'll find backup software like the EASEUS Todo Backup that lets you backup your whole hard drive; business, productivity, Internet software, even pranks and icons. The site is supported with advertisements, so prepare to wade through some of these, but they're not terribly intrusive. No popups, for instance. You should be able to find enough here to fill that new external hard drive you bought anyway.
Cool Gadget: Eon Mini spinal cord stimulator: This is one of the few gadgets we look at that I hope never to need. As an example of American medical innovation, check out the Eon Mini spinal cord stimulator. St. Jude Medical has devised the world’s smallest spinal cord stimulator. It's about the size of a silver dollar, and is implanted in a person’s abdomen or buttocks. A thin wire runs to the spinal cord and this device, which is for use by those with chronic pain, will transform what would be a feeling of pain, into a tingling sensation by disrupting the pain signal traveling along the spinal cord. It can be programmed to alleviate pain in up to eight different chronic pain areas. The rechargeable battery lasts up to 10 years and could allow chronic pain patients to reduce their morphine use and get back to a more normal life.
It's All "Geek" To Me: Wizard: When you think of a wizard, do you think of the yellow brick road? "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!" But that's what a wizard is, the man behind the curtain, because in a program like Microsoft Word, a wizard is a part of that program that guides you through some complex task, like writing a resume, or getting you past the "writer's block" of having to do your first few PowerPoint presentations. Wizards are the brainchild of Melinda Gates, which is probably why Microsoft uses them so extensively.
