Posts Tagged ‘computing’
In light of [stories like this][1], can anyone tell me why we still have CAPS LOCK keys on our keyboards? How often is it actually used? [1]: http://blogs.computerworld.com/14528/it_easy_vp_not_so_much
I got a notice the other day from [iLounge][0] saying there was a new reply to a post I was watching. And I though it was weird since I haven’t been reading that site since they changed the name from iPodLounge. I turns out I would have been scared if I had remembered watching [that […]
I got a meeting change notices via my email program (Lotus Notes) this morning. Since it was a meeting I normally attended, I accepted and got this reply back from the organizer: > Note this was a change for last Friday. Then why is Lotus Notes stupid enough to show me a change to a […]
If email is overwhelming your life and your inbox is out of control, I would highly recommend checking out the [Inbox Zero][1] series of posts on [43 Folders][2]. It can make a huge difference in how you look at email. I don’t agree with everything that is presented, but it is cathartic to be able […]
An issue today with a test site containing live site data (and testing the comment notifications) reminds me of the time I added 200 people to a Listserv and forgot to use the quiet option. So I got each and every response back. And then they were forwarded to my work account on Lotus Notes […]
If you’re trying to delete a message out of the Lotus Notes Webmail application, be sure to beware of the “the document has already been deleted” error:  If I am trying to delete a message, and it’s already been deleted, don’t show me an error. Just say “great” and get on with life.
In the process of upgrading my PC at work to XP, I changed the base directory that the the Microsoft Excel AutoRecover data was stored in. Actually I had forgotten that the AutoRecover data was stored there, but was reminded of this when I tried to change tabs in the “Options…” dialog:  This […]
Error reporting can be one of the most difficult things bout programming software. You’re trying to tell the user that something went wonky, but not send them into an all out panic. This excellent example (of how not to do error reporting) comes from Microsoft Outlook: ![Error Dialog: “The item could not be moved. It […]
I was trying to delete a file from a Windows network share at work when I got an interesting error:  Perhaps I should try deleting a different file? Or, if you’re actually having this error, and trying to delete […]
After using the iPod for a while, I had a few questions about the interface. Give these a shot, in the comments, and I’ll post the correct answers in a few days. 1. After pressing pause, you can press play to resume the current song. 2. When listening to a playlist, at the beginning of […]