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Use Personal Call Logger to record phone calls easily.  Amazon has these for about $70.  Super reliable!

Call Logger records caller-ID (most times), time/date, and standard audio file of all calls incoming and outgoing completely automatically.  Can save the recordings for years.  Set it and forget it.   It’s simple to install – plug into your mic jack of your computer, insert the phone cable into any telephone jack, and install the software – 5-10 minutes.

This device is per land-line only and requires a computer.   If installed properly, can work on all jacks/phones in the house.

Need help with setup?  Call us!  Have more than one line?  Ask us about complete phone system solutions.

*Laws vary widely – consult an attorney and use at your own risk.  More info on recording here.

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Mint.com says TV cables like HDMI for $250 produce the same quality as the ones for less than 10 bucks:  Overpriced HDMI Cables

Tour Wal-Mart, Best Buy, or others and find similar cables for $50+.  Next time you need cables, go to amazon.com and get what you need.

While we’re at it, Apple sells USB adapters for your wall or car for $30.  If you don’t need the pretty white one, again, just search amazon.com.  You’ll find some under a buck.

In the news…

Could this be the next iPhone!?  Nice!  Watch now!

Also, iPhone’s OS4 will be here this summer feature multi-tasking! I *might* get interested now. Continue reading…

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Learn more at posterous.com

NOTE: By default,  files are public and available to anyone.  Create a free account to password protect your files!  See Posterous help to learn more.

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Free-ocr.com converts your images or PDFs to plain text. Handy little tool when you need it….
Try it now for free:  free-ocr.com.

Explained…
Have a few pages of text you need to type in?  Say, you want to edit the text, or copy some of it (legally)?  free-ocr.com allows you to select your image file, and it converts it all to plain text in a few seconds.

Video demo here

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Spokeo.com is a reverse lookup for email. It just asks for one thing – the address.  Then, it crawls 40+ social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc, to gather all it can about that email address.  Often this includes, a full name, sex, city and state, marital status, and more… wow! (that’s in a good way, and a scary way)

Video: watch a news station’s review

Give it a try now (free): spokeo.com/email

Our Results
We found about 75%+ of the email addresses we tested came back with positive identifying and useful information.  About 25% included photos.  Most results are free.  If you subscribe you get links to the blog posts and Internet search results it finds – which, was even more useful.

Don’t want your dirty laundry out there?
Be careful what you post, or use anonymous accounts when testing new sites.  Use Spokeo on your own email address(s) to find out what might be more public than you desire.

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Cali Lewis says Windows 7 is as great as Mac OS X and, “PC users finally have an OS that is a joy to use”.  Her review is says it best… watch now:

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One reader asks, “How much does it cost to run my computer? How can I minimize this expense?”

• Scenario #1
  You leave your high end gaming computer on 24/7.   This comes in approximately $325/year.  Average computer on 24/7?  $145/year.

• Scenario #2
  You have a new, energy saving, small laptop you only use 2 hours a day.   This could cost as little as $5 a year.  Average computer on 8 hours a day?  $93/year.
  Based on $.10 per kilowatt – current approximate price for residential in Greenwood, SC

That’s a pretty huge difference above.  These are of course, opposite extremes.  It depends on your computer, and your use.  And especially if you use power saving options.

A typical desktop computer uses about 65 to 250 watts. Add another 35 watts for a flat screen (LCD) and 80 watts for old school large monitor (CRT).  In sleep or standby mode?  Just 1-6 watts!

How to Reduce the Cost

1. Use power saving modes (keep reading to learn how)
2. Use an LCD monitor instead of CRT
3. Turn off your computer when done for the day
4. Use a power strip to turn off your computer and accessories with one click

How to Setup Power Saving Modes
Energy Start already has a good tutorial on this setup:

• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Mac

Or, just run the following scripts on your computer for automatic setting changes:

• Automatic Changes for Windows XP
• Automatic Changes for Windows Vista
  (Above scripts will change your power settings to 15min monitor timeout, and sleep in 30min)

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One reader asks, “Should I turn my computer off at night?  Would it save enough in the long run to justify? What about wearing out the switch?”

If you leave it on…

1. Automatic updates will run when you’re not there
2. Your backup can complete when files aren’t in use
3. Virus scans are completed and don’t slow you down during normal use
4. Your computer is ready to go when you are

If you turn it off…

1. Save energy / expense
2. Potentially safer (not connected to the Internet)

Switching a computer on and off every day versus leaving it on all the time is highly debatable, but I think most agree now days that with current technologies, it doesn’t make a difference either way anymore.

Summary
I use my computer a lot.  I want it on when I’m ready to use it.  I leave it on 24/7.  For others that may only use their computer once a day or every other day, stand by or off may be a better option.

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CustomGuide has a great resource for quick, easy to use reference sheets for popular programs such as MS Office,  Mac OS, Adobe products, and more.

Don’t miss out!  These are free PDFs you can download, save, and print. No signup required.

Download here: http://www.customguide.com/quick_references.htm

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