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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008It was a coincidence. I stopped for lunch at McDonald’s a few days ago. While I was standing in line a gentleman asked about the pen in my pocket. It turns out that he is a pen collector. One of my interests is pens – fountain pens specifically. His name is Jim. We sat down [...]
Time flies…
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008It’s fast. I can’t believe how fast time passes now. Each year seems to fly by faster. June was birthday month here. Both my wife and I celebrate in June. We are exactly five days apart. So we take a week of celebrating between the two of us and our family.
I posted the previous note [...]
Can this save you a little money?
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008This will be TNPC’s 10th year of publication. It has been a long
time and the Internet has gone through many changes. One of those
changes forced us to change our name in 2003. Spam filters had
gotten so aggressive that our original name was swallowed up. Hence
the start of the acronym TNPC.
Many people wrote yesterday asking what [...]
I almost fell for it…
Thursday, June 21st, 2007It’s scary how easy is to be snared in an email “phishing” attempt. I have told you how to avoid phishing attempts several times in the past. Now get this - I almost fell for one of these scams just last week.
3 Tips to Streamline Your Voicemail
Monday, June 4th, 2007TNPC Newsletter
by Dan Butler
04 June, 2007
Thank you for reading TNPC - I really appreciate it. This week
three easy tips to streamline your voicemail.
You can read this issue and previous issues at the blog:
http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/category/newsletters/tnpc/
If you have a comment on this article please leave it at the blog.
~ Dan
3 Tips to Streamline Your Voicemail
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TNPC More on Security…
Friday, May 18th, 2007TNPC Newsletter
by Dan Butler
17 May 2007
Last issue we talked about routers in general and default
passwords in particular. The advice to change your default
password carries over to everything you do. Bank accounts,
online accounts, email accounts, your ISP account and many more.
Always change the default password in any account. You should
also consider your PIN numbers as passwords [...]
TNPC One crucial security tweak…
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007TNPC Newsletter
by Dan Butler
02 May, 2007
Hello
We have entered the “interesting” weather time of year here in
Texas. Tornados, thunder storms, hail, high winds, and more. It
certainly keeps things interesting.
This issue an easy to implement security tip, a helpful website
indirectly related to your productivity, and a helpful Word for
Windows tweak, a book review.
Coming soon - a special [...]
Time sensitive and two quick notes…
Thursday, March 29th, 2007TNPC Newsletter
by Dan Butler
29 March, 2007
Hello
Quick issue today covering just a few topics. More in the follow
up tomorrow. First a time sensitive note on the audio video site
I mentioned last week, a pointer to my first web video, how to
get a refund from Microsoft, and some notes on snafus over at
Yahoo Groups.
** Time [...]
TNPC Dan little things can make a big difference…
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007TNPC Newsletter
by Dan Butler
22 March 2007
Hello
It’s popular. The free software we pointed to in the past few
issues has been a big hit but a little dated. Look for more
goodies in future issues. I point to another neat tool today.
First Al briefly talks about fonts, templates, and user
interfaces.
First I want to tell you about a resource [...]
TNPC - Ribbons, Landscapes, and Fonts…
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007More free utilities, accessories, and reviews…
TNPC Newsletter
by Dan Butler
TNPC Newsletter
by Dan Butler
07 March 2007
Al Gordon says “I love the Ribbon. But I hate having to learn to
use the Ribbon.” What is he talking about? Find out below. Plus
pointers to a couple of freebies, and a book review.
Next week we start another TNPC giveaway. Watch for [...]