Author: Jim Collison
QR (Quick Response) Codes–It’s Hip to Be Square!
Have you seen one of these before? They are called QR or Quick Response codes. While they might be new to you, they are hardly the “newest” thing. They were developed in Japan back in the middle 90’s to track parts for automobile makers. So how do you use them? If you have a cell phone with a camera and the right bar code reading software on the phone (newer Android phones do the trick), you are in business. Just start the software and point the camera that the code. Within seconds it will scan the bar code and return
Click for more / Podcast Player>Windows Live Essentials 2011 Bing Bar
During last week’s inaugural podcast we talked about Windows Live Essentials 2011. One of the features in the suite is the Bing Toolbar. Even though none of us on the show use it (or any toolbar for that matter), it doesn’t mean the average user might not find it useful. There are some interesting things you can do with the Bing Bar and it does allows you access to information online quickly. Here we’ll take a look at what you can expect from the Bing Bar, and hopefully provide enough information so you can make your own decision on whether
Click for more / Podcast Player>The Beta Show! Windows Live Essentials 2011, Skype, Blogger, WordPress, Dropbox – HT001
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Install the Old Version of Windows Live Essentials on XP
If you’re an XP user, unfortunately you won’t be able to install and upgrade to Windows Live Essentials 2011. XP users can still install the previous version through Windows Updates, and we’ll take a quick look at it. 2011 on XP – Sorry No Love from Microsoft If you try to install Windows Live Essentials 2011 on XP which we’ve previously covered for Vista and Windows 7, unfortunately you’re out of luck. You can download the installer file, but when you try to run it, you’ll be greeted with a similar error. Install Windows Live Essentials on XP The good
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