Comments for Geeks on Tour - Articles http://blog.geeksontour.com Articles and Links about Wi-Fi, Picasa, Blogger, Google Maps, and more Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:38:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Use a Blog for a Club Website by Anita Adamson http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/31/use-a-blog-for-a-club-website/comment-page-1/#comment-3540 Anita Adamson Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:10:04 +0000 http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/31/use-a-blog-for-a-club-website/#comment-3540 Chris, when I sent the above response to your article, I forgot to give the web address for the Yuma Square and Round Dance Association. If anyone would like to see our blog, it is at: http://yumasquarerounddanceassociation.blogspot.com/ Thanks for everything. Anita Chris, when I sent the above response to your article, I forgot to give the web address for the Yuma Square and Round Dance Association. If anyone would like to see our blog, it is at:
http://yumasquarerounddanceassociation.blogspot.com/
Thanks for everything.
Anita

]]> Comment on Use a Blog for a Club Website by Anita Adamson http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/31/use-a-blog-for-a-club-website/comment-page-1/#comment-3539 Anita Adamson Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:40:49 +0000 http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/31/use-a-blog-for-a-club-website/#comment-3539 Chris, Thanks to you, we created a blog for our Square Dance Association over a year ago, and it has gotten rave reviews from our dancers. During the dance season (Nov-Mar in Yuma, AZ) we publish dance schedules, changes, special events, and write-ups complete with photos of various dances. During the summer, in order to keep everyone checking the blog, we have used it as a travel blog for all our snowbird dancers. I had not thought of some of ideas you presented in this post, but will implement them this season. My husband and I also have a travel blog, http://travelingdancers.blogspot.com/ again, thanks to you. It has been a great way to preserve and share our travel memories. (We also backed both blogs up with Wordpress, after you suggested that.) Thanks for all the help you provide through your articles! Anita and Ron Chris, Thanks to you, we created a blog for our Square Dance Association over a year ago, and it has gotten rave reviews from our dancers. During the dance season (Nov-Mar in Yuma, AZ) we publish dance schedules, changes, special events, and write-ups complete with photos of various dances. During the summer, in order to keep everyone checking the blog, we have used it as a travel blog for all our snowbird dancers. I had not thought of some of ideas you presented in this post, but will implement them this season.
My husband and I also have a travel blog, http://travelingdancers.blogspot.com/
again, thanks to you. It has been a great way to preserve and share our travel memories. (We also backed both blogs up with Wordpress, after you suggested that.) Thanks for all the help you provide through your articles! Anita and Ron

]]> Comment on Blogging Offline with Windows Live Writer by Paul Goldberg http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/03/30/blogging-offline-with-windows-live-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-3532 Paul Goldberg Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:33:23 +0000 http://blog.geeksontour.com/?p=457#comment-3532 I will check this out at once, I have been using Open Office Writer and noting [insert picture] in the text then copy/paste the text into the blogger new post field and inserting the Picassa links into the text there. This is fussy and I usually get it wrong at least twice. Easier is better! I will check this out at once, I have been using Open Office Writer and noting [insert picture] in the text then copy/paste the text into the blogger new post field and inserting the Picassa links into the text there. This is fussy and I usually get it wrong at least twice.

Easier is better!

]]> Comment on Google Earth and Corps of Engineers Parks by Fran Vogt http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/05/google-earth-and-corps-of-engineers-parks/comment-page-1/#comment-3528 Fran Vogt Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:21:13 +0000 http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/05/google-earth-and-corps-of-engineers-parks/#comment-3528 I stay at COE parks as much as possible. Most of them have E/W hookups, and a dump station. Bath houses are also available, and most have waterfront campsites. They honor the National Access (handicap) and Senior cards (not the real names, but being a senior I can't remember....) and give you 1/2 off each night. Very nice parks and well-maintained. I prefer them over commercial campgrounds. I stay at COE parks as much as possible. Most of them have E/W hookups, and a dump station. Bath houses are also available, and most have waterfront campsites. They honor the National Access (handicap) and Senior cards (not the real names, but being a senior I can’t remember….) and give you 1/2 off each night. Very nice parks and well-maintained. I prefer them over commercial campgrounds.

]]> Comment on Do you turn your computer off? by Beth http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/26/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/comment-page-1/#comment-3521 Beth Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:41:30 +0000 http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/26/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/#comment-3521 We have 2 computers in the RV - the desktop is on all the time except when traveling. The laptop is shut - ie goes on "stand by" - almost any time I'm not actively using it. It has nothing to do with power saving, it's mostly because the bird lives next to it and I often get bird seeds under the keys if it's left open... LOL... I think the sleep setting is equal to the stand by? Both computers are fairly new, but use XP - no Vista in our hh. We use a satellite dish to get online but I often do off-line stuff - photos, genealogy, etc., and reboot to clear the cache every day or two. My brother swears!!! that they need to be turned off after every use! Bah humbug. Beth We have 2 computers in the RV - the desktop is on all the time except when traveling. The laptop is shut - ie goes on “stand by” - almost any time I’m not actively using it. It has nothing to do with power saving, it’s mostly because the bird lives next to it and I often get bird seeds under the keys if it’s left open… LOL… I think the sleep setting is equal to the stand by?

Both computers are fairly new, but use XP - no Vista in our hh. We use a satellite dish to get online but I often do off-line stuff - photos, genealogy, etc., and reboot to clear the cache every day or two.

My brother swears!!! that they need to be turned off after every use! Bah humbug.

Beth

]]> Comment on Do you turn your computer off? by Jeanenne Forster http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/26/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/comment-page-1/#comment-3520 Jeanenne Forster Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:52:23 +0000 http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/26/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/#comment-3520 I turn my computer off just like I turn off appliances and lights when I'm not using them. We live in our motor home and use a Verizon aircard to get online. It takes about a minute for the computer to come alive and five (5) seconds to get online. Jeanenne Forster I turn my computer off just like I turn off appliances and lights when I’m not using them.
We live in our motor home and use a Verizon aircard to get online. It takes about a minute for the computer to come alive and five (5) seconds to get online.
Jeanenne Forster

]]> Comment on Do you turn your computer off? by Jay Coffman http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/26/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/comment-page-1/#comment-3511 Jay Coffman Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:12:23 +0000 http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/26/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/#comment-3511 We live in our trailer full time. We have a new laptop with Vista and like you, keep it plugged into a surge protector and on, using the sleep mode. We live in our trailer full time. We have a new laptop with Vista and like you, keep it plugged into a surge protector and on, using the sleep mode.

]]> Comment on Google Earth and Corps of Engineers Parks by Julia Wagner http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/05/google-earth-and-corps-of-engineers-parks/comment-page-1/#comment-3510 Julia Wagner Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:19:43 +0000 http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/05/google-earth-and-corps-of-engineers-parks/#comment-3510 We've camped numerous times @ Ferrells Bridge Dam - Lake O' The Pines, Jefferson, TX. It is wonderful. We've sat on a cement pad with hook-ups & were able to watch the boats & boaters on the lake. We’ve camped numerous times @ Ferrells Bridge Dam - Lake O’ The Pines, Jefferson, TX. It is wonderful. We’ve sat on a cement pad with hook-ups & were able to watch the boats & boaters on the lake.

]]> Comment on Keep your online favorites … Online! by Orv Hazelton http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/11/keep-your-online-favorites-online/comment-page-1/#comment-3506 Orv Hazelton Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:07:40 +0000 http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/11/keep-your-online-favorites-online/#comment-3506 JIM and Chris: I am hardly able to express how valuable I find your tutorials. I look forward to your classes at Nick's Gypsy Rally in a few weeks. By the way. . . Nancy and I definitely desire to renew our subscription with you: don't let our time run out! Thanks for all. . . as always, Orv JIM and Chris: I am hardly able to express how valuable I find your tutorials. I look forward to your classes at Nick’s Gypsy Rally in a few weeks. By the way. . . Nancy and I definitely desire to renew our subscription with you: don’t let our time run out! Thanks for all. . . as always, Orv

]]> Comment on Do you turn your computer off? by Ella Marie Hayes http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/26/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/comment-page-1/#comment-3505 Ella Marie Hayes Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:03:42 +0000 http://blog.geeksontour.com/2009/07/26/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/#comment-3505 We turn our computer off when lightning and thunder are near, although we have a surge protector. Also, does turning off the computer clear the RAM when we have been doing a lot of large photos, etc. We turn our computer off when lightning and thunder are near, although we have a surge protector.

Also, does turning off the computer clear the RAM when we have been doing a lot of large photos, etc.

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