Don't Click the Follow Button... UNLESS you know what to do AFTER you click it!Actually, DO click on the Follow button of quality bloggers because I'm about to show you what you NEED to do after you follow a list of people. (PS - You can start with my follow button, it's right over there on th
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04/11/2015
So many things to do… so little time to get everything done! How do you keep track of all the things that you need to do? For many, the trusty “post-it” note is a go-to favorite. What does your computer monitor look like? Do you have these plastered all over the place? Today’s post, I want to put
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01/01/2015
You walk into a very large library and you have in mind to find a book to help you on a very particular topic. As you stand in awe at how large this library is, you don't have a clue where to start. You ask the librarian about your topic. She says, "I believe we had a few books come in on that ma
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12/06/2014
In this post, we will take a look at the difference between the high resolution photos that we take with our cameras as compared to the optimized copy that we should be using when we are working with web presentations.Having high resolution images is great for certain types of presentations such
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11/15/2014
Whether you are new on ActiveRain or know somebody just starting out here, perhaps you might want to share these thoughts about how to start to set up their profile information. For this blog post let's look at the basic mechanics of how to do that. Then we will look at various examples of what v
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11/15/2014
Perhaps you've seen my tutorial video on customizing Google Maps. I recorded that back in 2011. Over the past year, Google Maps received a pretty big makeover in how it looks. Just in the past week, one of the last pieces was upgraded. This is the piece where you can create "My Maps". A custom ma
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09/23/2014
What mobile data plan do you have? 1GB or 2GB perhaps? So you hate it when you get your bill and there is that “overage charge” because you crossed the quota line even by a fraction. Well here’s one culprit that you may want to put right into jail – the Facebook app. Have you noticed how many vid
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09/19/2014
Here are a whole bunch of little tips for you to consider as you spend your time blogging and reading in ActiveRain. Here are 10 tips for you! 1. Insert a Hyperlink ShortcutEvery post we write usually has one or more hyperlinks to other relevant pages. To insert a hyperlink, you first select th
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09/14/2014
This morning (September 10, 2014) as the Staten Island Ferry arrived in Manhattan and we all disembarked, I noticed the rich blue September morning sky that is crisp and beautiful and at the same time horrific. The reason: It brings back the sadness of a very similar day 13 years ago. Another Sep
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09/10/2014
Thanks to all that took a few minutes to fill out the Craig’s Classroom Technology Survey 2014. At the time of writing, I gathered 75 responses which I feel was an excellent data set to feel good about the sampling of results. I used Google Forms for the survey. One of the cool features (besides
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09/10/2014
