Comments for SHF Tech Notes http://www.shf.org/blog Technology News from the Senior Health Foundation Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:37:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Windows 7 GodMode: nothing new, but it puts it all together. by Harold D Wolfe http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=332&cpage=1#comment-218 Harold D Wolfe Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:37:05 +0000 http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=332#comment-218 John; I sent the God mode material to a friend who thought he could really use it, and the how to video on back ground picture surely covered a lot of ground. Great Web Site and keep up the great work John. Your Friend Harold John; I sent the God mode material to a friend who thought he
could really use it, and the how to video on back ground picture surely covered a lot of ground.
Great Web Site and keep up the great work John.
Your Friend Harold

]]> Comment on Windows 7 GodMode: nothing new, but it puts it all together. by John Lortz http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=332&cpage=1#comment-217 John Lortz Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:37:44 +0000 http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=332#comment-217 Gerry: No, the string of characters that you see is specific for Windows 7 and Vista. Gerry: No, the string of characters that you see is specific for Windows 7 and Vista.

]]> Comment on Windows 7 GodMode: nothing new, but it puts it all together. by Gerry Chase http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=332&cpage=1#comment-216 Gerry Chase Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:37:12 +0000 http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=332#comment-216 Will Godmode work in Windows XP? Will Godmode work in Windows XP?

]]> Comment on Your Photos Deserve Some Tender Loving Care (and fixing)! by John Lortz http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=54&cpage=1#comment-215 John Lortz Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:16:59 +0000 http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=54#comment-215 Donna... Yes, we do learn these "basic" editing techniques in the first three classes called Photoshop Basics. And yes, we also discuss scanning in that class. As for your mouse cursor... are you using a notebook computer and touch-pad for your mouse? Does it happen all the time, or just when viewing certain web pages? Thanks for your comment! Donna… Yes, we do learn these “basic” editing techniques in the first three classes called Photoshop Basics. And yes, we also discuss scanning in that class. As for your mouse cursor… are you using a notebook computer and touch-pad for your mouse? Does it happen all the time, or just when viewing certain web pages?

Thanks for your comment!

]]> Comment on Your Photos Deserve Some Tender Loving Care (and fixing)! by donna finocchiaro http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=54&cpage=1#comment-214 donna finocchiaro Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:58:24 +0000 http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=54#comment-214 Amazing. Now I want to learn this too! I presume you teach us how to scan a picture on to the computor so we can begin the process. Is this taught in the basic three classes and do I need a "scanner" of some sort? No idea what I'm even asking!! The weather has kept me away from resuming classes and I may wait until spring. Sorry. Why does my cursor (arrow) keep walking off my screen and become unmanagable? It floats all over the place!! Then I can't even turn off the computor! Donna Amazing. Now I want to learn this too! I presume you teach us how to scan a picture on to the computor so we can begin the process. Is this taught in the basic three classes and do I need a “scanner” of some sort? No idea what I’m even asking!! The weather has kept me away from resuming classes and I may wait until spring. Sorry. Why does my cursor (arrow) keep walking off my screen and become unmanagable? It floats all over the place!! Then I can’t even turn off the computor! Donna

]]> Comment on Getting a list of files without a 3rd party utility program by John Lortz http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=166&cpage=1#comment-213 John Lortz Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:19:57 +0000 http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=166#comment-213 Tuli.... I agree that it's amazing Microsoft hasn't given us more built-in abilities to print the content of folder trees. Yes, we now have a "snipping" tool for screenshots in Windows 7, but unless you get a third-party utility, there's no way to do it. Although I don't have any experience with a particular third-party listing utility, if you visit <a href="http://www.download.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.download.com</a> (CNet's popular downloading site), and use the search term "directory listing", you'll see some programs that might help you out. Tuli…. I agree that it’s amazing Microsoft hasn’t given us more built-in abilities to print the content of folder trees. Yes, we now have a “snipping” tool for screenshots in Windows 7, but unless you get a third-party utility, there’s no way to do it.

Although I don’t have any experience with a particular third-party listing utility, if you visit http://www.download.com (CNet’s popular downloading site), and use the search term “directory listing”, you’ll see some programs that might help you out.

]]> Comment on Getting a list of files without a 3rd party utility program by tuli http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=166&cpage=1#comment-212 tuli Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:07:51 +0000 http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=166#comment-212 This is nice, but what about files inn-order subdirectories? what I would like to have is simply (?) a prinout of the resuts of the Windows search. It's unbelievable that I could not find something like that. This is nice, but what about files inn-order subdirectories?
what I would like to have is simply (?) a prinout of the resuts of the Windows search. It’s unbelievable that I could not find something like that.

]]> Comment on Digital Photos are great, but what about those Home Videos? by John Lortz http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=262&cpage=1#comment-210 John Lortz Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:37:38 +0000 http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=262#comment-210 David: Very true... in fact, I'd be really surprised if CD/DVD's last that long. Although the newer ones are better quality, I have CD's from the late 1990's that are suffering from "disk rot", so I'm just not very trusting when it comes to that type of media. But I think the real point is... although film/print images can last a very long time, as your grandmother's have, at some point the media will fade, crack, etc. If you duplicate film/prints using non-digital technology, those 2nd generation copies will have lost some quality. If, on the other hand, we digitalize the images, and then re-copy them every 10 to 15 years, we can preserve them indefinitely since a digital copy is a perfect copy. The big thing is.... not to trust the digital media beyond 10 years or so, even if "they" say the discs will last 40 to 50 years. David: Very true… in fact, I’d be really surprised if CD/DVD’s last that long. Although the newer ones are better quality, I have CD’s from the late 1990’s that are suffering from “disk rot”, so I’m just not very trusting when it comes to that type of media.

But I think the real point is… although film/print images can last a very long time, as your grandmother’s have, at some point the media will fade, crack, etc. If you duplicate film/prints using non-digital technology, those 2nd generation copies will have lost some quality. If, on the other hand, we digitalize the images, and then re-copy them every 10 to 15 years, we can preserve them indefinitely since a digital copy is a perfect copy. The big thing is…. not to trust the digital media beyond 10 years or so, even if “they” say the discs will last 40 to 50 years.

]]> Comment on Digital Photos are great, but what about those Home Videos? by David http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=262&cpage=1#comment-209 David Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:39:38 +0000 http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=262#comment-209 It's been said that the data life on CD's DVD's CDR's and so forth run from 20 years to 50 years. I have photos in my grandmothers photo albums that are over 90 years old. So ,, digital is great ,, but it doesn't mean it will outlast actual photo's or film. It’s been said that the data life on CD’s DVD’s CDR’s and so forth run from 20 years to 50 years. I have photos in my grandmothers photo albums that are over 90 years old.
So ,, digital is great ,, but it doesn’t mean it will outlast actual photo’s or film.

]]> Comment on The Happy Tale of a Windows 7 Installation Pt. 1 by Carol Combs http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=271&cpage=1#comment-208 Carol Combs Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:54:39 +0000 http://www.shf.org/blog/?p=271#comment-208 Read with interest your comments so far. Bought my laptop with Vista in 2/08 and got frustrated with classes using XP. So I'll stay tuned for Part 3 comments. Thanks. Read with interest your comments so far. Bought my laptop with Vista in 2/08 and got frustrated with classes using XP. So I’ll stay tuned for Part 3 comments. Thanks.

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