LEHSYS Side Notes…- The fight to save Windows Live WriterThe bumbling dance moves Microsoft makes in their existence is just astounding... When Windows Live Writer was released, I'm sure it was meant as a complement to the blogging service that Microsoft was planning to offer to its users/members, in the form of Windows Live Spaces. Overall, Microsoft has a real problem with project concept and follow through […]
- Use Google Drive to sync blog posts with Windows Live Writer 2011I believe everyone has the same issue with Windows Live Writer; it's sync'ing the blog posts, recent and drafts to some place that can be sync'd across machines. Well, now that Google has released Google Drive you can now use Google drive to sync your data with them; beating Microsoft to the punch on their own service [postulating]… What you n […]
- Wow. There was an update to Windows Live Writer 2011…I was surprised to see there was an update to Windows Live Writer before Windows 8 came out. Honestly, I'm not able to even fathom why they did this, but only to find out if there's any bugs in it from the Windows Live Essentials team. The previous version of Windows Live Writer was v15.4.3538.513 the new version is 15.4.3555.308. In the grand sche […]
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The Benefits to Electronic Document Management
Posted on April 26, 2012 | 1 CommentA couple of months ago, my dad picked up a multifunction machine; meaning it has the ability to fax, copy and print— and it does it all wirelessly. The wireless ability of the multifunction machines are hugely beneficial, especially for people with laptops. After just a few minutes of using wireless scanner he had an epiphany, he realized very quickly that all of his important documents could be scanned in and stored on his computer and then retrieved whenever he needed them. For me, the process was instructional because I’ve been scanning in documents and storing them on my system since 1996. Back then, scanner didn’t have auto document feeder’s. Correction, yes they did, but they were highly expensive; companies and corporations were the only ones who are actually using this technology and it was mostly used with multifunction machines and fax machines. As my dad started pondering all the things that he could start scanning in, like his birth certificate and his taxes, and I started to realize that I really hadn’t taken the time to summarize some of the benefits of using electronic document management… so here they are… -
5Gb of free online storage from Google Drive
Posted on April 24, 2012 | No CommentsGoogle has finally released a formal version of gDrive, it’s called Google Drive and for the longest time I’ve been trying to remind people about making a backup of some of their most important documents to at least a jumpdrive. With Google Drive you can accomplish this with 5Gb of free space online. 5Gb may not sound like much to most people, but for other people who don’t back up, who don’t have that much to back up and have may never thought about doing a quick backup now there’s really no reason not to, especially with it being free. I presume the only caveat to that’d be requiring a high-speed connection to the Internet… -
VirtualBox 4 Extension Pack: Why do you continue to do this?
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsI was working with VirtualBox the other day and while VirtualBox has been updating their stuff here lately, and I really don’t mind the updates, but what I haven’t figured out yet is why they don’t have a process in place yet to fix stuff like just downloading the Extension Pack. The extension pack is required to take advantage of certain advances and features of VirtualBox. What I’m not understanding is when software developers do this kind of backwards stuff, it makes them look lazy. I mean who does this anymore? If you need an extension pack for the application; you need to provide a link to it, or provide a button to just say ‘install it’… -
Organize Your Technology to Organize Your Life
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No CommentsToday’s technology makes it easier than ever for everyone from the average Joe to the business executive to stay organized at all hours of the day. There are literally apps for everything to help you manage your time and work and even more apps to help you multitask. You might have some of these awesome tools on your laptop, or on your tablet or some might even be on your phone. So what exactly do you do when you’re fumbling around between technology devices to get the information you need? Technology is supposed to make your life easier and more organized, not more difficult and challenging to keep track of. Here are some ways to better organize your use of all of your technological devices. -
Uploading images to Facebook [easy]
Posted on March 21, 2012 | No CommentsIn a previous post I talked about things with Facebook that are lacking and one of those things is the ability to upload images to Facebook. Now, apparently Facebook finds it more important to provide an Instant Messenger for Facebook, but not an easier way to send photos. In relation to that, I had a relative asking me how to upload photos to Facebook. Contemplating that process of how photos are actually uploaded to Facebook, and then contemplating how to upload them with the method they have now; it doesn’t sound fun. But there applications out there that can help you, and they can make it really easy… I have a really easy option for you… -
Are You Really Into Online Faxing?
Posted on March 20, 2012 | No CommentsUsing the fax machine is a method of communication that has been around for a long time and is still prominently used in the business world today. If you need to send a fax, you don’t necessarily have to use a traditional fax machine to get the job done. Instead of using a fax machine, you have the option of sending a fax online. This process is sometimes much more convenient than having to use a regular fax machine. -
‘Disc-to-Digital’ — you’re kidding right?
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsMedia companies are the worst when it comes to being progressive with technology. Using a few short examples, DVD shrink and RealDVD are just two packages of software that were shut down by the media industry as forms of pirating; this is back in 2008. The problem the media companies had with software packages like this was that private individuals to take their DVDs and make copies of them, and do whatever they wanted to with the digital copies. But even though the studios went after companies that made software like this, the practice kept going; just about everyone has the ability now to insert a DVD into their computer, ‘rip a copy’, and then play that disc/DVD anywhere. Now Wal-mart and their VUDU video service wants to get some cash for you going digital… -
Four Best (and One Worst) Alternatives to Craigslist
Posted on March 14, 2012 | No CommentsWhen you’re looking for a job, an apartment, or an obscure piece of farm equipment, where do you go? If you answered Craigslist, you’re not alone. Craigslist is the most popular free classified ads website, and there are thousands of listings for you to browse. But when you’re really searching for something in particular, don’t stop at one site. Here are the four other sites you should try after Craigslist, and the one site you should avoid. -
10 Time Management Tips For Business People
Posted on March 2, 2012 | 2 CommentsTime management is an indispensible requirement for working professionals and business people who want to manage work as well as their personal lives. Research indicates that business people, if tied up with responsibilities and unfinished tasks, end up leading an unhealthy lifestyle and have a diminishing personal space. In order to avoid such scenarios and for good returns on the time you invest, here are some quick tips: -
Document Management: 5 Tips for using PaperPort v14
Posted on February 29, 2012 | No CommentsWhen my realtor contacted me a couple years ago about getting some documents together for our home loan, I was able to collect those documents in just a few minutes, everything she asked for, and was able to get it emailed over to her in about 30 minutes… She told me that in her 15 years of being a realtor that no one had ever gotten that information to her that fast and in that condition. I found this to be a bit odd and a massive complement at the same time. Taking in to account my work has online software for accounting and statements and benefits and such, and I was able to go to my bank and use the online statement pull to get all the previous statements they asked for, I was able to get everything else from my document storage; my document imaging storage… Since around 1998, since before it was cool or the smart thing to do, I’ve been taking my important documents and scanning them and storing them on my computer. Storing them on hard drive’s, CD’s, DVD’s and now External Hard Drive’s… it’s one of the most valuable things in my home, but... -
6 plug-ins for making the most of Thunderbird
Posted on February 24, 2012 | No CommentsPlug-ins, plug-ins, plug-ins… They are one of the best things an app can have. Ever expanding the abilities of an app to do things that the original authors perhaps not have thought of. Now in the world of e-mail clients, Thunderbird rules, in terms of being an e-mail client and having plug-ins. The updates for Thunderbird keep coming and the updates are a nice change, but it’s really making it hard on the plug-in developers to ensure their plug-ins work with Thunderbird with each release. I have compiled a list of plug-ins that are going to make Thunderbird, a great e-mail application, in to a much greater e-mail application and in the process, make you better at managing your inbox. -
Saving money with ink cartridge refills
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsI have never had a real opportunity to take advantage of doing an ink cartridge replacement with a refill. My early problems were because the early days of ink cartridge refills were pretty iffy, and in those days I had a Hewlett-Packard DeskJet printer and I think everyone understands that you have an ink cartridge printer I think gold is less expensive than the ink for your printer. But since I switched off of my Hewlett-Packard printer last year and moved to my new multifunction machine, it’s a Canon MX 320, and so far the performance of the unit has been very dependable. I haven’t had any problems with the unit not working or having problems with it or any difficulties in all, but I recently started running out of ink and considering that the bulk of my printing I use a laser printer, and I don’t print that much stuff in color; I decided to take a chance on an ink cartridge refill with a local provider. -
![There’s a problem with PaperPort that’s lacking a little bit, but for the most part I believe the overall interface of PaperPort is outstanding, the flow of the application works for me and I can organize my stuff the way I’d like to, but the problem I have is fairly simple and Nuance has been reluctant to address it, and the issue is allowing the documents PaperPort manages to be sent to all the ‘major’ e-mail clients. So, here we’re are; I’m working with PaperPort 14 [latest version] and we still have this issue to deal with and people have been asking for this option at least since v8 of PaperPort, but I have some help to offer… In PaperPort you can do two things to send your attachments to the major e-mail clients. The first option is built-in to PaperPort and doesn’t require anything to be done, but it is a hassle to do it… Here’s how…](http://www.lehsys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/pa2velep-115x115.jpg "How to: Send PaperPort Documents to Thunderbird [easy]")
How to: Send PaperPort Documents to Thunderbird [easy]
Posted on February 16, 2012 | 1 CommentThere’s a problem with PaperPort that’s lacking a little bit, but for the most part I believe the overall interface of PaperPort is outstanding, the flow of the application works for me and I can organize my stuff the way I’d like to, but the problem I have is fairly simple and Nuance has been reluctant to address it, and the issue is allowing the documents PaperPort manages to be sent to all the ‘major’ e-mail clients. So, here we’re are; I’m working with PaperPort 14 [latest version] and we still have this issue to deal with and people have been asking for this option at least since v8 of PaperPort, but I have some help to offer… In PaperPort you can do two things to send your attachments to the major e-mail clients. The first option is built-in to PaperPort and doesn’t require anything to be done, but it is a hassle to do it… Here’s how… -
![One of the more interesting things that people are being introduced to this year is the processing of the taxes using the computer. The past couple of years processing income tax with the Internet has been commonplace, but this year H&R Block has raised the bar on processing income taxes with the computer. In a recent poll of users, asking which tax-preparation software they like the most, users rated the software packages of TurboTax, TaxAct, H&R Block at home and FreeTax USA. In second place, for text processing, it wasn’t software and all; it was actually the physical process of going to a certified CPA to have your taxes done— in person— with no Internet. And that’s actually pretty interesting… But you if you’ve been watching TV this season [tax season], you may have noticed the commercials for H&R Block at home where the representative from H&R Block is able to punch in to your home PC and are able to have a conversation with them about tax preparation. I think this is a fantastic idea, for taxes. I would never recommend this for tech support…](http://www.lehsys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/c12igngc-115x115.jpg "Video Chat: Income Tax Preparation is a cool idea")
Video Chat: Income Tax Preparation is a cool idea
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No CommentsOne of the more interesting things that people are being introduced to this year is the processing of the taxes using the computer. The past couple of years processing income tax with the Internet has been commonplace, but this year H&R Block has raised the bar on processing income taxes with the computer. In a recent poll of users, asking which tax-preparation software they like the most, users rated the software packages of TurboTax, TaxAct, H&R Block at home and FreeTax USA. In second place, for text processing, it wasn’t software and all; it was actually the physical process of going to a certified CPA to have your taxes done— in person— with no Internet. And that’s actually pretty interesting… But you if you’ve been watching TV this season [tax season], you may have noticed the commercials for H&R Block at home where the representative from H&R Block is able to punch in to your home PC and are able to have a conversation with them about tax preparation. I think this is a fantastic idea, for taxes. I would never recommend this for tech support… -
![The shutdown of MegaUpload has really stirred up a lot of controversy, and for all practical purposes it looks like the FBI and the United States government is using the shutdown of MegaUpload as a training course on how not to shut down websites that have copyrighted material on them while preserving the legal content of the other customers. Just taking a second to remind everyone that their are customers of MegaUpload that were legitimately using the service when the FBI came in and shut down the website. Now it seems the hosting [Capathia and Cogent] companies for MegaUpload is teaming up with the Electronic Frontier Foundation [EFF] to try to help those legitimate customers get their data back; something the FBI has no interest in doing. The takedown and prosecution of the owner operators of MegaUpload was their only concern. The hosting service and EFF are planning to get together to identify the files that are being hosted on MegaUpload legally— hopefully getting those files back the respective customers.](http://www.lehsys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hyrvlnlj-115x115.jpg "MegaUpload: Crash course in how not to shutdown a website")
MegaUpload: Crash course in how not to shutdown a website
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsThe shutdown of MegaUpload has really stirred up a lot of controversy, and for all practical purposes it looks like the FBI and the United States government is using the shutdown of MegaUpload as a training course on how not to shut down websites that have copyrighted material on them while preserving the legal content of the other customers. Just taking a second to remind everyone that their are customers of MegaUpload that were legitimately using the service when the FBI came in and shut down the website. Now it seems the hosting [Capathia and Cogent] companies for MegaUpload is teaming up with the Electronic Frontier Foundation [EFF] to try to help those legitimate customers get their data back; something the FBI has no interest in doing. The takedown and prosecution of the owner operators of MegaUpload was their only concern. The hosting service and EFF are planning to get together to identify the files that are being hosted on MegaUpload legally— hopefully getting those files back the respective customers.
