A few weeks ago I purchased an iPhone 4; I had previously used the BlackBerry Curve 8300. In addition, I own an iPod Shuffle and I use the iTunes software to listen to music and the radio while I’m in my office. I don’t use an Apple computer and view them as tools for artists, [...]
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Old Dog Bytes: Confessions of an Old Dog Part One
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, Basic Computer Tips, Free Computer Training, Free Microsoft Office Training on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My Wife is a Social Networking Beginner
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, Basic Computer Tips, Free Computer Training, Free Microsoft Office Training on November 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last night my wife, Hillary Wright, walked into the room and announced with pride that it was a wonderful feeling to know that “she could help women around the world have babies.” Earlier that day my wife’s first book “The PCOS Diet Plan” had been officially released and it was a special day for her [...]
The Facebook Effect
Posted in Basic Computer Tips on October 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m reading “The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World,” by David Kirkpatrick. The first half of the book is about how Facebook started and the second half is about it’s revenue model (advertising), and Facebook’s impact on the world. If you are in business and are trying to [...]
The Work Season
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, Basic Computer Tips, Free Computer Training on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well my kids are finally back at school and now I can let the work season begin. Through the years I’ve come to realize that having a home office and the kids at home during the summer months creates a little bit of how should I say this delicately…chaos. Something as simple as a trip [...]
Blinded By Social Networking
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, Basic Computer Tips, Free Computer Training on June 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’m currently reading a book called “The Whuffie Factor” by Tara Hunt. As best as I can tell, whuffie is social capital. If you are part of an online community such as Twitter or LinkedIn and you contribute to the community, you have whuffie. Whuffie is established by being “trustworthy, nice, networked and notable” according [...]
I must admit, I’m baffled and intrigued by social networking on many levels.
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, Basic Computer Tips, Free Computer Training on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I must admit, I’m baffled and intrigued by social networking on many levels. There are days when I find it interesting and days when I think it is a total waste of time. I’ve been thinking about this for quite some time and rather than put this down in a concise article, I’ve decided this [...]
My Beep with Verizon Wireless
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, Basic Computer Tips, Free Computer Training, tagged Verizon Wireless Call Waiting on March 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I just called someone on their Verizon Wireless cellular telephone and they were speaking to someone else. How do I know? Verizon cell phones beep when you call them if the person is on the line. My initial reaction is to hang up because I don’t want to bother the person if they are on [...]
Why I’m Offering Free Computer Training
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, Basic Computer Tips, Free Computer Training on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Why Blog when you can Twitter? Why call when you can LinkIn? Do old dogs Yelp? Why pay for stuff when you can get it for free? These are a few of the questions I’ve been pondering recently. I launched a new website on January 1st, 2010 that offers free online computer training: www.teachanolddognewtricks.com. You [...]
Dell versus My Local Computer Store
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, Basic Computer Tips, tagged arlington, computer cafe, dell, ma, Tony Holowitz, www.tonytheteacher.com on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Computer Café: My Local Computer Store My computer died last week and luckily because I use Carbonite my data was safe and secure. When I told one of my clients that I needed to replace my computer he asked me if I was going to get the latest and greatest and I responded with [...]
Twitter: Thinking in the Shower
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, Basic Computer Tips on May 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On a personal note, I also created a Twitter account to learn how it works. You can access that account in two ways: visit www.twitter.com/tonyholowitz or www.thinkingintheshower.com.
