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How to Send a Text or Picture Message from Your Computer to a Cell Phone

I’m not really a big text messager, but occasionally it seems to be the easiest way to get a message to somebody.  I’m pretty fast with the keypad on my phone, even though I don’t do it all that often, but Clint is pretty much agonizingly slow with his.  In any event, whether you’re fast [...]

5 Free Alternatives to Filezilla

We had an FTP freak-out here tonight.  If Clint had been working on something besides his Dad’s blog, it could have been a pain in the neck because we’d have had to either transfer everything to my laptop, or upload over the network—which just seems like a really bad idea, not to mention slow.
Our versions [...]

Before you send that email. . . .

Ever send an email that you wish you hadn’t?  I know I have. . . .
When it’s late, and I’m tired, it’s just SO much easier to hit “send” than it is to re-read the email again, and while I could wait until morning, when I’m more clear-headed, anybody who knows me will tell you [...]

Correcting a blown-out, hazy photo

A mom on our local moms board posted a photo tonight, asking if it could be salvaged.  I had a bit of time, so I decided to play with it and see if I could help.  Here’s the before and after, and how I got from one to the other.
To the best of my recollection, [...]

Thumbalizr (get a thumbnail image of a website)

I just found Thumbalizr.com tonight, and I’m really glad I did.
If you’re anything like me, you’ll be surprised at just how often you can make use of a thumbnail image of a website.  I find myself using them all the time, and Thumbalizr makes it even easier for me.
Basically, you go to the website and [...]

Print only what you need/want from a website, easily

Just found out about this from Cali Lewis over at GeekBrief.tv (which I love, love, LOVE!), and I’m very excited about it—at least, I’m excited about the amount of paper I’ll no longer be wasting:
PrintWhatYouLike is a free webpage editor that gives you control of how webpages look when printed.  You simply enter the URL [...]