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All 433 Posts:

  • April 9, 2022  Emily Post’s Etiquette Advice for a Knife Fight
  • December 30, 2021  The Four Ubers of the Apocalypse
  • August 15, 2021  Bird Reviews of your Lawn Sprinkler
  • July 10, 2021  Henry David Thoreau at Starbucks
  • May 8, 2021  Folk Music Police Blotter
  • April 30, 2021  The Lonely Planet Guide™ to an Insurrection
  • April 15, 2021  Yoga for Right Wing Miltias
  • April 9, 2021  QAnon Hires an Image Consultant
  • April 1, 2021  Cowboy Social Distancing
  • April 2, 2018  State of the Arts for April/May/June 2018: Stack Exchange
  • January 2, 2018  State of the Arts for January/February/March 2018: What is Bitcoin?
  • October 5, 2017  State of the Arts for October/November/December 2017: Virtual Private Networks
  • July 1, 2017  State of the Arts for July/August/September 2017: Tor, the Onion Network
  • May 16, 2017  Back in the Good Old Days, We Had Facts
  • April 2, 2017  State of the Arts for April/May/June 2017: Ghostery
  • January 3, 2017  State of the Arts for January/February/March 2017: Truth and Fiction
  • October 1, 2016  State of the Arts for October/November/December 2016: Free Site Builders
  • July 1, 2016  State of the Arts for July/August/September 2016: DuckDuckGo
  • April 1, 2016  State of the Arts for April/May/June 2016: Is Your Website Mobile Compatible?
  •   Words on WordPress: Mobile Compatibility
  • January 2, 2016  State of the Arts for January/February/March 2016: Block Those Ads?
  • October 1, 2015  State of the Arts for October/November/December 2015: Stop Auto-Play Videos
  • July 1, 2015  State of the Arts for July/August 2015: Lots of learning available on YouTube
  • May 1, 2015  State of the Arts for May/June 2015: Is Ello competition for Facebook?
  • March 1, 2015  State of the Arts for March/April 2015: Quitting Facebook
  • January 1, 2015  State of the Arts for January/February, 2015: Fake Warning Messages are Scams
  • November 3, 2014  Mac Q & A: Another Scam from macsystemalerts.com
  • November 1, 2014  State of the Arts for November/December 2014: Security and High-Tech Scammers
  • September 27, 2014  Mac Q & A: What is the Bash Shellshock Bug that’s in the News?
  • September 2, 2014  Mac Q & A: Is applesecurityalerts.com a Scam?
  • September 1, 2014  State of the Arts for September/October 2014: Getting Started with Online Meetings
  • July 1, 2014  State of the Arts for July/August 2014: Using the Foundation Center Online
  • May 1, 2014  State of the Arts for May/June 2014: Using the Foundation Center
  • March 21, 2014  Words on WordPress: Basic Utility Plugins
  • March 1, 2014  State of the Arts for March/April 2014: The Learning Never Ends
  • February 26, 2014  Words on WordPress: Who is a Good Web Hosting Service for WordPress?
  • February 20, 2014  Mac Q & A: Which Photograph Scanners Work with Macs?
  • January 31, 2014  Words on WordPress: Basic Plugins for your WordPress Site
  • January 24, 2014  Mac Q & A: What Kind of Mac Should I Get?
  • January 10, 2014  Mac Q & A: Turn off the Download Warnings
  • January 1, 2014  State of the Arts Tech Talk for January/February, 2014: Kickstarting Art in Montana
  • December 2, 2013  Words on WordPress: Using Developer Tools
  •   Mac Q & A: Upgrading an Old iMac
  • November 28, 2013  Google AfterLife
  • November 18, 2013  Words on WordPress: Making and Using Page Templates
  • November 4, 2013  Words on WordPress: Creating a Child Theme
  • November 1, 2013  State of the Arts for November/December 2013: Selling Branded Products
  • October 7, 2013  Words on WordPress: Bump your Server Memory
  • September 5, 2013  Mac Q & A: My Macbook Trackpad is Slippery
  • September 1, 2013  State of the Arts for September/October 2013: WordPress and Ecommerce
  • July 10, 2013  Mac Q & A: Noise from my DVD Drive
  • July 1, 2013  State of the Arts for July/August 2013: Self-hosting WordPress
  • June 3, 2013  Kerodin’s Armed Citadel in Idaho? It’s a Fantasy, as in Fantasy Novel
  • May 1, 2013  State of the Arts for May/June 2013: Using WordPress.com, Part 2
  • March 22, 2013  Mac Q & A: What’s with the Question Mark in the Folder Tool Bar?
  • March 4, 2013  Don’t Cybersquat With a Loaded Gun on Your Hip
  • March 1, 2013  State of the Arts for March/April 2013: Using WordPress.com
  • February 21, 2013  Mac Q & A: Helping with Screen Distractions
  • January 21, 2013  Mac Q & A: Switching to IMAP in Apple Mail
  • January 1, 2013  State of the Arts for January/February 2013: Social Media and “Real” Websites
  • November 1, 2012  State of the Arts for November/December 2012: Photographing Artwork, Part 2
  • October 2, 2012  Lucky the Wild Filly
  • September 1, 2012  State of the Arts for September/October 2012: Photographing Artwork, Part 1
  • July 1, 2012  State of the Arts for July/August 2012: How Many Megapixels are Enough?
  • May 25, 2012  The Elance Freelance Game
  • May 1, 2012  State of the Arts for May/June 2012: What Can You Do with an iPad?
  • April 13, 2012  Mac Q & A: Yet Another Java Update
  • April 11, 2012  Mac Q & A: Disabling Java on OS X
  • April 5, 2012  Mac Q & A: Critical Java Update for Security
  • March 1, 2012  State of the Arts for March/April 2012: Copying Images and Copyright on the Web
  • January 1, 2012  State of the Arts for January/February 2012: Mobile Credit Card Processing
  • November 1, 2011  State of the Arts for November/December 2011: QR Codes
  • October 24, 2011  The Burial of Elouise Cobell
  • September 1, 2011  State of the Arts for September/October, 2011: Care and Feeding of Your Mac
  •   Looking Under the Hood of the Presidential Candidate’s Websites
  • July 1, 2011  State of the Arts for July/August 2011: Malware Now Attacking Macs
  • May 15, 2011  Music in the ‘Cloud’ the Next Big Step
  •   Mac Q & A: Apple Security Alert scams
  • May 8, 2011  Silence Surrounds ‘botnet’ Actions
  •   Mac Q & A: Archive and Install with Snow Leopard
  • May 1, 2011  Mac Q & A: What’s the best way to do Automatic Updates?
  •   State of the Arts for May/June 2011: Windows Powerpoint and Mac Keynote
  •   Playstation Network Hack PR Nightmare
  •   HuffPo, AOL Deal Disregards Journalists’ Worth
  • April 24, 2011  Ethics Enters ‘Botnet’ Battle: Questions Arise Over FBI’s Involvement
  •   Mac Q & A: Set a New Home Page in Safari
  • April 17, 2011  Battle Against ‘Botnets’ Builds
  •   Mac Q & A: Microsoft Publisher files and OS X
  • April 10, 2011  Be Wary of Email Tax Scams This Year
  •   Mac Q & A: What’s the Best Mac Tax Software?
  • April 3, 2011  Google Search Changes Incoming Link Policies
  •   Mac Q & A: Burning Dual Layer DVDs
  • April 1, 2011  Compare Before Buying Verizon or AT&T iPhone
  • March 27, 2011  Google Updates its Search Results
  •   Mac Q & A: Network Printers
  • March 20, 2011  Mac Q & A: Is There Malware Around for the iPhone?
  •   Smartphone Malware, Part Two
  • March 13, 2011  Mac Q & A: Update an Old MacBook
  •   Malware Attacks On Smartphones Increase
  • March 7, 2011  Wave Semiconductor Considers Montana Operation
  • March 6, 2011  Mac Q & A: Which iPhone Should I Get?
  • March 1, 2011  RMSC Has Power To Make Montana A Green Leader
  •   State of the Arts for March/April 2011: More Tips on Preserving Privacy
  • February 27, 2011  Apple, Google Change News Business Model
  •   Mac Q & A: Good Apple Troubleshooting Websites
  • February 20, 2011  Reaction Time Biggest Advantage
  •   Mac Q & A: Windows, Taxes and a Mac
  • February 13, 2011  Predicting Death of The Daily
  •   Mac Q & A: Resize Images in Preview
  • February 6, 2011  Supercomputer Helps with Algorithms
  •   Mac Q & A: PowerPoint and Keynote on a Mac
  • February 1, 2011  Montana Should Benefit From Butte’s Supercomputer
  • January 30, 2011  Butte’s Big Sky a Super Machine
  •   Mac Q & A: Do I Have to Use Wireless?
  • January 24, 2011  Wading Through New Mac App Store
  • January 23, 2011  Mac Q & A: Adding More RAM to a Mac Mini
  • January 16, 2011  App Store For Macs New Way To Shop
  •   Mac Q & A: How Do I Get Rid of Programs in the Dock?
  • January 9, 2011  News Corp. iPad ‘Newspaper’ Bets on Simplicity
  •   Mac Q & A: My MacBook Battery Only Charges to 98%
  • January 2, 2011  Will The Daily Survive?
  •   Mac Q & A: Should I Wait for a Verizon iPhone?
  • January 1, 2011  Will Internet Explorer 6 Die Already?
  •   State of the Arts for January/February 2011: More on Cookie Management
  • December 27, 2010  Tech Stories to Watch in 2011
  • December 26, 2010  Mac Q & A: Give The Kid Their Own OS X Account
  • December 19, 2010  Practical and/or Fun Gift Ideas
  •   Mac Q & A: Using BitNami for OS X Web Development
  • December 12, 2010  Mac Q & A: How Can I Get WMA Music Files into iTunes?
  •   Internet Routing Based On Trust
  • December 5, 2010  Internet Hijacking Exposes Flaws
  •   Mac Q & A: How Much Memory Should I Get?
  • December 1, 2010  Search Online And Off For Best Deal On Computers
  • November 28, 2010  How To Move Personal Data
  •   Mac Q & A: Zipping File Attachments
  • November 21, 2010  Facebook Unveils Message System and Ramps Up Competition With Google
  •   Mac Q & A: Recording Streaming Audio
  • November 14, 2010  Google, Facebook Data War Heats Up
  •   Mac Q & A: Eject a Stuck CD
  • November 7, 2010  Mac Q & A: Password Protection for a Mac
  •   Tips To Avoid Java Malware
  • November 1, 2010  State of the Arts for November/December, 2010: More About Online Privacy
  •   Facebook Alternative’s First Priority Is Opt-In Privacy
  • October 31, 2010  Mac Q & A: Do I Need Antivirus For My Mac?
  •   New Malware Infiltrating Social Sites
  • October 24, 2010  Honestly.com is Open To Public
  •   Mac Q & A: Wireless Mice
  • October 17, 2010  Apple’s Innovation Leads to New Products and Billions
  •   Mac Q & A: Wireless Security while Traveling with a Mac
  • October 10, 2010  Website Aims For Historical Accuracy
  •   Mac Q & A: Right Clicking with a MacBook
  • October 3, 2010  Mac Q & A: How Do I Erase a Hard Drive Before I Give My Mac Away?
  •   Recycle ‘E-waste’ at Event Saturday
  • October 1, 2010  Next Congress Will Decide Fate Of Net Neutrality
  • September 26, 2010  Mac Q & A: Protecting Your Files With File Vault
  •   Recording History on the Web
  • September 19, 2010  Shout Out Puts Website On Map
  •   Mac Q & A: MobileMe and iWeb’s limits
  • September 12, 2010  Google, Facebook Have PR Differences
  •   Mac Q & A: Something Other Than Photoshop?
  • September 5, 2010  Wikileaks Under Fire For Its Own Secrecy
  •   Mac Q & A: What Wireless Routers Work With Macs?
  • September 1, 2010  State of the Arts for September/October, 2010: Exploring the Basics of Online Privacy
  • August 29, 2010  The “Kids” and Social Networking Privacy
  •   Mac Q & A: Working with Word Docs
  • August 22, 2010  The Onion Can Make You Cry
  •   Mac Q & A: OS X and Wireless Printers
  • August 15, 2010  Digital Rights Update Changes DVD Rules
  •   Mac Q & A: Using OS X’s Webserver
  • August 8, 2010  Law Update OKs ‘Jailbreaking’ iPhones
  •   Mac Q & A: Add Montana Public Radio to iTunes
  • August 2, 2010  iPhone Arrival Nearly Official
  • August 1, 2010  Mac Q & A: Working with Fonts
  •   Apple’s iPhone 4 Rollout Not as Smooth as Usual
  • July 26, 2010  Windows XP Won’t Die, Part Two
  • July 25, 2010  Mac Q & A: What’s a Good Disk Utility?
  • July 19, 2010  Microsoft Wants Users To Move On From XP
  • July 18, 2010  Mac Q & A: What’s Better Than iPhoto?
  • July 12, 2010  China and Google Finish Dancing
  • July 11, 2010  Mac Q & A: Apple Mail IMAP Tweaks
  • July 5, 2010  Google’s Business Quandary in China
  • July 4, 2010  Mac Q & A: Recover Deleted Digital Photos
  • July 1, 2010  State of the Arts for July/August, 2010: Cultural and Aesthetic Project Applications Go Online
  •   Businesses Should Monitor and Steer Online Reputation
  • June 28, 2010  Iceland Moves to Protect Information
  • June 27, 2010  Mac Q & A: What’s POP and IMAP in Apple Mail?
  • June 21, 2010  Microsoft Makes a Move to the “Cloud”
  • June 20, 2010  Mac Q & A: Do I need Software Update?
  • June 14, 2010  BP’s PR Goes Under the Microscope
  • June 13, 2010  Mac Q & A: PDFs on OS X
  • June 7, 2010  Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill: There’s Networking, And Then There’s Data
  • June 6, 2010  Mac Q & A: iPhoto CDs for Windows
  • June 1, 2010  Managing Online Reputation Increasingly Important
  • May 31, 2010  Facebook Backtracks on Some Privacy Changes
  • May 30, 2010  Mac Q & A: PC Printers with a Mac
  • May 24, 2010  Diaspora Project: Upstart Social Network Does Things Differently
  • May 23, 2010  Mac Q & A: Is AppleCare Worth it?
  • May 17, 2010  Diaspora Project Hopes to Fill Facebook Void
  • May 16, 2010  Mac Q & A: Extending a Wi-fi Network
  • May 10, 2010  Does Montana get the iPhone?
  • May 9, 2010  Mac Q & A: Blocking Ads in Safari
  • May 3, 2010  iPhone Might Arrive, Officially
  • May 2, 2010  Mac Q & A: Sharing a Screen with another Mac
  • May 1, 2010  Is Apple’s iPad Ready for Business World?
  •   State of the Arts for May/June, 2010: Website Privacy Policies are a Good Idea
  • April 26, 2010  What’s in Store for Unvarnished?
  • April 25, 2010  Mac Q & A: Make your MacBook Location Aware
  • April 19, 2010  Unvarnished Could be Game Changer
  • April 18, 2010  Mac Q & A: Adding More Memory to a MacBook
  • April 12, 2010  Unvarnished and the Good, Bad and the Ugly
  • April 11, 2010  Mac Q & A: Converting a QuickBooks File
  • April 5, 2010  Wrap-up of Online Privacy Guidelines
  • April 4, 2010  Mac Q & A: Using Two Email Addresses with Apple Mail
  • April 1, 2010  Web Site Privacy Policies are Good Business
  • March 29, 2010  Problems of Internet Oversight
  • March 28, 2010  Mac Q & A: My External Disks are Full
  • March 22, 2010  Agencies Walk the Line on Web Cookies
  • March 21, 2010  Mac Q & A: Printing to a PDF file
  • March 15, 2010  Proxies Provide Ultimate Privacy
  • March 14, 2010  Mac Q & A: Moving Microsoft Outlook Email to Thunderbird
  • March 8, 2010  Groups Help with Privacy Concerns
  • March 7, 2010  Mac Q & A: Using Time Machine
  • March 1, 2010  State of the Arts for March/April, 2010: Nonprofits for Nonprofits
  •   Check your Facebook Privacy Settings
  •   Stay Safe Online by Being Proactive
  • February 28, 2010  Mac Q & A: How Apple’s Boot Camp Works
  • February 23, 2010  2010 Bear River (Baker – Marias) Massacre Memorial
  • February 22, 2010  Get to Know Private Browsing Settings
  • February 21, 2010  Mac Q & A: Rescuing Files from a Hard Drive
  • February 15, 2010  The Good and Bad of Browser Cookies
  • February 14, 2010  Mac Q & A: Setting a Default Program
  • February 8, 2010  Clicking away Online Privacy
  • February 7, 2010  Mac Q & A: Using Apple Mail with GMail
  • February 1, 2010  The Cost of Spilling Web Data
  •   Apple Growing and Competing in the Business World
  • January 31, 2010  Mac Q & A: Why Should I Buy a Mac?
  • January 25, 2010  Web sites’ data collection
  • January 24, 2010  Mac Q & A: Backing up an iTunes Library
  • January 18, 2010  Always Check Out Privacy Policies
  • January 17, 2010  Mac Q & A: Moving an iTunes Library
  • January 11, 2010  Staying Secure and Private Online
  • January 10, 2010  Mac Q & A: Fixing iTunes Tracks with Different Volumes
  • January 4, 2010  Stack Exchange Helps Improve Accuracy of Information
  • January 3, 2010  Mac Q & A: What’s Shockwave Player?
  • January 1, 2010  More Compatibility Makes Moving from PC to Mac Painless
  •   State of the Arts for January/February 2010: Moving from Windows to Mac
  • December 27, 2009  Stack Overflow: Improving the Accuracy of Blogs
  •   Mac Q & A: Perian, the Swiss Army Knife of QuickTime
  • December 20, 2009  Easy Steps to Avoid Tech Support Blues
  •   Mac Q & A: Pasting Plain Text
  • December 13, 2009  Poverello Shelter adds Facebook, Twitter to spread message
  •   Mac Q & A: Dealing with Old Floppy Disks
  • December 6, 2009  Phishing Scams a Click Away
  •   Mac Q & A: Backing up your Mac
  • December 1, 2009  Check Pros and Cons before Upgrading to Windows 7
  • November 29, 2009  The Truth behind Cyber Monday
  •   Mac Q & A: Moving from Windows to Mac
  • November 22, 2009  Navigating Google’s Dashboard
  •   Mac Q & A: Searching for Text inside Files
  • November 16, 2009  Google’s Dashboard gives users a bit more control
  • November 15, 2009  Mac Q & A: Easily Use Muliple Digital Cameras with OS X
  • November 8, 2009  Changing a Tire with an Algorithm
  •   Mac Q & A: Add a CD-DVD Eject button in the Menu Bar
  • November 1, 2009  Rise to the Top of Google Search
  •   Washing Electronics Not Always End of Line
  •   Mac Q & A: External Speakers for a MacBook
  • October 31, 2009  State of the Arts for November/December 2009: How Well do you Google?
  • October 25, 2009  Windows 7’s Arrival Could Boost Economy
  •   Mac Q & A: How do I Delete a Program in OS X?
  • October 18, 2009  Is the Windows 7 Update Worth It?
  •   Mac Q & A: A Better Clipboard for Multiple Cutting and Pasting
  • October 11, 2009  Predicting the Future of the Web
  •   Mac Q & A: Make an Archive of a CD or DVD
  • October 4, 2009  Internet Constantly Evolving
  •   Mac Q & A: The OS X Firewall
  • October 1, 2009  With OS X it’s Possible to Run Windows on a Mac
  • September 27, 2009  The Rise of Web search
  •   Mac Q & A: Working with the OS X Dock
  • September 20, 2009  Mac Q & A: Turn off the Caps Lock key
  •   DNS Key to Holding Internet Together
  • September 14, 2009  The Start of Viruses and Malware
  • September 12, 2009  Mac Q & A: One Step DVD from a Movie
  • September 8, 2009  E-Mail’s Transition to Staple of Web
  • September 5, 2009  Mac Q & A: Exporting QuickTime Movies in different formats
  • September 1, 2009  Free Wi-Fi leaves Unsecure Web Open to Prying Eyes
  • August 31, 2009  Delving into the History of E-mail
  •   State of the Arts for September/October 2009: Build your Own Social Network with Ning
  • August 29, 2009  Mac Q & A: Connecting to a Non-Apple Wireless Router
  • August 25, 2009  Early Online Services and their Demise
  • August 22, 2009  Mac Q & A: Reset Firewire Ports
  • August 18, 2009  Mosaic Eased Use of Internet
  • August 15, 2009  Mac Q & A: You Can’t Connect to an Airport With an iBook
  • August 10, 2009  With Links, Browsers Web is Born
  • August 9, 2009  Mac Q & A: Delete Preference Files to Fix Problems
  • August 3, 2009  Packet Switching Reroutes Web Traffic
  • August 1, 2009  Mac Q & A: Plain Text Editors for OS X
  •   Build Your Own Social Network for Business with Ning
  • July 27, 2009  Packet Switching Enables Internet
  • July 25, 2009  Mac Q & A: Converting Video from a DVD for Editing in iMovie
  • July 20, 2009  Early Days of Internet
  • July 18, 2009  Mac Q & A: Downloaded Disk Images that won’t Mount
  • July 13, 2009  Working Our Way to Web 3.0
  •   Mac Q & A: Online Backups
  • July 7, 2009  Can Data Centers be Green?
  • July 6, 2009  Nkwusm Works to Preserve Salish Language
  • July 4, 2009  Mac Q & A: Which Browser – Firefox or Safari?
  • July 1, 2009  State of the Arts for July/August 2009: Online payments a must for artists’ websites
  •   Mumm’s the Word When Talking iPhone in Montana
  • June 29, 2009  Data Centers Enable Cloud Computing
  • June 28, 2009  Mac Q & A: MainMenu for Maintenance
  • June 22, 2009  Final Digital TV Change
  • June 21, 2009  Mac Q & A: Remove Misspelled Words from the Dictionary
  • June 15, 2009  Computing in the Cloud
  • June 12, 2009  Mac Q & A: Easy Backups for your Mac
  • June 8, 2009  Is Google Wave the Next Big Thing?
  • June 6, 2009  Mac Q & A: Getting more Battery Life with a MacBook
  • June 1, 2009  Google Profiles Part 2
  •   Vision Net Brings People and Events Closer
  • May 31, 2009  Mac Q & A: Moving to a New Mac
  • May 25, 2009  Google Profiles Part 1
  • May 24, 2009  Mac Q & A: Adding Printers in OS X
  • May 19, 2009  Mac Q & A: Airport Wireless Troubles
  • May 18, 2009  XBRL helps with Transparency in Business
  • May 11, 2009  The eXtensible in XML
  • May 9, 2009  Mac Q & A: Apple’s Pages and Styles
  • May 4, 2009  Behind News Feeds, XML at Work
  • May 2, 2009  Mac Q & A: Playing Windows Media Video files on your Mac
  • May 1, 2009  State of the Arts for May/June 2009: Social Networking
  •   Online Behemoths make Web Site Payments Simple
  • April 27, 2009  RSS Feeds Part Two
  • April 26, 2009  Mac Q & A: Windows Disks with Macs
  • April 20, 2009  Surfing is Easy with RSS
  • April 19, 2009  Mac Q & A: Change the Administrator Password
  • April 13, 2009  Are You Opted Out?
  • April 12, 2009  Mac Q & A: Disk Utility
  • April 6, 2009  The Worm That Wasn’t…. At Least Not Yet
  • April 4, 2009  Mac Q & A: OS X File Permissions
  • March 30, 2009  Travel Missoula using Transit
  • March 26, 2009  Mac Q & A: Pages, Apple’s Word Processor
  • March 23, 2009  Tracking Down the History of Street View in Missoula
  • March 21, 2009  Mac Q & A: Do I Need Antivirus on my Mac?
  • March 16, 2009  Walk Around Missoula, World with Street View
  • March 9, 2009  Tips, Tricks to Using Linkedin
  • March 8, 2009  Mac Q & A: Do I Need Software Update?
  • March 2, 2009  Linkedin Geared Toward Business
  • March 1, 2009  State of the Arts for March/April 2009: Online Applications
  •   Social Networking Sites Good for Businesses, too
  • February 23, 2009  Checking Progress of Digital TV Transition
  • February 16, 2009  Local Stations’ Plans for Transition to Digital
  • February 9, 2009  Montana Stations Prepare for Digital
  • February 2, 2009  Sending E-mail a ‘talkative’ Process
  • January 26, 2009  Going Under the Hood of E-mail
  • January 19, 2009  Legislature 2009 – Stay up to Date with site on Session
  • January 12, 2009  Online Grant Process the Norm
  • January 5, 2009  Blogs to Check Out This Year
  • January 1, 2009  State of the Arts for January/February 2009: Basic Online Security
  • December 29, 2008  Tech Tips to Use for 2009
  • December 22, 2008  Internet Can be Full of Good
  • December 15, 2008  Navigating Christmas Tech Support
  • December 8, 2008  Saga of Spam Ring Continues
  • December 1, 2008  Big Spam Operation Takes a Hit
  • November 24, 2008  Technology Brings Forth Some Ethical Dilemmas
  • November 17, 2008  Internet Finally a Big Player in Politics
  • November 9, 2008  Finding the Truth Online
  • November 2, 2008  Computer Boot Times Can Seem Like Forever
  • November 1, 2008  State of the Arts for November/December 2008: Online alternatives
  • October 26, 2008  Be Alert For Fake Software
  • October 19, 2008  Easy Tips To Better Navigate Macs, PCs
  • October 12, 2008  Next Step To Speed Is DNA Computers
  • October 5, 2008  The Logic Of Digital Decisions
  • September 28, 2008  Garbage In, Garbage Out
  • September 21, 2008  How RAM, Hard Drives Collaborate On Your PC
  • September 14, 2008  Drives, Like Elephants, Rarely Forget
  • September 7, 2008  Semantic Search Is Next Big Step
  • September 1, 2008  State of the Arts for September/October 2008: Back up your Data
  • August 31, 2008  Easy Tips For Better Searching On The Web
  • August 24, 2008  How Search Engines Build Indexes
  • August 17, 2008  Search Google and Find Ourselves?
  • August 10, 2008  IT Fluency Key in Constantly Changing World
  • August 3, 2008  DNS Secret Fix: The Story Continues
  • July 27, 2008  Secret Fix Addresses Flaw On Net
  • July 20, 2008  Internet Addresses Are Limited
  • July 13, 2008  There’s Nothing Like A Good Book, Even For Computers
  • July 6, 2008  Update Browsers Regularly To Avoid Malware Infection
  • July 1, 2008  State of the Arts for July/August 2008: Get your Name on the Internet
  • June 29, 2008  Apple’s Os X Sets Up Easily; And Some Tips, Too
  • June 23, 2008  Clean Install Of Windows Xp Can Help Slow Computer
  • June 15, 2008  Spreadsheet Applications Are Valuable Resources
  • June 8, 2008  Data And Databases Are Case Studies In Organization
  • June 2, 2008  Extensions Keep Files Organized
  • May 25, 2008  Digital Age Produces New Ways To Preserve
  • May 18, 2008  The Analog To Digital Tv Change Is Complicated
  • May 11, 2008  You’ve Gone Digital – Now Post, Preserve Photos
  • May 5, 2008  Photo Editing Software Flourishes On Internet
  • April 27, 2008  Take Time To Learn Software For Your Digital Camera
  • April 21, 2008  Some Compromises When Going Digital
  • April 13, 2008  Take Your Time When Seeking Out The Right Camera
  • April 6, 2008  Photography Gets Easier With Digital
  • March 30, 2008  Hacking For Good, And For a Degree
  • March 23, 2008  Hackers In Black, White And Shades Of Gray
  • March 16, 2008  Meaning Of ‘Hacker’ Has Evolved Over Time
  • March 10, 2008  In Social Engineering, Even The Tidbits Are Valuable
  • March 2, 2008  Browsing Tools Can Help Elude Phish Hooks
  • February 27, 2008  Don’t Let Phishers Hook You
  • February 18, 2008  Don’t Let Hackers Get Into Your PC
  • February 11, 2008  Trojan Horses on the Loose
  • February 3, 2008  Football Field Gets Amped Up
  • January 28, 2008  Is the Storm Worm Brewing?
  • January 21, 2008  Check The Snow And Rain At SNOTEL
  • January 13, 2008  Analog To Digital TV Changeover Ain’t Necessarily So
  • December 31, 2007  The Coming Television Changeover From Analog To Digital
  • December 30, 2007  Blogs for the Year
  • December 24, 2007  Gift Gadget Problems?
  • December 16, 2007  Wisdom of the Wiki
  • December 9, 2007  Content Management Systems Are Blogs On Steroids
  • December 2, 2007  Sign Up, Set Up, Write – You’re A Blogger
  • November 24, 2007  There’s A Blog For Everyone
  • November 18, 2007  Writers on the web
  • November 11, 2007  Books And Book Resources Abound On Internet
  • November 4, 2007  Unicode Spreads World’s Languages Across Web
  • October 29, 2007  The Map is not the Territory
  • October 22, 2007  Did you miss the tickets? Blame ‘bots’
  • October 13, 2007  Save your digital life with a backup
  • October 3, 2007  Assistive Technology
  • September 27, 2007  The world of web browsers; which should you use?
  • September 21, 2007  E-waste and recycling
  • September 16, 2007  Your Name Up In Lights on the Internet; or, getting your own domain isn’t difficult
  • September 5, 2007  Where are we after 25 years of viruses and spyware?
  • August 28, 2007  What’s the difference between Windows, Apple and Open Source?
  • August 22, 2007  Take your life along anywhere with a flash drive
  • August 19, 2007  Easy Virtual Private Networks for everyone
  • August 12, 2007  Is your wireless security at your home and business up to the task?
  • August 4, 2007  The Insecurity of Wi-Fi

Slackjaw archive:

  • May 8, 2021  Folk Music Police Blotter
  • April 9, 2021  QAnon Hires an Image Consultant
  • April 1, 2021  Cowboy Social Distancing

McSweeney's archive:

  • May 16, 2017  Back in the Good Old Days, We Had Facts

Medium archive:

  • August 15, 2021  Bird Reviews of your Lawn Sprinkler
  • July 10, 2021  Henry David Thoreau at Starbucks
  • April 30, 2021  The Lonely Planet Guide™ to an Insurrection
  • April 15, 2021  Yoga for Right Wing Miltias

Missoulian archive:

  • May 15, 2011  Music in the ‘Cloud’ the Next Big Step
  • May 8, 2011  Silence Surrounds ‘botnet’ Actions
  • May 1, 2011  Playstation Network Hack PR Nightmare
  • April 24, 2011  Ethics Enters ‘Botnet’ Battle: Questions Arise Over FBI’s Involvement
  • April 17, 2011  Battle Against ‘Botnets’ Builds
  • April 10, 2011  Be Wary of Email Tax Scams This Year
  • April 3, 2011  Google Search Changes Incoming Link Policies
  • March 27, 2011  Google Updates its Search Results
  • March 20, 2011  Smartphone Malware, Part Two
  • March 13, 2011  Malware Attacks On Smartphones Increase
  • March 7, 2011  Wave Semiconductor Considers Montana Operation
  • February 27, 2011  Apple, Google Change News Business Model
  • February 20, 2011  Reaction Time Biggest Advantage
  • February 13, 2011  Predicting Death of The Daily
  • February 6, 2011  Supercomputer Helps with Algorithms
  • January 30, 2011  Butte’s Big Sky a Super Machine
  • January 24, 2011  Wading Through New Mac App Store
  • January 16, 2011  App Store For Macs New Way To Shop
  • January 9, 2011  News Corp. iPad ‘Newspaper’ Bets on Simplicity
  • January 2, 2011  Will The Daily Survive?
  • December 27, 2010  Tech Stories to Watch in 2011
  • December 19, 2010  Practical and/or Fun Gift Ideas
  • December 12, 2010  Internet Routing Based On Trust
  • December 5, 2010  Internet Hijacking Exposes Flaws
  • November 28, 2010  How To Move Personal Data
  • November 21, 2010  Facebook Unveils Message System and Ramps Up Competition With Google
  • November 14, 2010  Google, Facebook Data War Heats Up
  • November 7, 2010  Tips To Avoid Java Malware
  • October 31, 2010  New Malware Infiltrating Social Sites
  • October 24, 2010  Honestly.com is Open To Public
  • October 17, 2010  Apple’s Innovation Leads to New Products and Billions
  • October 10, 2010  Website Aims For Historical Accuracy
  • October 3, 2010  Recycle ‘E-waste’ at Event Saturday
  • September 26, 2010  Recording History on the Web
  • September 19, 2010  Shout Out Puts Website On Map
  • September 12, 2010  Google, Facebook Have PR Differences
  • September 5, 2010  Wikileaks Under Fire For Its Own Secrecy
  • August 29, 2010  The “Kids” and Social Networking Privacy
  • August 22, 2010  The Onion Can Make You Cry
  • August 15, 2010  Digital Rights Update Changes DVD Rules
  • August 8, 2010  Law Update OKs ‘Jailbreaking’ iPhones
  • August 2, 2010  iPhone Arrival Nearly Official
  • July 26, 2010  Windows XP Won’t Die, Part Two
  • July 19, 2010  Microsoft Wants Users To Move On From XP
  • July 12, 2010  China and Google Finish Dancing
  • July 5, 2010  Google’s Business Quandary in China
  • June 28, 2010  Iceland Moves to Protect Information
  • June 21, 2010  Microsoft Makes a Move to the “Cloud”
  • June 14, 2010  BP’s PR Goes Under the Microscope
  • June 7, 2010  Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill: There’s Networking, And Then There’s Data
  • May 31, 2010  Facebook Backtracks on Some Privacy Changes
  • May 24, 2010  Diaspora Project: Upstart Social Network Does Things Differently
  • May 17, 2010  Diaspora Project Hopes to Fill Facebook Void
  • May 10, 2010  Does Montana get the iPhone?
  • May 3, 2010  iPhone Might Arrive, Officially
  • April 26, 2010  What’s in Store for Unvarnished?
  • April 19, 2010  Unvarnished Could be Game Changer
  • April 12, 2010  Unvarnished and the Good, Bad and the Ugly
  • April 5, 2010  Wrap-up of Online Privacy Guidelines
  • March 29, 2010  Problems of Internet Oversight
  • March 22, 2010  Agencies Walk the Line on Web Cookies
  • March 15, 2010  Proxies Provide Ultimate Privacy
  • March 8, 2010  Groups Help with Privacy Concerns
  • March 1, 2010  Stay Safe Online by Being Proactive
  • February 22, 2010  Get to Know Private Browsing Settings
  • February 15, 2010  The Good and Bad of Browser Cookies
  • February 8, 2010  Clicking away Online Privacy
  • February 1, 2010  The Cost of Spilling Web Data
  • January 25, 2010  Web sites’ data collection
  • January 18, 2010  Always Check Out Privacy Policies
  • January 11, 2010  Staying Secure and Private Online
  • January 4, 2010  Stack Exchange Helps Improve Accuracy of Information
  • December 27, 2009  Stack Overflow: Improving the Accuracy of Blogs
  • December 20, 2009  Easy Steps to Avoid Tech Support Blues
  • December 13, 2009  Poverello Shelter adds Facebook, Twitter to spread message
  • December 6, 2009  Phishing Scams a Click Away
  • November 29, 2009  The Truth behind Cyber Monday
  • November 22, 2009  Navigating Google’s Dashboard
  • November 16, 2009  Google’s Dashboard gives users a bit more control
  • November 8, 2009  Changing a Tire with an Algorithm
  • November 1, 2009  Washing Electronics Not Always End of Line
  • October 25, 2009  Windows 7’s Arrival Could Boost Economy
  • October 18, 2009  Is the Windows 7 Update Worth It?
  • October 11, 2009  Predicting the Future of the Web
  • October 4, 2009  Internet Constantly Evolving
  • September 27, 2009  The Rise of Web search
  • September 20, 2009  DNS Key to Holding Internet Together
  • September 14, 2009  The Start of Viruses and Malware
  • September 8, 2009  E-Mail’s Transition to Staple of Web
  • August 31, 2009  Delving into the History of E-mail
  • August 25, 2009  Early Online Services and their Demise
  • August 18, 2009  Mosaic Eased Use of Internet
  • August 10, 2009  With Links, Browsers Web is Born
  • August 3, 2009  Packet Switching Reroutes Web Traffic
  • July 27, 2009  Packet Switching Enables Internet
  • July 20, 2009  Early Days of Internet
  • July 13, 2009  Working Our Way to Web 3.0
  • July 7, 2009  Can Data Centers be Green?
  • June 29, 2009  Data Centers Enable Cloud Computing
  • June 22, 2009  Final Digital TV Change
  • June 15, 2009  Computing in the Cloud
  • June 8, 2009  Is Google Wave the Next Big Thing?
  • June 1, 2009  Google Profiles Part 2
  • May 25, 2009  Google Profiles Part 1
  • May 18, 2009  XBRL helps with Transparency in Business
  • May 11, 2009  The eXtensible in XML
  • May 4, 2009  Behind News Feeds, XML at Work
  • April 27, 2009  RSS Feeds Part Two
  • April 20, 2009  Surfing is Easy with RSS
  • April 13, 2009  Are You Opted Out?
  • April 6, 2009  The Worm That Wasn’t…. At Least Not Yet
  • March 30, 2009  Travel Missoula using Transit
  • March 23, 2009  Tracking Down the History of Street View in Missoula
  • March 16, 2009  Walk Around Missoula, World with Street View
  • March 9, 2009  Tips, Tricks to Using Linkedin
  • March 2, 2009  Linkedin Geared Toward Business
  • February 23, 2009  Checking Progress of Digital TV Transition
  • February 16, 2009  Local Stations’ Plans for Transition to Digital
  • February 9, 2009  Montana Stations Prepare for Digital
  • February 2, 2009  Sending E-mail a ‘talkative’ Process
  • January 26, 2009  Going Under the Hood of E-mail
  • January 19, 2009  Legislature 2009 – Stay up to Date with site on Session
  • January 12, 2009  Online Grant Process the Norm
  • January 5, 2009  Blogs to Check Out This Year
  • December 29, 2008  Tech Tips to Use for 2009
  • December 22, 2008  Internet Can be Full of Good
  • December 15, 2008  Navigating Christmas Tech Support
  • December 8, 2008  Saga of Spam Ring Continues
  • December 1, 2008  Big Spam Operation Takes a Hit
  • November 24, 2008  Technology Brings Forth Some Ethical Dilemmas
  • November 17, 2008  Internet Finally a Big Player in Politics
  • November 9, 2008  Finding the Truth Online
  • November 2, 2008  Computer Boot Times Can Seem Like Forever
  • October 26, 2008  Be Alert For Fake Software
  • October 19, 2008  Easy Tips To Better Navigate Macs, PCs
  • October 12, 2008  Next Step To Speed Is DNA Computers
  • October 5, 2008  The Logic Of Digital Decisions
  • September 28, 2008  Garbage In, Garbage Out
  • September 21, 2008  How RAM, Hard Drives Collaborate On Your PC
  • September 14, 2008  Drives, Like Elephants, Rarely Forget
  • September 7, 2008  Semantic Search Is Next Big Step
  • August 31, 2008  Easy Tips For Better Searching On The Web
  • August 24, 2008  How Search Engines Build Indexes
  • August 17, 2008  Search Google and Find Ourselves?
  • August 10, 2008  IT Fluency Key in Constantly Changing World
  • August 3, 2008  DNS Secret Fix: The Story Continues
  • July 27, 2008  Secret Fix Addresses Flaw On Net
  • July 20, 2008  Internet Addresses Are Limited
  • July 13, 2008  There’s Nothing Like A Good Book, Even For Computers
  • July 6, 2008  Update Browsers Regularly To Avoid Malware Infection
  • June 29, 2008  Apple’s Os X Sets Up Easily; And Some Tips, Too
  • June 23, 2008  Clean Install Of Windows Xp Can Help Slow Computer
  • June 15, 2008  Spreadsheet Applications Are Valuable Resources
  • June 8, 2008  Data And Databases Are Case Studies In Organization
  • June 2, 2008  Extensions Keep Files Organized
  • May 25, 2008  Digital Age Produces New Ways To Preserve
  • May 18, 2008  The Analog To Digital Tv Change Is Complicated
  • May 11, 2008  You’ve Gone Digital – Now Post, Preserve Photos
  • May 5, 2008  Photo Editing Software Flourishes On Internet
  • April 27, 2008  Take Time To Learn Software For Your Digital Camera
  • April 21, 2008  Some Compromises When Going Digital
  • April 13, 2008  Take Your Time When Seeking Out The Right Camera
  • April 6, 2008  Photography Gets Easier With Digital
  • March 30, 2008  Hacking For Good, And For a Degree
  • March 23, 2008  Hackers In Black, White And Shades Of Gray
  • March 16, 2008  Meaning Of ‘Hacker’ Has Evolved Over Time
  • March 10, 2008  In Social Engineering, Even The Tidbits Are Valuable
  • March 2, 2008  Browsing Tools Can Help Elude Phish Hooks
  • February 27, 2008  Don’t Let Phishers Hook You
  • February 18, 2008  Don’t Let Hackers Get Into Your PC
  • February 11, 2008  Trojan Horses on the Loose
  • February 3, 2008  Football Field Gets Amped Up
  • January 28, 2008  Is the Storm Worm Brewing?
  • January 21, 2008  Check The Snow And Rain At SNOTEL
  • January 13, 2008  Analog To Digital TV Changeover Ain’t Necessarily So
  • December 31, 2007  The Coming Television Changeover From Analog To Digital
  • December 30, 2007  Blogs for the Year
  • December 24, 2007  Gift Gadget Problems?
  • December 16, 2007  Wisdom of the Wiki
  • December 9, 2007  Content Management Systems Are Blogs On Steroids
  • December 2, 2007  Sign Up, Set Up, Write – You’re A Blogger
  • November 24, 2007  There’s A Blog For Everyone
  • November 18, 2007  Writers on the web
  • November 11, 2007  Books And Book Resources Abound On Internet
  • November 4, 2007  Unicode Spreads World’s Languages Across Web
  • October 29, 2007  The Map is not the Territory
  • October 22, 2007  Did you miss the tickets? Blame ‘bots’
  • October 13, 2007  Save your digital life with a backup
  • October 3, 2007  Assistive Technology
  • September 27, 2007  The world of web browsers; which should you use?
  • September 21, 2007  E-waste and recycling
  • September 16, 2007  Your Name Up In Lights on the Internet; or, getting your own domain isn’t difficult
  • September 5, 2007  Where are we after 25 years of viruses and spyware?
  • August 28, 2007  What’s the difference between Windows, Apple and Open Source?
  • August 22, 2007  Take your life along anywhere with a flash drive
  • August 19, 2007  Easy Virtual Private Networks for everyone
  • August 12, 2007  Is your wireless security at your home and business up to the task?
  • August 4, 2007  The Insecurity of Wi-Fi

Mac Q & A archive:

  • November 3, 2014  Another Scam from macsystemalerts.com
  • September 27, 2014  What is the Bash Shellshock Bug that’s in the News?
  • September 2, 2014  Is applesecurityalerts.com a Scam?
  • February 20, 2014  Which Photograph Scanners Work with Macs?
  • January 24, 2014  What Kind of Mac Should I Get?
  • January 10, 2014  Turn off the Download Warnings
  • December 2, 2013  Upgrading an Old iMac
  • September 5, 2013  My Macbook Trackpad is Slippery
  • July 10, 2013  Noise from my DVD Drive
  • March 22, 2013  What’s with the Question Mark in the Folder Tool Bar?
  • February 21, 2013  Helping with Screen Distractions
  • January 21, 2013  Switching to IMAP in Apple Mail
  • April 13, 2012  Yet Another Java Update
  • April 11, 2012  Disabling Java on OS X
  • April 5, 2012  Critical Java Update for Security
  • May 15, 2011  Apple Security Alert scams
  • May 8, 2011  Archive and Install with Snow Leopard
  • May 1, 2011  What’s the best way to do Automatic Updates?
  • April 24, 2011  Set a New Home Page in Safari
  • April 17, 2011  Microsoft Publisher files and OS X
  • April 10, 2011  What’s the Best Mac Tax Software?
  • April 3, 2011  Burning Dual Layer DVDs
  • March 27, 2011  Network Printers
  • March 20, 2011  Is There Malware Around for the iPhone?
  • March 13, 2011  Update an Old MacBook
  • March 6, 2011  Which iPhone Should I Get?
  • February 27, 2011  Good Apple Troubleshooting Websites
  • February 20, 2011  Windows, Taxes and a Mac
  • February 13, 2011  Resize Images in Preview
  • February 6, 2011  PowerPoint and Keynote on a Mac
  • January 30, 2011  Do I Have to Use Wireless?
  • January 23, 2011  Adding More RAM to a Mac Mini
  • January 16, 2011  How Do I Get Rid of Programs in the Dock?
  • January 9, 2011  My MacBook Battery Only Charges to 98%
  • January 2, 2011  Should I Wait for a Verizon iPhone?
  • December 26, 2010  Give The Kid Their Own OS X Account
  • December 19, 2010  Using BitNami for OS X Web Development
  • December 12, 2010  How Can I Get WMA Music Files into iTunes?
  • December 5, 2010  How Much Memory Should I Get?
  • November 28, 2010  Zipping File Attachments
  • November 21, 2010  Recording Streaming Audio
  • November 14, 2010  Eject a Stuck CD
  • November 7, 2010  Password Protection for a Mac
  • October 31, 2010  Do I Need Antivirus For My Mac?
  • October 24, 2010  Wireless Mice
  • October 17, 2010  Wireless Security while Traveling with a Mac
  • October 10, 2010  Right Clicking with a MacBook
  • October 3, 2010  How Do I Erase a Hard Drive Before I Give My Mac Away?
  • September 26, 2010  Protecting Your Files With File Vault
  • September 19, 2010  MobileMe and iWeb’s limits
  • September 12, 2010  Something Other Than Photoshop?
  • September 5, 2010   What Wireless Routers Work With Macs?
  • August 29, 2010  Working with Word Docs
  • August 22, 2010  OS X and Wireless Printers
  • August 15, 2010  Using OS X’s Webserver
  • August 8, 2010  Add Montana Public Radio to iTunes
  • August 1, 2010  Working with Fonts
  • July 25, 2010  What’s a Good Disk Utility?
  • July 18, 2010  What’s Better Than iPhoto?
  • July 11, 2010  Apple Mail IMAP Tweaks
  • July 4, 2010  Recover Deleted Digital Photos
  • June 27, 2010  What’s POP and IMAP in Apple Mail?
  • June 20, 2010  Do I need Software Update?
  • June 13, 2010  PDFs on OS X
  • June 6, 2010  iPhoto CDs for Windows
  • May 30, 2010  PC Printers with a Mac
  • May 23, 2010  Is AppleCare Worth it?
  • May 16, 2010  Extending a Wi-fi Network
  • May 9, 2010  Blocking Ads in Safari
  • May 2, 2010  Sharing a Screen with another Mac
  • April 25, 2010  Make your MacBook Location Aware
  • April 18, 2010  Adding More Memory to a MacBook
  • April 11, 2010  Converting a QuickBooks File
  • April 4, 2010  Using Two Email Addresses with Apple Mail
  • March 28, 2010  My External Disks are Full
  • March 21, 2010  Printing to a PDF file
  • March 14, 2010  Moving Microsoft Outlook Email to Thunderbird
  • March 7, 2010  Using Time Machine
  • February 28, 2010  How Apple’s Boot Camp Works
  • February 21, 2010  Rescuing Files from a Hard Drive
  • February 14, 2010  Setting a Default Program
  • February 7, 2010  Using Apple Mail with GMail
  • January 31, 2010  Why Should I Buy a Mac?
  • January 24, 2010  Backing up an iTunes Library
  • January 17, 2010  Moving an iTunes Library
  • January 10, 2010  Fixing iTunes Tracks with Different Volumes
  • January 3, 2010  What’s Shockwave Player?
  • December 27, 2009   Perian, the Swiss Army Knife of QuickTime
  • December 20, 2009  Pasting Plain Text
  • December 13, 2009  Dealing with Old Floppy Disks
  • December 6, 2009  Backing up your Mac
  • November 29, 2009  Moving from Windows to Mac
  • November 22, 2009  Searching for Text inside Files
  • November 15, 2009  Easily Use Muliple Digital Cameras with OS X
  • November 8, 2009  Add a CD-DVD Eject button in the Menu Bar
  • November 1, 2009  External Speakers for a MacBook
  • October 25, 2009  How do I Delete a Program in OS X?
  • October 18, 2009  A Better Clipboard for Multiple Cutting and Pasting
  • October 11, 2009  Make an Archive of a CD or DVD
  • October 4, 2009  The OS X Firewall
  • September 27, 2009  Working with the OS X Dock
  • September 20, 2009  Turn off the Caps Lock key
  • September 12, 2009  One Step DVD from a Movie
  • September 5, 2009  Exporting QuickTime Movies in different formats
  • August 29, 2009  Connecting to a Non-Apple Wireless Router
  • August 22, 2009  Reset Firewire Ports
  • August 15, 2009  You Can’t Connect to an Airport With an iBook
  • August 9, 2009  Delete Preference Files to Fix Problems
  • August 1, 2009  Plain Text Editors for OS X
  • July 25, 2009  Converting Video from a DVD for Editing in iMovie
  • July 18, 2009  Downloaded Disk Images that won’t Mount
  • July 13, 2009  Online Backups
  • July 4, 2009  Which Browser – Firefox or Safari?
  • June 28, 2009  MainMenu for Maintenance
  • June 21, 2009  Remove Misspelled Words from the Dictionary
  • June 12, 2009  Easy Backups for your Mac
  • June 6, 2009  Getting more Battery Life with a MacBook
  • May 31, 2009  Moving to a New Mac
  • May 24, 2009  Adding Printers in OS X
  • May 19, 2009  Airport Wireless Troubles
  • May 9, 2009  Apple’s Pages and Styles
  • May 2, 2009  Playing Windows Media Video files on your Mac
  • April 26, 2009  Windows Disks with Macs
  • April 19, 2009  Change the Administrator Password
  • April 12, 2009  Disk Utility
  • April 4, 2009  OS X File Permissions
  • March 26, 2009  Pages, Apple’s Word Processor
  • March 21, 2009  Do I Need Antivirus on my Mac?
  • March 8, 2009  Do I Need Software Update?

Random Tech archive:

  • November 28, 2013  Google AfterLife
  • June 3, 2013  Kerodin’s Armed Citadel in Idaho? It’s a Fantasy, as in Fantasy Novel
  • March 4, 2013  Don’t Cybersquat With a Loaded Gun on Your Hip
  • May 25, 2012  The Elance Freelance Game
  • September 1, 2011  Looking Under the Hood of the Presidential Candidate’s Websites

State of the Arts Tech Talk archive:

  • April 2, 2018  April/May/June 2018: Stack Exchange
  • January 2, 2018  January/February/March 2018: What is Bitcoin?
  • October 5, 2017  October/November/December 2017: Virtual Private Networks
  • July 1, 2017  July/August/September 2017: Tor, the Onion Network
  • April 2, 2017  April/May/June 2017: Ghostery
  • January 3, 2017  January/February/March 2017: Truth and Fiction
  • October 1, 2016  October/November/December 2016: Free Site Builders
  • July 1, 2016  July/August/September 2016: DuckDuckGo
  • April 1, 2016  April/May/June 2016: Is Your Website Mobile Compatible?
  • January 2, 2016  January/February/March 2016: Block Those Ads?
  • October 1, 2015  October/November/December 2015: Stop Auto-Play Videos
  • July 1, 2015  July/August 2015: Lots of learning available on YouTube
  • May 1, 2015  May/June 2015: Is Ello competition for Facebook?
  • March 1, 2015  March/April 2015: Quitting Facebook
  • January 1, 2015  January/February, 2015: Fake Warning Messages are Scams
  • November 1, 2014  November/December 2014: Security and High-Tech Scammers
  • September 1, 2014  September/October 2014: Getting Started with Online Meetings
  • July 1, 2014  July/August 2014: Using the Foundation Center Online
  • May 1, 2014  May/June 2014: Using the Foundation Center
  • March 1, 2014  March/April 2014: The Learning Never Ends
  • January 1, 2014   Talk for January/February, 2014: Kickstarting Art in Montana
  • November 1, 2013  November/December 2013: Selling Branded Products
  • September 1, 2013  September/October 2013: WordPress and Ecommerce
  • July 1, 2013  July/August 2013: Self-hosting WordPress
  • May 1, 2013  May/June 2013: Using WordPress.com, Part 2
  • March 1, 2013  March/April 2013: Using WordPress.com
  • January 1, 2013  January/February 2013: Social Media and “Real” Websites
  • November 1, 2012  November/December 2012: Photographing Artwork, Part 2
  • September 1, 2012  September/October 2012: Photographing Artwork, Part 1
  • July 1, 2012  July/August 2012: How Many Megapixels are Enough?
  • May 1, 2012  May/June 2012: What Can You Do with an iPad?
  • March 1, 2012  March/April 2012: Copying Images and Copyright on the Web
  • January 1, 2012  January/February 2012: Mobile Credit Card Processing
  • November 1, 2011  November/December 2011: QR Codes
  • September 1, 2011  September/October, 2011: Care and Feeding of Your Mac
  • July 1, 2011  July/August 2011: Malware Now Attacking Macs
  • May 1, 2011  May/June 2011: Windows Powerpoint and Mac Keynote
  • March 1, 2011  March/April 2011: More Tips on Preserving Privacy
  • January 1, 2011  January/February 2011: More on Cookie Management
  • November 1, 2010  November/December, 2010: More About Online Privacy
  • September 1, 2010  September/October, 2010: Exploring the Basics of Online Privacy
  • July 1, 2010  July/August, 2010: Cultural and Aesthetic Project Applications Go Online
  • May 1, 2010  May/June, 2010: Website Privacy Policies are a Good Idea
  • March 1, 2010  March/April, 2010: Nonprofits for Nonprofits
  • January 1, 2010  January/February 2010: Moving from Windows to Mac
  • October 31, 2009  November/December 2009: How Well do you Google?
  • August 31, 2009  September/October 2009: Build your Own Social Network with Ning
  • July 1, 2009  July/August 2009: Online payments a must for artists’ websites
  • May 1, 2009  May/June 2009: Social Networking
  • March 1, 2009  March/April 2009: Online Applications
  • January 1, 2009  January/February 2009: Basic Online Security
  • November 1, 2008  November/December 2008: Online alternatives
  • September 1, 2008  September/October 2008: Back up your Data
  • July 1, 2008  July/August 2008: Get your Name on the Internet

Montana InBusinessMonthly archive:

  • May 1, 2011  HuffPo, AOL Deal Disregards Journalists’ Worth
  • April 1, 2011  Compare Before Buying Verizon or AT&T iPhone
  • March 1, 2011  RMSC Has Power To Make Montana A Green Leader
  • February 1, 2011  Montana Should Benefit From Butte’s Supercomputer
  • January 1, 2011  Will Internet Explorer 6 Die Already?
  • December 1, 2010  Search Online And Off For Best Deal On Computers
  • November 1, 2010  Facebook Alternative’s First Priority Is Opt-In Privacy
  • October 1, 2010  Next Congress Will Decide Fate Of Net Neutrality
  • August 1, 2010  Apple’s iPhone 4 Rollout Not as Smooth as Usual
  • July 1, 2010  Businesses Should Monitor and Steer Online Reputation
  • June 1, 2010  Managing Online Reputation Increasingly Important
  • May 1, 2010  Is Apple’s iPad Ready for Business World?
  • April 1, 2010  Web Site Privacy Policies are Good Business
  • March 1, 2010  Check your Facebook Privacy Settings
  • February 1, 2010  Apple Growing and Competing in the Business World
  • January 1, 2010  More Compatibility Makes Moving from PC to Mac Painless
  • December 1, 2009  Check Pros and Cons before Upgrading to Windows 7
  • November 1, 2009  Rise to the Top of Google Search
  • October 1, 2009  With OS X it’s Possible to Run Windows on a Mac
  • September 1, 2009  Free Wi-Fi leaves Unsecure Web Open to Prying Eyes
  • August 1, 2009  Build Your Own Social Network for Business with Ning
  • July 1, 2009  Mumm’s the Word When Talking iPhone in Montana
  • June 1, 2009  Vision Net Brings People and Events Closer
  • May 1, 2009  Online Behemoths make Web Site Payments Simple
  • March 1, 2009  Social Networking Sites Good for Businesses, too

Words on WordPress archive:

  • April 1, 2016  Mobile Compatibility
  • March 21, 2014  Basic Utility Plugins
  • February 26, 2014  Who is a Good Web Hosting Service for WordPress?
  • January 31, 2014  Basic Plugins for your WordPress Site
  • December 2, 2013  Using Developer Tools
  • November 18, 2013  Making and Using Page Templates
  • November 4, 2013  Creating a Child Theme
  • October 7, 2013  Bump your Server Memory

Buffalo Post archive:

  • October 24, 2011  The Burial of Elouise Cobell
  • February 23, 2010  2010 Bear River (Baker – Marias) Massacre Memorial
  • July 6, 2009  Nkwusm Works to Preserve Salish Language

Rocks and Bones archive:

  • October 2, 2012  Lucky the Wild Filly

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