Author: Mike McBride

  • Random Tech notes

    I installed Miranda IM the other day. I liked the fact that I could connect with Google Talk, which I can’t do with the free version of Trillian, but I wasn’t realy excited about the fact that there’s no voice features, which would be kinds nice to have with GoogleTalk. I also just didn’t like…

  • Links I need to look at

    All taken from the latest issue of Tech Support Alert and posted here so I remember to look at them more closely later: File Extensions ExplainedOpen Source Alternative to MS ExchangeEthernet Cable Tester for $5.95Miranda IM By the way, if you’re not getting this newsletter and you work with desktop PC’s, you should be. Tags:…

  • Week in review

    I tell you, working for a larger organization, supporting 10 times the number of users I used to support and supporting a wider variety of tools, sure keeps you on your toes. This week I spent time battling a spyware infection, troubleshooting Word macros, Excel formulas, PowerPoint graphics, Outlook options, printer connections, and Acrobat Reader…

  • Chicago

    I posted some pictures to Finnegan’s travel blog that Angela got of him last week in Chicago. Yes, they were off seeing the sites with Angela’s mom while I was toiling away at work. Sigh… Tags: Chicago