5 Online Bookmarking, Research And Annotation Tools I Wish I’d Discovered Sooner!

Written by Marc Roberge | 16 January 2011

Do you ever think to yourself “Boy! I sure wish there was a better way to do this?” only to find out, often a little too late, that there is one – or in this case – several?

Old School Research

Back in the days before Internet, research was conducted in things called “books” and keeping track of important bits relied on the use of various tools such as highlighters, sticky notes or post-its, bookmarks or dog-ears and notes jotted in margins. Regardless how adept you were at keeping track of all these various “reminders”, getting them all sorted out and putting these bits to good use was a monumental task.

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Internet and Email: How to add and use Spell Check in Mozilla Firefox

Written by Marc Roberge | 14 December 2010

Mozilla Firefox is by far one of the more extensible internet browsers available. Of course, one of the more useful add-ons for Firefox is the spell check feature which can point out spelling mistakes and typos as you type. It works on any site and in any environment including email, chat (i.e. Facebook or Dodisdodat chat), search, form fills, article and blog submissions, comment boxes, etc.

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Facebook Settings Privacy Part 1

Written by Marc Roberge | 28 November 2010

Many people are concerned with online privacy, and with good reason. People of all ages and from all walks are increasingly turning to the Web to partake of all the great resources, services, tools, entertainment, networking and business opportunities it offers. Unfortunately, as is often the case, there is a disparity between the technology and the average user’s grasp of how that particular technology works and what, if any, risks may be associated with its use. Nowhere else is this more of a concern than on Social Networks and Sharing sites where users tend to share a lot of private information. Facebook currently has over 600 Million users Worldwide and of all the users that enjoy the Facebook Community, few understand the risks to their privacy.The following is the first part of our comprehensive 2 part guide to help you understand and secure your Facebook privacy.

About Facebook settings privacy

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How to bookmark internet radio streams in Windows Media Player

Written by Marc Roberge | 01 November 2010

When I’m sitting at my computer working or playing, I often like to listen to some music to help keep me focused. Sometime I’ll cue up some songs from my own MP3 collection but usually I’ll dial in an Internet Radio station because they tend to have a greater variety and, maybe I’m a little old school but, I like listening to DJ banter.

I use VLC (Video Lan Player) for most video playing duties because it handles just about anything without putting up a fuss but I find it fairly weak as a music player. At one time, I used to be a big WinAmp fan – it handles music libraries and playing duties quite capably, but the newer versions of Windows Media Player has grown up a lot since the early days and I find it suits my needs quite well. But when I would find a really great Internet Radio Station, I couldn't, at first, figure out how to bookmark the internet radio stream. However, I did eventually work it out!

Read on to learn how to bookmark internet radio stations in Windows Media Player.

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