http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/ Pauline's Internet Picks Sun, 11 May 2008 17:39:39 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/107 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/107 Intelways is a search tool that helps you zero in on specific kinds of information within a given topic. http://www.intelways.com Its interface is similar to Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:04:47 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/106 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/106 Today's tip was suggested by my daughter (thanks, Denise!) who is training for a marathon. If you run, bike or walk for exercise, would you like to know Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:29:22 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/105 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/105 You already know that the Internet is a communication tool for email. Now you can use it for phone service as well. I'm not referring here to cell phones, but Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:33:42 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/104 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/104 Looking for a particular brand or product, but can't find it at your local store? If you don't see it on the shelf, and your local business won't order it for Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:48:12 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/103 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/103 You probably know that you can find travel bargains on the Internet. But there are so many sources that it's hard to decide where to begin. If you're simply Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:32:05 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/102 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/102 Kids.gov is the official kids' portal for the U.S. government. It links to over 1,200 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:22:11 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/101 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/101 Puzzles are not only fun, but good for your brain. Here are some links where you can exercise your mind: BrainBashers: http://www.brainbashers.com/ Run by a Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:39:56 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/100 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/100 Sorry - my mouse slipped, and I posted the last message prior to finishing writing. Here it is again: With election campaigns in full swing in the U.S., it's Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:57:47 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/98 If there is a task that you do repeatedly on your computer, chances are someone has written a program for it. And it's quite possible that the program is Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:43:47 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/97 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/97 A few months back I posted a tip about websites that convert files from one format to another (e.g., MS Word to PDF): Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:25:23 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/96 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/96 Is Google making us dumber? Here's a link to a mini-debate at BusinessWeek.com on the topic: http://tinyurl.com/2udpaj Dr. Jakob Neilson claims that Google Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:39:15 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/95 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/95 You may know that Amazon has a "Search inside this book" feature. It's a little logo attached to the displayed book cover. Click on it to get to the book Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:03:24 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/94 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/94 Have you ever heard that we only use 10% of our brains? Or that you need 8 glasses of water a day? Or that shaving makes hair grow back faster and coarser? All Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:41:27 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/93 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/93 Although your mouse is a very versatile tool, the keyboard is often faster. Here are three of my favorite browser keyboard shortcuts. They work on Internet Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:17:05 GMT Pauline Wallin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/92 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paulines_Internet_Picks/message/92 Are you weary from all the bad news in the media? TV, radio and newspapers typically first draw our attention to what's wrong in the world. If there is a