Two Tech Tips & Two Bonuses - from @wgarth

• Richmond, VA ranked No. 20 for Quality of LIfe  Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 5:07PM


• 127TECH Tip: Mozy Backup adds a local copy now if you have an external harddrive!! This is an excellent feature!  Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 8:21AM


• It warms my heart to see that this is part of the National Cathedral!  Monday, May 17, 2010 at 4:45PM


• 127TECH Tip: Forget about Facebook privacy! What do you do when you want to get rid of a "Friend?"  Monday, May 17, 2010 at 9:16AM

Delete Facebook Friends

With all of the concern about Facebook privacy, you should also know how to remove a "Friend" should the need arise:

1) Login to Facebook
2) Click Account>Edit Friends (Upper Right part of page)
3) Click All Connections (Left part of page)
4) Click the "X" next to the person's name that you want to remove.

Facebook does not send a notice to this person that you have removed them from your Friend's List!

Twitter highlights from last week of April (@wgarth)

• Do you work in a small business? Soho OS is offering up 1000 free memberships to TechCrunch readers for biz mgmt services   April 29, 2010 at 9:05AM


• St. Michael's Financial Peace University Class has one spot left. Normal is broke! Be Weird!!     Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 6:21AM 


• Stealing from Modern Family...The 3G iPad comes out on my birthday eve. It’s like Steve Jobs & God got together to say, ‘We love you, Garth"   Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 7:00PM


• HP buys PALM. Didn't see that coming! Let's hope that the handsets remain innovative!    Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 5:10PM


• Wondering how to manage your finances? Sign up for Financial Peace & learn how to budget, get out of debt & build wealth!    Monday, April 26, 2010 at 3:32PM

Some April recaps from twitter - @wgarth

• Check this video out -- Search Stories - Choose 127TECH to Relocate Your Office Technology (yes, self promoting!)     Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 8:50AM


• 127TECH Tip: Google Docs (in Google Apps, too!) gets a major improvement!     Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 9:05AM


• 127TECH Tip: Do you use Gmail or Google Apps? Check your SPAM label. The filter is a bit stronger recently & you may have real mail in there    Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:53AM


• 127TECH Tip: Google changes it's homepage to TOPEKA! Classic and Classy! Check out other Google April Fool's Jokes here    Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 6:28AM

March Twitter recap

• 127TECH Tip: Do you want the ability to send email at any future date and time you choose? Try LetterMeLater    Monday, March 29, 2010 at 10:36AM


• Are you a geek and thinking about being mischievous this week? http://ow.ly/i/T2u    Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 2:55PM


• Interested in better money mgmt? St. Mike's has a Financial Peace University Class starting 5/3! Click & search Zip 23060    March 19, 2010 at 4:32PM

February Twitter Recap from @wgarth (Lotta 127TECH Tips here!)

• 127TECH Tip: It's Backup Friday! Carbonite, Mozy, Backblaze .. just back it up! Do you want to be responsible for losing your family photos?  Friday, February 19, 2010 at 11:49AM


• 127TECH Tip: Recycle! Henrico County Electronics Recycling on 2/20 at Ukrops Short Pump and White Oak Village 9 AM - 2 PM http://ow.ly/1775s  Monday, February 15, 2010 at 9:05AM


• 127TECH Tip: Happy St. Valentine's Day! Send your sweetie a Conversation Heart on her PC or mobile phone - http://ow.ly/16ETs  Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 9:05AM


• 127TECH Tip: It's Backup Friday! What's your plan? Hope and prayer will not save your family pictures! http://ow.ly/16ES7  Friday, February 12, 2010 at 9:05AM


• Check out our fun sponsorship blurb on AFR! Thanks, Chris for the great work! http://ow.ly/15wg7  Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 11:54AM


• 127TECH Tip: Here's a cool feature with the taskbar in Windows 7 for ALT+Tab Fans (& another reason to upgrade!) http://ow.ly/15rnV  Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 9:15AM


• 127TECH Tip: It's Backup Friday! What's your backup plan? http://ow.ly/14mqA  Friday, February 5, 2010 at 3:08PM


• 127TECH Tip: Are you a small business owner? Look at Google Apps, a complete solution for your email, calendar and collaboration needs.  Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 10:20AM


• 127TECH Tip: Installing Microsoft Office? Don't install it from the CD. Check out this post for an alternative method http://ow.ly/12A5G  Monday, February 1, 2010 at 10:33AM

Windows 7 Taskbar Feature

For those of you who are new to Windows 7, there is a very cool feature on the taskbar that is a great alternative to ATL+Tab'ing.

Each Icon on the taskbar has an assigned number based on it's location. The first icon is #1, the second icon is #2, etc. If you have multiple windows open, using ALT +Tab can be a bit irritating. You can switch between open windows by using the Windows Key and a number that is associated with the Icon placement. That way you don't have to keep cycling through using the ALT+Tab, especially is you want to go backwards. (FYI - there is a shortcut for backwards ALT+Tabbing, but that's another lesson!)

In my picture, if I were working in Firefox and wanted to switch directly to TweetDeck, I would just use Win + 6 key and I would be taken directly there!

If you aren't using Windows 7, you should consider it! The improvements in the user interface makes it easier to use your computer!