<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538997793642965534</id><updated>2024-08-28T19:14:59.502-07:00</updated><title type='text'>PlainTalk Tech</title><subtitle type='html'>Everyday Technology Made Easy</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plaintalktechnology.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plaintalktechnology.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>DYI Tech</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07687171270008276531</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538997793642965534.post-5042680399945411739</id><published>2016-03-07T08:01:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2016-03-07T08:12:50.037-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Take a Screen Shot with Your iPhone</title><summary type="text">For what ever the reason you would like to stake a screen shot of your iphone, the instructions are simple. This is helpful if you wish to share an address in your contacts, or quickly show someone an email you received, or even a simple way to share sensitive information without someone snooping in on your communication.

1. Hold Down the Off/Sleep button on the top.

2. While holding down the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/5042680399945411739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/5042680399945411739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plaintalktechnology.blogspot.com/2016/03/take-screen-shot-with-your-iphone.html' title='Take a Screen Shot with Your iPhone'/><author><name>DYI Tech</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07687171270008276531</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538997793642965534.post-3572989481023839650</id><published>2010-05-07T09:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2016-03-07T07:48:29.923-08:00</updated><title type='text'>My Application is Opening Out of the Desktop Area</title><summary type="text">Need to move an open window on your desktop?  Having trouble with an application that opens out of your desktop view.  Follow these step:


Make sure that the hidden window or window is highlighted. Or at least your mouse is close to the area where you think the application has opened.
Press Alt+Space, which brings up a popup menu displayed in the viewable desktop.
Press M, which selects &quot;Move&quot; </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/3572989481023839650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/3572989481023839650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plaintalktechnology.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-application-is-opening-out-of.html' title='My Application is Opening Out of the Desktop Area'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538997793642965534.post-2352975968733034947</id><published>2009-09-03T22:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-03T23:27:27.662-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Does My Hard Drive Spin-Up for No Reason?</title><summary type="text">Ever Wonder why your Hard Drive Spins-Up randomly? Try Disabling Vista Indexing Option.Windows Vista has a service called Indexing, where it keeps track of the files on your computer and stores information about the files, including the file name, date modified, and properties like author, tags, and rating. When your hard drive spins up unexpectedly, it&#39;s the Indexer checking for new files. If </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/2352975968733034947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/2352975968733034947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plaintalktechnology.blogspot.com/2009/09/why-does-my-hard-drive-spin-up-for-no.html' title='Why Does My Hard Drive Spin-Up for No Reason?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538997793642965534.post-6306182983245621196</id><published>2009-07-24T13:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-24T15:07:11.034-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How to Monitior Your Computers Temperature</title><summary type="text">Here is a tool for the intermediate computer user.  It monitors your computers CPU and Video Card Temperatures.CPUID HWMonitorA few things to keep in mind.Be sure you are downloading the right program, 32bit or 64bit version of CPUID HWMonitor. * The listed temperatures are in Centigrade [ C° ] not Fahrenheit  [ F° ].CPU and Video Card Temperatures Run Normal at, what we non geeks would consider,</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/6306182983245621196'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/6306182983245621196'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plaintalktechnology.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-to-monitior-your-computers.html' title='How to Monitior Your Computers Temperature'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538997793642965534.post-8438336425120199227</id><published>2009-07-10T09:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-14T09:04:51.198-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How to Listen to your Podcasts in Order</title><summary type="text">Ever wished you could listen to your podcasts from oldest to newest without stopping? Here is a great tip to make a self updating playlist, that will arrange and auto-play all your podcasts from oldest to newest.1.  Ensure Shuffle is Off - Navigate to &#39;Settings&#39;, then to &#39;Shuffle&#39;, then &#39;Off&#39;.       -&gt; This affects the Auto-Play All.2.  Attach your Ipod to your Computer and Navigate to your ipods</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/8438336425120199227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/8438336425120199227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plaintalktechnology.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-to-make-great-great-podcast.html' title='How to Listen to your Podcasts in Order'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538997793642965534.post-6727823830044796059</id><published>2009-06-04T21:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-11T13:18:44.625-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dissecting A Sales Label</title><summary type="text">The best way to purchase a computer is to know what you want before you shop.It can be daunting to stand in the computer aisle at Best Buy and listen to the sales rep talk about the computer that&#39;s right for you, when you don&#39;t even know what&#39;s right for you.  Usually, sad to say, today&#39;s computer superstores could care less about what&#39;s really right for you, instead they seem to be more focus on</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/6727823830044796059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/6727823830044796059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plaintalktechnology.blogspot.com/2009/06/dissecting-sales-label.html' title='Dissecting A Sales Label'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538997793642965534.post-6986425056810592149</id><published>2009-05-28T08:43:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-11T09:55:28.636-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Terms and Definitions for the Beginner</title><summary type="text">What Does All This Stuff Mean?Here are a few beginner terms to familiarize yourself with Computer Basics.Desktop - Any Computer that is not a laptop.  The Box itself, with the blinking lights, on/off switch, and CD/DVD slot is the computer.  Sometimes called the CPU, Tower or Motherboard, a Desktop computer is really many different individual parts put together inside the Desktop Case.Laptop - A </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/6986425056810592149'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/6986425056810592149'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plaintalktechnology.blogspot.com/2009/05/terms-and-definitions-for-beginner.html' title='Terms and Definitions for the Beginner'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538997793642965534.post-8770360928613625383</id><published>2009-05-28T06:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T08:54:26.304-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What Do You Need to Know Before You Start?</title><summary type="text">Let&#39;s Talk BasicsWhat do you need to know to operate a computer?  The answer is:  Not Much!If you have a computer and you know how to plug it in, attach the screen to the back, and press the power button, you&#39;re almost set.But here, let&#39;s try to understand a little more than that.  Like a car, it feels better to understand a little bit of the basic operation before we start - We all know that </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/8770360928613625383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/8770360928613625383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plaintalktechnology.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-do-you-need-to-know-before-you.html' title='What Do You Need to Know Before You Start?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538997793642965534.post-5406136921040798454</id><published>2009-05-21T00:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-21T22:34:03.841-07:00</updated><title type='text'>So You Want to Buy a Computer</title><summary type="text">Guide to buying the right computer for you.General Purpose User          These days, $500 to $1,500 will get you a desktop with enough power to run productivity apps, view and edit vacation photos, manage MP3s and videos, and even play many of today&#39;s games--the core activities most common to families, students, and the general purpose PC user. Spend around $500, and in most cases you&#39;ll still be</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/5406136921040798454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8538997793642965534/posts/default/5406136921040798454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plaintalktechnology.blogspot.com/2009/05/so-you-want-to-buy-computer.html' title='So You Want to Buy a Computer'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>