Wardell Design Blog

Software Spotlight: System Scheduler

Wardell Latham — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:34:51 +0000

System Scheduler is a program akin to Windows Task Scheduler, I had used this program on a computer at one of my past jobs to automate certain tasks at regular intervals, and after some searching I recently managed to find it again online. System Scheduler doesn’t have as many event triggers as Task Scheduler, but it [...]

QR Codes

Wardell Latham — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:37:19 +0000

QR code stands for Quick Response code and is a type of 2D bar code. I’ve written about QR codes before on another blog, and they’ve gained a lot of popularity since then so I won’t go into too much background information but if you would like more history on QR Codes Wikipedia has a [...]

My Thoughts on Google+

Wardell Latham — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:01:59 +0000

What It Is Google+ is Google’s latest venture into social media. Like other social networks it lets you create a profile, share text, links, photos, videos, and even your location. Whats Different About It Google+ puts the emphasis on Groups which it calls circles. To add someone to your network you must add them to one or more [...]

Ten Ways to Tell If You’re Addicted to Facebook

Wardell Latham — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:02:26 +0000

You give personal accolades on Facebook to people without Facebook accounts. You get angry at people in real life and then post comments on Facebook as if you were speaking directly to that person. You’re Facebook “friends” with people you don’t like. You get angry at co workers and casual acquaintances who don’t friend you on Facebook Facebook is [...]

Filtering Your Social Feeds

Wardell Latham — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:00:33 +0000

One of the unfortunate facts of social networking is that no two people are going to like or appreciate all of the same types of media or activities, and as more services pop up with the ability to integrate with your favorite social networks this may become a bigger issues for [...]

Logitech Wireless Speaker Z515 Review

Wardell Latham — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:08:46 +0000

I recently purchased the Logitech Wireless USB Speaker Z515 to which I give a very positive review. The speaker is billed as being compatible with a laptop, iPad, or iPhone, but my experience has demonstrated that it’s compatible with any bluetooth capable device as I’ve used it with my Motorola Droid as well as an [...] No related posts.

Software Spotlight: Greenshot

Wardell Latham — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 23:22:12 +0000

Greenshot is a great free and open-source screen capture utility which allows users to annotate, highlight, apply shapes to, crop, and obfuscate screen captures. To use the program once its installed all you have to do is press the print screen key.The advantages Greenshot has over the Windows [...]

Starting a Website [Check List]

Wardell Latham — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:39:36 +0000

So you want to start a website? Well before you go throwing your money around unwisely there are a few things you need and need to know before getting started. The following information can save you time, money and headaches down the road. 1. Have a goal. What is the goal [...]

The Fiji Urban Hunt #fijihunt

Wardell Latham — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:20:36 +0000

Yesterday I had one of the best experiences involving social media since my immersion into it almost two years ago. The experience I’m speaking of is The Fiji Urban Hunt, which was sponsored by Fiju Warter, ING Direct and a number of other sponsors which can be found on the event’s web site. The teams for [...]

Droid Finally Gets Froyo

Wardell Latham — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:55:10 +0000

Many Nexus One users have been enjoying Android 2.2 aka Froyo for a couple of months already leaving Verizon’s Motorola Droid users wondering what the hold up was seeing as how the Droid runs Stock Android 2+ as well. Now the wait is finally over, roms of Froyo were made available yesterday for eager users to [...]

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