Evian Masters – Swing the World

To celebrate the opening of the Evian Masters’ official YouTube channel, they are launching a special event: Swing the World!

They want to see people from all around the world swinging in front of a monument, a symbol or characteristic landscape of the place where you are from. So, on your next walk, your next hike, with or without your golf club… SWING!

You can film your swing with a camera or your cell phone. The video should last 15 to 30 seconds, and the place where you are at should be recognizable at first glance. Once youre done send it to Michael Sayarath. msayarath@evianmasters.com

via LPGA.com.

Golf Tip of the Day

I always like to take a swing thought to the course on my golf days so that I can practice with intent on the range and bring out a honed skill to the course.

For today’s drill, I will be working on trapping the ball with my irons. I have a propensity to flair a poor shot to the right. (My typical swing shot is a power fade, however I have been working this summer on adding a consistent draw to my game)

This video shares Golf Digest Teaching Professional Jim McLean’s advice on how to square the clubface at impact. Click here: http://bit.ly/mg80NQ (yes, there is a 30 second commercial first, sorry about that)

My favorite hole at Torrey North. (7th)

CDBurnerXP 4.3.8.2560 – Geek Tool of the Day

Time to update your CD burning software. CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs.

Oh, and it’s FREE!

via |MG| CDBurnerXP 4.3.8.2560 Download.

T Minus Time to Buy My New Phone

As of yesterday, my Touch Pro2 decided to quit turning on the backlight. Sure, it works briefly if you pull the battery out, but as soon as it goes to sleep mode, nothing works.

Ok, so time to replace it. And my posts have been stating that I’m ready, but still no phone out there yet. (No Windows 7 phone on Verizon yet, yes I know, the Trophy will be there shortly, but who wants a Trophy? not me)

Won’t buy anything Samsung, so that rules out the pricey, non-dual core processor “Charge”…the Droid X2 is bulky and comes with a wonky UI…Droid Bionic, albeit announced in January has still yet to hit the shelf.

Any suggestions? iPhone perhaps?

Disaster Recovery Plan – Do You Have One?

I am the biggest proponent of backing up data. Backing up data is simple, easy and is a must for businesses.  

However, an IT disaster recovery plan is only a small part of an overall business continuity plan (BCP), continuity of operations plan (COOP), or comprehensive emergency management plan (CEMP).

The most important aspects of an effective disaster recovery is planning and training, which both need to be done far ahead of the event.

doPDF 7.2.363 – Geek Tool of the Day

doPDF installs itself as a virtual printer driver and after installation it will appear in your Printers and Faxes list. To create PDF files, you just have to print your documents to the doPDF pdf converter. Open a document with Microsoft Word, WordPad, NotePad or any other software, choose Print and select doPDF. It will ask you where to save the PDF file and when finished, the PDF file will be automatically opened in your default PDF viewer.

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HP Wi-Fi Mobile Mouse

HP has introduced their latest Wi-Fi mouse. It’s wireless, which means it does not require you to plug in a USB dongle because it connects via your PC’s built-in Wi-Fi receiver. Cool!

The HP Wi-Fi Mobile Mouse also offers:

• Up to nine months of battery life – more than twice the battery life of comparable Bluetooth® models.
• Five customizable buttons that allow users to create shortcuts for common actions such as cut, paste, undo and redo.
• A smooth, four-way-tilt scroll wheel to improve control while scrolling up and down or side to side.
• Full functionality up to 30 feet from the PC.
• A sculpted form with rubber sides to ensure a comfortable, secure grip that can be used in the right or left hand.

The HP Wi-Fi Mobile Mouse is expected to be available in the United States in June at a starting price of $49.99.

via HP Wi-Fi mouse needs no USB dongle » Coolest Gadgets.

Phil Mickelson’s Checklist: Bunker Basics

Wouldn’t it be nice to get out of the bunker like Phil and hit the ball long like Bubba? Sure it would!

One step at a time, here’s Phil’s step-by-step from a greenside bunker.

via Golf Digest.

User Support Editorial Report – May 2011

Latest Technology 

Intel 3D Transistor:

Intel has “reinvented transistors” with a new manufacturing technique it calls “Tri-Gate,” and nicknamed the “3-D transistor” that is meant to increase performance 37% over its current line. Intel will start manufacturing the chips at 22-nanometer feature sizes later this year in a chip called “Ivy Bridge.”. Read on…

Tips & Tricks

Create Your Own Screen Saver
How To Mail Merge Using WORD
Don’t Make These Social Media Blunders
How To Connect Your PC to Your TV Set
What is .NET Framework, and Why Do I Need It?
1,500 Free Sounds and Music Files at Office.com

Bonus Tip of the Month

Not Receiving Some Expected Emails; CHECKLIST:

You send someone an email - they didn’t get it or you sent an email and it’s no where to be found. It happens, and it just happened to me the other day.

When I setup new emails accounts for clients, I always check the account by Sending, Receiving and Replying. Seems the Sending works, but Replying didn’t. I’m not really sure where the mail is going and will need to contact the Exchange Host company to find out what’s wrong. I digress…

Hopefully your email issues are less complicated and there are some easy things you could try and check without needing to contact your ISP or email administrator. Read on…

Computer Safety

Help Secure Your Smartphone:

How much personal  information do you keep on your phone? What if you lost it? Sure, I’ve got some pictures and music but what else is on there?

Access to every important email account you have? Personal information on friends, family and clients? Automatice sign on to your Facebook, Twitter, and other social media accounts? What about other mobile applications to APP stores, music downloads, cloud folders?

I’m starting to scare myself… Take a moment and check out this article on 4 Tips to Help Secure your Phone. Read on…

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“Internet Explorer Cannot Display the Webpage”

We’ve all seen this error message:

“Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage”

Usually it is because you don’t have an internet connection, the website doesn’t exist or you have/had a virus that checked the box to use a proxy server. (Tools, Internet Options, Connection Tab, LAN settings, uncheck the proxy server)

Well, here’s another reason why you might get that error message. When you use Windows Internet Explorer 8 or Windows Internet Explorer 7 to access a Web site, you may receive this error message when you access a Web site that uses both IPv4 and IPv6 as the Internet Protocol version.

Thought I would give you all a heads up and post it, since the internet is running out of IPv4 addresses,  and IPv6 is being implemented. And, if Microsoft has issued a “fix” for this issue already, well, I’m guessing we’ll be seeing it hit the field shortly.

You can use the FIX IT Solution:

Fix This Problem
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Or Let Me Fix It Myself: