Government Technology

Reid Goldsborough

Contributing Writer

Reid Goldsborough is a syndicated columnist and author of Straight Talk About the Information Superhighway. He can be reached at reidgold@comcast.net or www.reidgoldsborough.com.

Twitter: @govtechnews

Recent Articles

Personal Computing: Social Networks vs. Blogs vs. Discussion Groups
January 14, 2008 - A look at the strengths and weaknesses of the three main Internet-based media.

Personal Computing: Finding the Right Font for Your Words
January 03, 2008 - When desktop publishing was introduced in 1985, the surfeit of font choices led many people to create documents that looked like ransom notes written by a terribly inspired ten-year-old.

Personal Computing: Looking Good in E-mail
December 06, 2007 - Match the length of your response to how eager you are to converse.

Personal Computing: The Threat of "Typosquatting"
November 26, 2007 - In getting to Web sites, neatness counts. If you type in the wrong Web address, you might be in for a surprise.

Personal Computing: Toward a Universal Library
November 09, 2007 - The ultimate goal is the same as envisioned by the builders of the great Library at Alexandria, completed by the Macedonian rulers of Egypt around 300 BC: Archiving the world's knowledge in printed form.

Personal Computing: Social Networks vs. Blogs vs. Discussion Groups
October 25, 2007 - The main advantage to most Web-based discussion groups is the ease with which photos can be shared.

Personal Computing: Phishing Away Your Identity
October 18, 2007 - Phishers often use the correct Web address as the name of the link but code the link to take you to the bogus address.

Personal Computing: When Photos Are Too Large
October 11, 2007 - Another option with Windows PCs, particularly convenient for e-mail, doesn't even require a photo editing program. Right-click on the photo's filename, choose "Send To Mail Recipient," and select the size (medium or large are best).

Personal Computing: Keeping Your Computer Going
September 14, 2007 - Type any error message you receive on screen into Google, within quotation marks.

Personal Computing: Staying Productive at the Keyboard
August 27, 2007 - Workers with Internet access at home and at work used an average of 3.7 hours per week of work time for personal Internet use and 5.9 hours per week on the Internet for work purposes outside office hours.

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