Friday, July 29, 2011

The Senior Surfer Word Search #92

The Senior Surfer Word Search #92
Instructions: For each Internet or computer related term in the puzzle below, click on its first and last letter to cross it off the list.



Make Your Own Word Search

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Must Be The Chips

Here's a funny video that I saw recently on Yahoo! Video that makes me wonder...do they have Weight Watchers for cats?




Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Do You Use Google Plus?

Recently I watched the WSJ.com video below that claims Google+ now has 20 million users. Interesting to say the least...how about you, do you use Google+ yet?




Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Tech Talk Tuesdays: The Amazon Kindle

This week's Tech Talk Subject is The Amazon Kindle. Here's a link where you can research the topic further:

The Amazon Kindle (via Wikipedia.org)

Questions for discussion: Do you currently own a Kindle or do you plan on purchasing one in the future? Why/why not? What are some advantages of such a device over traditional print media? Anything you don't like about the Kindle or e-book readers in general?

Monday, July 25, 2011

Google How-To Video: "How Search by Image works"

If you're at all curious about how Google's search by image technology works, you'll be interested the short Google produced video below. It gives you a quick explanation of how this feature works:



Friday, July 22, 2011

The Senior Surfer Word Search #91

The Senior Surfer Word Search #91
Instructions: For each "Google Plus" related term or phrase in the puzzle below, click on its first and last letter to cross it off the list.


Make Your Own Word Search

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Google How-To Videos: "Google News Badges"

Google News has added a feature called "Google News Badges." Here's a video I watched recently that explains this new improvement:


Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Tech Talk Tuesdays: Google+

This week's Tech Talk Subject is Google+. Here's a link where you can research the topic further:

Google+ (via Wikipedia.org)

Questions for discussion: Will you be using Google+? If you do, will you leave your current social networking site? What do you like/dislike about Google+?

Monday, July 18, 2011

CNN Reports On Another Online Music Site

Have you heard about Spotify yet? If you're interested in listening to Music over the Internet you might want to see this video I watched recently from CNN. It explains the differences between Spotify and iTunes:



Friday, July 15, 2011

The Senior Surfer Word Search #90

The Senior Surfer Word Search #90
Instructions: For each Internet Acronym and its meaning in the puzzle below, click on its first and last letter to cross it off the list.


Make Your Own Word Search

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Mashable.com Reports On A New Facebook Scam

Have you heard about the new video calling feature that Facebook recently announced? Apparently scammers have heard about it too and are using it for their own ends...Read this article on Mashable.com for more info:

Facebook Scam Pretends to Connect You With Video Calling [WARNING]

Remember, always be careful what you click on and keep your anti-virus software up to date!

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Just Too Doggone Funny

Here's a video I stumbled across recently at Yahoo! Video that's just too doggone funny:


Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Tech Talk Tuesdays: Webcams

This week's Tech Talk Subject is Webcams. Here's a link where you can research the topic further:

Webcams (via Wikipedia.org)

Questions for discussion: Do you have a webcam? Why/why not? If you do have one, is it the built in variety or one you had to add on to your computer screen?

Monday, July 11, 2011

CNN Offers Advice On Creating Strong Passwords

Here's a great video I saw recently on CNN that offers some great advice on how to create passwords that are harder for hackers to crack:





Friday, July 8, 2011

The Senior Surfer Word Search #89

The Senior Surfer Word Search #89
Instructions: For each Internet acronym and its meaning in the puzzle below, click on its first and last letter to cross it off the list:


Make Your Own Word Search

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Google How-To Video: "The Google+ Project: Explore Settings"

Here's a Google produced video I watched recently that gives you a quick rundown of some of the features of the new social media innovation called Google+



Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Silly? Perhaps. Funny? Definitely!

Here's something I stumbled upon recently that I thought was hilarious...it's silly, but funny as hell:


Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Tech Talk Tuesdays: Image Editing

This week's Tech Talk Subject is Image Editing. Here's a link where you can research the topic further:

Image Editing (via Wikipedia.org)

Questions for discussion: Do you use image editing software to touch up your digital photographs? If so, what's your favorite image editing software program? If you don't use this type of software, tell us why?

Friday, July 1, 2011

The Senior Surfer Word Search #88

The Senior Surfer Word Search #88
Instructions: For each Internet Acronym and its meaning in the puzzle below, click on its first and last letter to cross it off the list.


Make Your Own Word Search


Note: In observance of the July 4th Holiday, The Senior Surfer will resume on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011. Happy 4th of July!