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Some editors can even spell
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 03/07/2013
» One of our subeditors here at the centre of human Life came up with one complaint and one request that resulted in satisfaction all around. The complaint was that using a word processor like Microsoft Word just to write stories and notes was clumsy, and ultimately slowed her down. But she wasn't aware of a decent text editor that had a spellchecker.
SCI-FI fantasies take on real dimensions with 3D printers
B Magazine, Wanda Sloan, Published on 30/06/2013
» Just before a premature baby died in their care because his airway collapsed after birth, doctors in the US state of Michigan made a tiny plastic airway splint, inserted it and saved his life.
Watching foreign networks is easier than ever
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 22/05/2013
» There's no shortage of information on how to pluck forbidden fruit from the internet apple tree. That's what Google was made for.
The football fanatic's best friend
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 19/09/2012
» Saturday night is ladies' night pretty well everywhere, for at least nine months of the year. Gentlemen prefer blokes, the ones running around on "pitches". What a shame.
Apps becoming a new tech revolution
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 24/01/2012
» The phrase "killer app" is from the old, long-gone 20th century, but it probably ought to be revived. The spreadsheet and the word processor is what got the world going on the technology revolution, but it is the compact software on a phone or tablet that is driving the tech age now.
The ultimate trip planner
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 27/09/2011
» I have been giving a multi-talented app called Tripit a good workout lately _ "multi-talented" because it does a lot, and it does it on pretty well every smartphone, plus the web on your PC.
How to hide yourself online and keep your surfing secure
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 13/09/2011
» I can't think why, but I get emails all the time wondering about the ways, if any, to get around the extremely necessary, very understandable hand of beneficent government which guides us only to the very best, most wholesome sites on the internet.
PC in the cloud
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 02/08/2011
» Today's people are on the go, in a hurry, but never disconnected. A smart, free little program called Tonido puts your computer in the cloud, and connects you to it wherever you are.
A lot of mail. No, really, a lot
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 12/07/2011
» A regular Bangkok Post reader, Patrick, has an email problem. Well don't we all, eh? But Patrick's is one I haven't heard for a while. He writes:
Exploring Windows Explorer
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 28/06/2011
» When Windows appeared on PCs back in the 20th century, the biggest and most obvious change was moving the management of files from typed commands to mouse clicks. No more DIR, COPY, DEL and the like, but just a click or two of the mouse and mission accomplished.