The Curious Autodidact

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Users of G-mail may want to cruise through these tips to see if there are ways to keep your account tamed. They detail the various levels of expertise by white, green, and black belt, plus for the overachievers there is a Gmail master category.

Although I am not an Evernote user I did hear the CEO speak about his product and have the testimony of many users who are big fans. This is a centralized place to keep track of things and ideas between various platforms. They also have an Evernote podcast for those who want to know even more in an audible format.

Lifehacker gives us their their take on The Definitive Guide to Backing Up and Ditching Your Discs this answers the common question for people who have decided to forsake their cds for mp3 formatted music. Another great Lifehacker post is about creating a home inventory something that insurance companies always recommend before your set a level of coverage on your insurance, it’s called What’s the Best Way to (and Why Should I) Create a Home Inventory?

Those ought to keep you busy and into a fall mode of learning and making lists of things that didn’t get done all summer!

If you want to learn some computer tips but don’t want o be overwhelmed you may want to check out these articles. Written in easy to understand language they will help you to feel more proficient when using your computer.

Three Tips for More Effective E-mail from PC Magazine explains some things you may not know about e-mail or hints you may want to pass along to your less informed relatives and e-mail pals who sent you e-mails with all the recipients disclosed etc.

From the New York Times, 10 Simple Google Search Tricks I’m sure you can use these on BING too, my search engine of choice.

From Slate Magazine, Fix Your Terrible, Insecure Passwords in Five Minutes something that should be done at least once a year if not more often that we always say we are going to “get around to” but often delay.

Everything you wanted to know about Microsoft’s Skydrive is detailed here, a simple way to have access to your materials “in the cloud.”