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Dewayne Castillo
Hello. My name is Dewayne Castillo and I am a co-owner of MyBizNow.com which I started over 10 years ago, and founder of San Tan Leads (www.SanTanLeads.com) which I started in June of 2008. I am a tech enthusiast and an artist, strange combination maybe, but it works. I am however, not a writer. If grammar is your thing you will surely be disappointed. I will not be one to make my high school English teacher proud, but I did get a fine art scholarship to the University of Arizona. That's gotta count for something. What you will find here are simply tips, suggestions and my professional opinion to help you navigate through the world of technology (sometimes other stuff too). I hope you enjoy my posts and please feel free to contact me directly with any questions you may have.
Website URL: http://www.mybiznow.com
Welcomed Changes at the Terrace Restaurant
I don't get a chance to get out with the guys often, but when my buds Bruce (A-1 Hand Handyman) and Jaymel (Anytime Auto Glass) said "let's go to the Terrace, they have dollar tacos tonight", I just couldn't refuse. This was an especially long day for me. Monday nights I usually don't get much sleep. It's often that I'm up till 2-3am preparing sales tips for my San Tan Leads Tuesday morning meeting. After only a few hours of sleep I was really looking forward to finishing my day with a cold brew, so Bruce's invite could not have come at a better time.
Get Your San Tan Valley Wallpaper
Normally I would give you tech tips/advice, but this time I thought I would do something a little different. I work on lots of computers and it's common that people customize their computer with a wallpaper image of cute little Johnny or a picture of their favorite place. With my job here at MyBizNow, graphic design is what takes up most of my time. One thing I will often do for my clients is to make them a custom wallpaper for their personal use. Usually this is after I have designed a logo or developed a website for their business. Living here in San Tan Valley, you can take a lot of pictures that would be worthy of a postcard to send to friends or family outside of our area to rub-in how great the weather is year round.
Recuva your favorite moments.
Have you ever accidentally deleted the files on your digital camera? I know many of us have done this. It's not like you can just re-do that cross country trip with little Rusty & Audrey.
I was recently reminded of the sinking feeling one gets while I was speaking to a customer on the phone. While explaining how to take better photos with the digital camera, I recommended that he make some room on his memory card since the new settings use more space/memory. Instead of moving the pictures to the PC, he had just deleted all. At first there was a long awkward silence.
Is technology killing you?
Technology isn't killing you, but your habits using it just might. I'm not talking about the obvious texting while driving. By the way, NEVER TEXT WHILE DRIVING! I am referring to my previous post "Use your computer to shed pounds". While that was more about the benefits of using a standing desk, this infographic by Medical Billing and Coding shows how the standing desk might not be such a crazy thing after all.
Files too big to send by email?
See More in Your Browser
This is not anything new, but I am surprised how many people still don’t know about this one. I am going to help you get the most out of the real estate on your monitor and focus on what you want to see. Are search toolbars and favorites getting in your way browsing the web and being productive? Yes, if you have 3,4,and 5 toolbars at the top of Internet Explorer you should probably uninstall them.
If you would rather not, you can simply locate the F11 key on your keyboard and press it. Instantly you gained inches (on your monitor)!Use your computer to shed pounds.
Me: I lost 60 lbs. while using the computer.
Actor Billy Crystal: “That’s a Backstreet Boy!”
No I was not running sprints around the block with my laptop in hand, and I didn’t really lose 60lbs. This latest read however leads me to believe that maybe that isn't such a crazy thought. Maybe I could lose some weight while working.
I'm sure most of you have seen people using inflated exercise balls as a chair to loose extra pounds and improve posture. But have you ever heard of a “Standing Desk”?
Is Blu-Ray Just Hype to Spend More Money?
I recently had a customer, John, ask me about Blu-ray movies. He was wondering if it was worth it for him to upgrade to a Blu-ray player for better viewing or was it just all hype to spend more money.
Well I have to tell you, it is worth it, but only if you have a high definition television.
My data is safe, is yours?
Most people take action immediately after a disaster to try and prevent it from happening again. You hear it time and time again. After a burglary in the home someone decides to get a home monitoring service, or after someone is injured they might sign up with Aflac to help them financially from future injuries. It is one of the worst feelings to tell someone that their data is not recoverable, much less being the one to hear that. Hard drives today are bigger than ever. More pictures, more music, and more files can be devastating to a family if a backup solution is not in place.
Don’t pay for another antivirus again!
No, I am not suggesting that you not use an antivirus on your computer. That would be like asking you to drive a car without auto insurance. Microsoft has an antivirus out now called – Microsoft Security Essentials (we’ll call it MSE for short).
Many of you have not heard of MSE although it has been out for some time in beta, and now full version. The reason you aren’t as familiar with it as other Antivirus programs like Norton 360 or McAfee is that the PC Makers get paid to offer the trials that you get with your fancy new PC.
Microsoft said they will not pay to market a free antivirus so you and I need to spread the word to stop people from wasting their money on the other antivirus programs.
