Wallpaper Wednesday - Peacock Feather

A bit of humor

Mobile Monday - Be Where You Are

Here are four new wallpapers with little quips to grace your mobile phones. All are 720x1280 as I make them for myself and share because it makes me happy.

Click to go to the full size version for download. On mobile, long press and save. On desktop, right click and save as, then transfer to your phone. Be brave or happy - Stay at home or in bed... enjoy!

Free Friday - HomeSchool Deals

It's Friday and there's a great website with free resources just waiting for your click.

Today's clickable is all about Home Schoolers! The site is Free HomeSchool Deals. It's actually a mix of links to free stuff and and discounted items around the internet.

The site is easy to follow and well laid out. Since it is a site that collates resources and sends you to other web sites, make sure you read their terms of service, which is located at the bottom before you begin gobbling up the goodies.

Also, make sure that you are using a good ad blocker and anti-virus before you download anything to your computer. As always, run it through VirusTotal before you set it free on your computer.

It sounds like a lot of warnings, but there's a lot of good stuff on the site and with some basic security precautions, you can really find the gems.

Wallpaper Wednesday - M-O-O-N

SHOP CLOSED TODAY!

One of the things we do at Sayre Computer is handle IT emergencies for small businesses in our area. Today we are managing three (two down, one to go!) so the shop will be closed today. We'll be open tomorrow for regular hours. Thanks for your understanding, and your business!

Mobile Monday - Four For A Rainy Day

Here are four new rainy day wallpapers to grace your mobile phones. All are 720x1280 as I make them for myself and share because it makes me happy.

Click to go to the full size version for download. On mobile, long press and save. On desktop, right click and save as, then transfer to your phone. Enjoy!

Fiday Freebie - Random Choice

Hello Friday! It's hot and when it's hot nobody wants to engage their brain. Well, I don't.

Ever need to make a choice, but a coin flip isn't going to do the job because there are more than two choices? Go Random Choice. It's dead simple, has no ads, and it works.

Wallpaper Wednesday - Kale Sucks

Mobile Monday - A Little Glitter and Flowers

Here are four new summer wallpapers to grace your mobile phones. All are 720x1280 as I make them for myself and share because it makes me happy.

Click to go to the full size version for download. On mobile, long press and save. On desktop, right click and save as, then transfer to your phone. Enjoy!

Free Friday - The Last Screensaver

Free Friday!  I found a virus and malware free screensaver that's just gorgeous. This is what Arial will look like on your desktop. You can download it at Github.

Wallpaper Wednesday - Baby Gator Time

Visit our main blog at our website for the desktop, mobile wallpaper and Facebook Cover.

Mobile Monday - Summer and stuff

Space Dog, Butterflies, Summer Stories and Tween Stuff! To save on a desktop computer for transfer to your phone, right-click in the middle of the pic and hit "save as" in the menu to download. On mobile, long press and save.​ All are 720x1280 and made by me. Enjoy!

FOSS Friday - Waterfox

Happy Friday! I'm here to spread some freedom!

In May (weekend of the 4th and 5th) Firefox had a problem that broke almost of their extensions. I am a heavy user of those extensions. The loss of those extensions broke the internet for me. It left me using Chrome and Chromium, which isn't bad, but it's not what I prefer.

So, I decided to give Waterfox, a fork of Firefox, a try!

I also said that I'd give you all an update on my experiences with various browsers. I've been using Waterfox as a daily browser since May and I love it. It behaves exactly like Firefox and I'm able to use all of my lovely extensions. Some of the extensions take a bit of fiddling, but if you aren't a power user, you probably won't need to.

One of the nice things about Waterfox is the lack of corporate apps included on install. There's no Pocket.

I like it because it lends itself to choice and risk. It doesn't tell you what you are allowed to do because you will be taking a risk. I can easily install extensions and plug-ins that are not on the Firefox white-list. Waterfox treats you like a grown-up.

In addition to the extensions available at the Mozilla site, Waterfox maintains a collection of archived addons.

The devs are responsive and have a subReddit for support. They post frequently on their blog.

Waterfox is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

All in all, it's a great substitute for Firefox.

Waterfox

Wallpaper Wednesday - Awesome Barn

It's Wallpaper Wednesday! Attached are some rural American walls for your mobile and desktop. Also a Facebook cover. So much 💓 for small town and rural America.


The photo comes from @jontyson on Unsplash. Click on the image to download all sizes at our blog.

Mobile Monday - 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!


Summer is in full swing and we're celebrating America's birthday! Go to our main blog to download the full size 720x1280 mobile wallpapers. Or click on the mini to get to the full size.

Free Friday - Google Family Link

It's Friday again!

Today's free stuff is going to be a bit unusual for me. Those of you who know me are aware that I frequently complain about a lack of privacy and have been known to leave electronic devices at home because I don't want to be tracked. I don't have Facebook on my phone. My privacy rants are rather long. Yet, there's my smart phone.

That said, there is room for concern when it comes to parental concerns over their children on the internet on their devices. It's important to know how they are using their phones and tablets.

Sometimes Google gets it right. They developed Family Link to help parents monitor what's going on between kids and their devices. It helps them control the devices and assists parents in teaching their kids to develop healthy relationships with electronic media.

Parents can view their kid's screen time and manage their apps. You pick what they can download and what they can spend on in-app purchases. You can also hide specific apps that they are not to use. You can also pre-approve apps and view recommended apps for kids that come from reputable sources. You can set time limits and lock the device.

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Tracking is also something that Google's Family Link does. This one kind of made me wince because it's what I dislike the most. But, I understand a parent who wants to use it. It's a safety thing.

Wallpaper Wednesday - Timeless Horse

Mobile Monday - Nothing Wasted

Here are four new various wallpapers to grace your mobile phones. All are 720x1280 as I make them for myself and share because it makes me happy.

Click to go to the full size version for download. On mobile, long press and save. On desktop, right click and save as, then transfer to your phone. Enjoy!

Free Friday - Paint(dot)Net

It's Friday! Yay!

Is there anyone who hasn't heard of Paint(dot)net? You haven't? Oh my. You are in for a treat.

The story behind the name and URL is long and I'm not going to go into it here. It's called Paint.Net, but the URL is actually GetPaint.net. If you go to Paint.net, you'll get a store that sells paint. Like wall paint.

Have you ever looked at Adobe Photoshop and thought that it would be nice, but it's too expensive? Looked at Microsoft Paint and said to yourself, "Well, it's okay for making 4chan memes. Paint.net is somewhere in between. It's free. It's powerful. Yet it's still a simple image/photo editor tool. It's extendable and has loads of intuitive features, including easy to use special effects. There is clear documentation and support for a wide userbase, including an active online community that posts tutorials and plugins.

I used paint.net when I used Windows and I was always happy with the program. If you are looking for a full-featured, native image editing program that's free and a step up from MS Paint, but not quite Photoshop (or The GIMP), GetPaint.net is probably what you are looking for.

Click on the screenshot below or (any of the links) to take you to GetPaint.net

Wallpaper Wednesday - Ferns

Firefox Patch

Yes it's late, but if you're using Mozilla Firefox make sure you have this critical update! To check your version, click the pancakes in the upper right corner of FF>Help>About Firefox. Click below to read the article from Hacker News.

Mobile Monday - Happy Summer!

Here are four new summer wallpapers to grace your mobile phones. All are 720x1280 as I make them for myself and share because it makes me happy.

Click to go to the full size version for download. On mobile, long press and save. On desktop, right click and save as, then transfer to your phone. Enjoy!

FOSS Friday - HTTPS:// Everywhere

Wallpaper Wednesday - Old Dog At The Beach

Mobile Monday - Bright

Here are four new wallpapers to grace your mobile phones. All are 720x1280 as I make them for myself and share because it makes me happy.

Click to go to the full size version for download. On mobile, long press and save. On desktop, right click and save as, then transfer to your phone. Enjoy!

Free Friday - Fast Scanner App

Wallpaper Wednesday - Gorgeous White Cat

Flowers, Leaves and Horses

Back from a quick break last week. Here are four new wallpapers to grace your mobile phones. All are 720x1280 as I make them for myself and share because it makes me happy.

Click to go to the full size version for download. On mobile, long press and save. On desktop, right click and save as, then transfer to your phone. Enjoy!

Spiked! Online article about Silicon Valley

This is an awesome article at Spiked! Online about "Internet addiction". It might change the way you look at the issue or at least give you something to chew on.

Free Friday - Online Image Compressor

Wallpaper Wednesday - Beach Adventure

Wallpaper Wednesday - Remember

Mobile Monday - Bit of This

Click to go to the full size version for download.