Summer is upon us and we all know it means that most of us are going to have a fair amount of free time on our hands. While I’m sure that I could recommend countless things to do like reading or studying Ukrainian and Russian, but this is a technology tip so I’ll stick with […]

Are you or someone you know running an older version of Microsoft Office? Do you feel left out when someone forwards you and your friends a document and you’re the only one who can’t read it? Well, it’s time to stop living in the dark ages and the time is now to embrace the future. […]

A friendly reminder to install updates for your computer. Updates are your operating systems way of defending itself from new threats and a way to keep your computer running smoothly. Updates will fix security holes to keep attackers out of your computer. Updates will also repair parts of your system which have bugs that can […]

Are you running a computer without antivirus software installed? Do you have a Mac so you think you’re immune to viruses? Does having many virus scanners make your computer safer? If you don’t have virus protection on your computer, you should seriously consider getting some software. I personally cannot count the number of times my […]

Are you a Mac user? Are you having problems opening .jar files ? Here is a helpful hint to get you on your way. Mac provides its own Java reader though it may not be set as the default program to open .jar files. You might need to ‘right click’ (hold the Control key while […]

Have you read over the Peace Corps blog policy lately and realized that you’re too lazy or busy to send your blog posts to your regional manager for approval before you post them and you desperately wish to password protect each post but don’t know how? You’re in luck because this tip will teach you […]

Tips from Technology for Development Let’s face it, sometimes we want to write in Ukrainian or Russian but we don’t feel like translating everything on Google Translate. We want to be able to type words directly on our computers. Follow these steps to add a Ukrainian or Russian keyboard to your operating system. Mac Users: […]

Remember to backup up your important files on your computer regularly. You will need an external hard drive to do this. This can save you a lot of agony if your laptop decides to die. It won’t save your laptop, but it will save your files. Here are some simple instructions on how to backup […]

When creating a password, it’s easiest to create a password you will remember but an easy password is hardly a strong password. Peace Corps policy requires a password to be at least eight characters long. It must contain at least three of the four following types of characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, or special […]