Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

One Google Drive To Rule Them All

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Alvin Trusty

I was an early adopter of Google Drive.  It was added to my domain the first day it was available, even though I have used, and continue to use other cloud storage solutions.  Microsoft Live Mesh has been my main … Continue reading →

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Fusion Tables – Ohio School Building Designations

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Alvin Trusty

The Ohio Department of Education posts an assortment of spreadsheets showing academic data from Ohio schools. Most of the data is available in Excel format. Using this spreadsheet, I generated the map below using Google’s Fusion Tables tool. For more … Continue reading →

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Automatic Backup with FreeFileSync

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Alvin Trusty

Several years ago I wrote this post about my daily backup process. I used SyncToy for many years, but after I accumulated several terabytes of data, it was getting too slow. With SyncToy it was taking twelve hours to finish … Continue reading →

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4×3 vs 16×9

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Alvin Trusty

If you are making a PowerPoint with captured screens, watch this 3 minute video. It shows how you should adjust your screen so that the window you are capturing is the proper 4×3 ratio for PowerPoint.

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Cedar Point’s Millennium Force

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Alvin Trusty

Here is a quick video captured with my smartphone while waiting in line for the Millennium Force, the best roller coaster in the world! The first drop is over 300 feet and the train is usually going faster than 92 … Continue reading →

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