The Computer Tutor

I think right now is the best time ever to be alive, because we are seeing so many amazing innovations in lots of different areas. I’ve just recently learned of something that I believe will change the way we think about location and mapping around the world. It’s called What3Words. What3Words.com is where you [...] Read more »

Jessica DaSilva lives in Middlefield, Connecticut. On March 21, 2015 she finished the New Jersey Ultra Festival 100 mile ultramarathon. Congratulations Jessica!

Fun fact: Jessica had a unique incentive for this race. Her sister Cindy was a triathlete and fitness instructor. At age 33, Cindy was training for her first Ironman competition when she experienced a sudden and fatal aneurysm. It was Cindy's example that prompted Jessica to have an interest in long distance running. To honor Cindy's legacy of encouraging exercise and fitness, Jessica completed this 100 mile race as part of a fundraising effort to build a new playground in a community where children and families do not have access to such facilities for exercise and play. You can learn more about this (and donate toward the project if you wish) at the Cindy Sherwin Foundation website.

What would you do if you had a large file on your computer, and you needed to send it to someone by email? For example, you used your phone to take a video of your dog doing some tricks, and you want to email it to your friend who lives 500 miles away? To send an [...] Read more »

Kristie Cranford lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. On February 14, 2015 she finished the Jackpot Ultra 24 hour ultramarathon by going 64 1/4 miles. Congratulations Kristie!

Fun fact: Kristie is a multiple-time cancer survivor, and she's also a running coach.

Many of the things I cover here on my blog and on my podcast are products or services that I discover just in my routine daily work. Recently I came across a couple of handy things – one is an online service, the other is a product that’s sold online – and I know that [...] Read more »

Rachel Osijo lives in Hong Kong. On January 17, 2015, she finished the Vibram Hong Kong 100k ultramarathon and became an ultrafinisher. Congratulations Rachel!

Fun fact: Runners in this race are warned to watch out for monkeys, who are likely to pounce and steal food from you. Rachel didn't have any food stolen, but she did see a wild boar on the course.

Today I’m going to show you a couple of things that you might find to be pretty handy. Nothing fancy really, but each of these could definitely be a solution for someone that’s in need of either one of them.   Tool #1: Simple countdown timer It doesn’t get much easier than this. Just [...] Read more »

Crystal Landers lives in Johnson City, Tennessee. On January 3, 2015, she finished the Pistol Ultra 50k in Alcoa, Tennessee and became an ultramarathon finisher. Congratulations Crystal!

Fun fact: A few years ago, before she started running, Crystal was morbidly obese at 420 pounds. She made the decision to change her life, and has since lost 270 pounds!

If you buy a new computer, part of your purchase decision is what software you need to also purchase. If you have a lot of specialized needs, you could probably spend more on the additional programs than you did on the computer itself. But the fact is, you don’t necessarily NEED to do that – [...] Read more »

Adam Harris lives in Jacksonville, Alabama. He finished the Mt Cheaha 50k ultramarathon in Delta, Alabama on February 28, 2015 and became an ultramarathon finisher. Congratulations Adam!

Fun fact: Due to various factors out of his control, Adam was only able to run ONCE in the 4 weeks prior to his first ultra. Now that's a taper!