Author Archives: HeatfanJohn

Narwhals and Octonauts

| December 22, 2016

I probably never would have know what a Narwhal was if it wasn’t for watching an episode of Octonauts with my young (at the time) daughter. Narwhals are toothed whales with a large “tusk” from a protruding tooth. The image featured above is a beautiful picture of Narwhals taken by National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen.  The Narwhals […]

Cool Google Chrome trick: Add Events in Google Calendar From the Omnibox

| April 29, 2015

Here’s a cool trick that appeared on PcMag.com.  I copied the tip here to my blog for easier reference. You can use your Omnibox to access Google Calendar’s “quick add” function. First thing to do is copy this line of code: http://www.google.com/calendar/event?ctext=+%s+&action=TEMPLATE&pprop=HowCreated%3AQUICKADD Next, go to Settings, scroll down to Search, click on “Manage search engines…” […]

Microsoft Outlook Preview available for Android

| January 29, 2015

Microsoft Outlook is now available for Android as a preview in the Google Play Store. I just installed it on my Samsung Galaxy S3.  Here’s the “Add an Account” screen.  At first glance there doesn’t appear to be any integration of Outlook contacts with contacts in Android. Hopefully they are working on that. Here’s the […]