Back when the internet was still a new novelty, there was one company that was pretty much the standard to use when you wanted to go online – America Online. They made it so easy – you could hardly walk through a Wal-Mart without tripping over a free America Online disc. One quick installation, [...] Read more »
If you got a new laptop for Christmas, probably the last thing on your mind is to let a very young child play with it. Who knows what could happen? But you need not fear – some creative minds have come up with a way to let your little one be entertained by your [...] Read more »
Internet Explorer tends to collect things over time that can cause it to run more slowly. You may have heard of these things – they are called Add-ons, Plug-ins and toolbars. Some can be beneficial, but many are just more annoying clutter that you don’t really need. How do these things get on [...] Read more »
For some people, the only backup they have for their important pictures of family and friends is the fact that they have uploaded them to Facebook. Not the best backup plan, but better than nothing. However, if your computer dies, you will be faced with the task of downloading all of those pictures from [...] Read more »
If you are still using Windows XP on your primary computer, it’s time to start thinking about making a change. Don’t get me wrong – I was a big fan of Windows XP. It was stable, reliable, and pretty easy to work with for even a novice computer user. But times change, and [...] Read more »
One of the services I offer is personal computer instruction – one-on-one computer tutoring on whatever you want to learn (I can even do this remotely if you are not in the Tampa Bay area). Recently I was with a client, and she said that someone told her that when using her computer, always [...] Read more »
I got an email last week from a friend who couldn’t seem to find her Windows 7 Recycle Bin – “…I have been trying to find that thing and I can’t seem to locate it. I deleted a photo I want to get back so I went to recycle and discovered it wasn’t on [...] Read more »
Here’s something you may not have seen before. Is this a practical suggestion that will help you use your computer more easily and effectively? No. But it’s a cool thing to show your friends. If you like it, click the “Like” button, and even the “Send” button to share it with others. Here [...] Read more »
[google1 count="on"] This is something that you should know how to do, and it may come in very handy for you at some point. If you have any Word document on your computer now that you would not want some people to see, you can set that document to require a password in order [...] Read more »
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