Posted on December 31st, 2012 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
So Joy decided to upgrade her Windows 7 computer to Windows 8 — figuring how can we serve the readers if we don’t have the latest Microsoft operating system? Just so. Well, let no good deed go unpunished. From the beginning, there were warnings that should have told us we were on dangerous ground. The built-in Windows 8 “Upgrade Assistant” said we’d have to buy extra software if we wanted to continue to play DVDs. (Wait a minute: we had no trouble playing DVDs before.) Then it informed us the Windows Media Center also would no longer be available. But we could buy extra software that would perform those functions, which we had before. Furthermore, one of the Bluetooth utilities [...]
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Posted on October 31st, 2012 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Our favorite web browser is still Google Chrome, though Firefox is a close second and coming up fast on the outside. Here are some handy keyboard shortcuts:
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Posted on October 3rd, 2012 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
YouTube is a great source for free online training, but sometimes it’s not enough.
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Posted on July 1st, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Mindflash.com is a web-based service that makes it easy to create online courses. It’s free if you have ten trainees or less.
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Posted on March 31st, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
One of our techie friends gave us a tip on how to load Excel files faster. Previously, she said she’s had delays of 30-60 seconds when opening Excel files in Windows 2007. “Now it’s like 20 times faster.” For the fix, go to martin.von-gagern.net
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Posted on March 14th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Often you can solve someone’s computer problem if you can just see what they’re talking about. Join.me is a free service from LogMeIn.com that lets you do that.
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Posted on April 23rd, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
New version of Camtasia, our favorite way to capture video on your computer screen.
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Posted on May 25th, 2009 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Create training videos with CaptureWiz, or capture video off the web.
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Posted on April 19th, 2009 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
The popular FileMaker database program runs on Windows and Mac computers and is a lot easier to learn and use than Microsoft Access. There’s a new training series for FileMaker 10…
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Posted on December 28th, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
“Nobody reads the manual,” cry the tech support people. And it’s true. Manuals are boring, hard to understand and sometimes dead wrong (that’s because the manual is often written and printed before the product is finished).
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