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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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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Create training videos with CaptureWiz, or capture video off the web.
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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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“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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SnagIt is a Windows program that lets you capture anything you see on the computer screen, including video clips, even if they have been protected against copying.
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Wow your friends, impress you boss, be a tech support hero.
We can’t possibly provide tech support for the hundreds of problems that plague PC users, but we found a simulation program that can turn almost anyone into a professional trouble shooter. It’s “Windows Simulator, Exam Cram” from Que Publishing.
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We’ve been big fans of TechSmith’s screen capture program Camtasia for creating training and educational videos, but we were bowled over by a new one: Captivate 3 from Adobe.
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