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| Add Text Quickly Using PowerPoint's Outline View |
by Susan Daffron |
Spend less time inputting slide text by learning a few shortcuts. |
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| Creating Readable Documents |
by Susan Daffron |
If you take the time to create legible layouts, you'll be rewarded with documents people are actually willing to read. |
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| PowerPoint Tips and Tricks |
by Susan Daffron |
Tips on printing, guides, placeholders, outline view, fonts, colors and more |
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| Using PowerPoint Notes |
by Susan Daffron |
Find out what to do when your notes runneth over. |
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| Presentation Tricks |
by Susan Daffron |
Jump to different slides without leaving Slide Show view |
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| Using Multiple Slide Masters in PowerPoint |
by Susan Daffron |
In PowerPoint XP and later versions, you can use multiple masters in one presentation. |
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| E-mail Photos the Right Way |
by Susan Daffron |
Reduce the size of your images before you e-mail them. |
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| Designing a Page |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to approach a layout project. |
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| Learn About Imaging |
by Susan Daffron |
Try out basic image editing in software you already have. |
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| Scaling Graphics Proportionally |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to resize your graphics without distorting them. |
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| Get a Good Scan |
by Susan Daffron |
To get the best scans possible, you need to think about the end result first. |
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| Quark XPress Tips and Tricks |
by Susan Daffron |
Quark XPress tips on styles, libraries and shortcut keys |
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| Design Tips and Traps |
by James H. Byrd |
Avoiding graphic problems |
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| Doing Screen Shots |
by Susan Daffron |
Create screen captures for free with your Print Screen key. |
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| Using Graphics Effectively |
by James H. Byrd |
When it comes to Web graphics, size does matter. |
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| Photoshop Annoyances |
by Susan Daffron |
Fun with Photoshop and a new column. |
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| Image Editing Basics |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn the relationship between image size and resolution. |
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| Create Online Photo Albums |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to use the free Slide Show Wizard Power Toy. |
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| Archive Your Photos |
by Susan Daffron |
Combine two techniques to keep your photographic history. |
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| What Type of Art is That? |
by Susan Daffron |
Understanding the difference between vector line art and bitmaps can avoid a lot of graphic frustration |
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| Desktop Publishing Basics |
by Susan Daffron |
Creating a layout using desktop publishing software isn't very difficult once you understand a couple of basic principles. |
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| Working with Photoshop Layers |
by Susan Daffron |
Add effects like drop shadows the easy way using the Layers palette. |
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| Creating a Quick Logo |
by Susan Daffron |
Sometimes non-designers are tasked with creating a "quick" logo for a project. |
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| Remove Red Eye |
by Susan Daffron |
How to fix red-eye in photos when you have uncooperative subjects. |
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| Corel Draw Tips |
by Susan Daffron |
A few tips for Corel Draw users |
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| More on Images |
by Susan Daffron |
How to select the part of the image you want to change. |
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| Designing a Page |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to approach a new layout project so everything fits. |
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| Understanding JPG Compression |
by Susan Daffron |
Use image editing software to change the quality of JPG files. |
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| Getting Photos off the Camera |
by Susan Daffron |
Transferring photos is easier than you think. |
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| Scanning Text as Text |
by Susan Daffron |
Use optical character recognition to scan in editable text . |
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| A Desktop Publisher's Lament |
by Susan Daffron |
Sadly, DTP software has gone almost nowhere in the last 10 years. |
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Windows |
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| Make XP Usable |
by Susan Daffron |
Lose XP's cutesy interface, so you can get actual work done. |
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| Son of Bob |
by Susan Daffron |
Send the animated search character to the user interface graveyard. |
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| Show Full File Names in XP |
by Susan Daffron |
Show the entire file name, so you can determine the file type. |
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| Neatness Counts |
by Susan Daffron |
Remove temp files on your system to improve system stability. |
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| Managing Shortcuts |
by Susan Daffron |
How to keep your shortcuts under control |
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| Control Panel Shortcut |
by Susan Daffron |
How to create a desktop shortcut to Control Panel |
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| Print a File List |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to print a Windows Explorer file list. |
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| Fun with Pointers |
by Susan Daffron |
Reginald and Florence scamper across my screen. |
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| Seek and Destroy |
by Susan Daffron |
Find out what you don't need and ditch it. |
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| More on Working with System Files |
by Susan Daffron |
How to edit system files with SysEdit |
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| Change Your Mouse Pointer |
by Susan Daffron |
Make dinosaurs march across your screen in XP. |
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| Accessibility for Everyone |
by Susan Daffron |
Ways to make your computing easier, no matter what your physical ability. |
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| My Documents Revisited |
by Susan Daffron |
A few tips for reorganizing data on networked systems. |
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| Get Your Speaker Icon Back |
by Susan Daffron |
Discover how to put the speaker icon back on your Taskbar. |
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| Change How Windows Starts Up |
by Susan Daffron |
Display a menu, so you can get Windows to boot to DOS or Safe Mode. |
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| Find Your Taskbar |
by Susan Daffron |
When the taskbar "falls off" the screen, use a few keyboard tricks. |
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| More on Setting Folder Options |
by Susan Daffron |
Changing folder options works a little differently in XP than it did in Win98. |
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| Zipping and Unzipping with Windows XP |
by Susan Daffron |
Windows XP has built-in zip support, but you need to understand it to use it. |
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| Understanding File Types |
by Susan Daffron |
Why file extensions are important. |
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| Create Folder Hyperlinks |
by Susan Daffron |
Put shortcuts in folders to take you where you want to go. |
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| Ditch that Modem Sound |
by Susan Daffron |
Use AT commands to quiet that noisy modem. |
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| More on Toolbars |
by Susan Daffron |
Changing the default Windows toolbars. |
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| Automatically Update (or Not) |
by Susan Daffron |
Have Windows update itself on your timetable, not Microsoft's. |
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| Using Details View |
by Susan Daffron |
Add the information you want to see in your file listings. |
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| Windows Display Tweaks |
by Susan Daffron |
Where oh where did my icons and toolbars go? |
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| Start Up Weirdness |
by Susan Daffron |
Places to look when you want software to stop running automatically. |
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| Make It Stop |
by Susan Daffron |
When software misbehaves, shut down the offending program. |
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| Cool Shortcut Tricks |
by Susan Daffron |
Use shortcuts to group project icons together on your desktop. |
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| Cheat at Windows Games |
by Susan Daffron |
How to win at Solitaire, FreeCell, and Minesweeper |
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| More on Shortcuts |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to create desktop shortcuts and use Short Keys. |
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| Rename a Series of Files |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to rename a series of files sequentially. |
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| Stop the Error Report |
by Susan Daffron |
Turn off the error report to avoid the message when XP crashes. |
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| Get the Whole Picture |
by Susan Daffron |
Lose mystery meat navigation on your desktop. |
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| Clean Up Your Start Menu |
by Susan Daffron |
Reorganize to create a more efficient Start menu. |
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| Change Your Wallpaper |
by Susan Daffron |
How to add "wallpaper" graphics to your Windows desktop. |
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| Shortcut Madness |
by Susan Daffron |
Using standard Windows shortcuts can speed data entry. |
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| Fixing Font Overload |
by Susan Daffron |
Sometimes fonts are at the root of a computer problem. |
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| Windows Explorer Weirdness |
by Susan Daffron |
Making your file list sort the way you want. |
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| Use the Send To Command |
by Susan Daffron |
Sent To is a useful little command in the Win98 right-click menu. |
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| Gain Control with Control Panel |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn what all those icons do. |
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| Managing Window Overload |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn to set folder options for easier file management. |
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| Quick Launch Revisited |
by Susan Daffron |
More on changing Windows toolbars. |
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| Change the User Account Picture |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn to change the image next to your account name. |
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| Sneaky Send To Trick |
by Susan Daffron |
Put the Send To command on the Send To menu. |
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| Accessibility Options in Windows |
by Susan Daffron |
If you need them, Windows' accessibility options are great in a pinch. |
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| Unlocking Caps Lock |
by Susan Daffron |
Change your settings so you can turn off Caps Lock just by pressing the Shift key |
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| Add Buttons to Windows Explorer |
by Susan Daffron |
Put handy buttons like Copy and Paste on the toolbar in My Computer |
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| Keeping it Clean |
by Susan Daffron |
For best efficiency, clean out your computer then defragment your drive. |
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| Put Folders on Your Taskbar |
by Susan Daffron |
How to include shortcuts to folders on your Taskbar |
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| Just Say No |
by Susan Daffron |
Sometimes you need a No To All button and it's not there. |
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| Change the Default Folder in Windows Explorer |
by Susan Daffron |
You can change where Windows Explorer starts. |
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| Safe Mode |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to force Windows to go into Safe Mode. |
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| Use Windows XP as a Fax Machine |
by Susan Daffron |
If you have Windows XP and a fax modem, you don't need a dedicated fax machine. |
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| Start Menu Tricks |
by Susan Daffron |
Keep the Start menu open and tidy it up while you're at it. |
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| Speedy File Paths |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to copy the directory path into dialog boxes. |
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| Vista: Should You or Shouldn't You? |
by Susan Daffron |
Upgrading your operating system is not a trivial exercise, so consider the ramifications before you upgrade to Vista |
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| Get Your Files Organized |
by Susan Daffron |
Keeping track of the files on your computer is really no more complex than keeping track of papers in your office |
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| Exploring Advanced System Properties Options |
by Susan Daffron |
Change performance and startup options to streamline Windows behavior, particularly when things go badly. |
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| Schedule Tasks to Run Automatically |
by Susan Daffron |
With Scheduled Tasks in Windows XP, you can run a script, program, or even open a document automatically. |
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| Change Your Default Folder View |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to change how your folders are displayed in Windows XP. |
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| Using Document Scraps |
by Susan Daffron |
Save aside chunks of text you want to reuse using Windows' document scraps feature. |
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| Keyboard Shortcuts |
by Susan Daffron |
Fourteen of the most useful and most used keyboard shortcuts. |
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| Windows Takes Forever to Delete Files |
by Susan Daffron |
If your computer is behaving oddly when you delete files, dump the recycle bin. |
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| Get F.A.S.T. |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to transfer settings with the XP Files and Settings Transfer wizard |
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| Understanding Deleting |
by Susan Daffron |
If you delete something by accident, all is not lost. |
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| Open With Something Else |
by Susan Daffron |
Sometimes you don't want to open a file with the program that is associated with it |
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| Backing Up the Registry |
by Susan Daffron |
If the registry becomes corrupted, your computer loses its mind, so backing up the registry is a good safety precaution |
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| Change What Starts |
by Susan Daffron |
Use the System Configuration Utility to stop programs from running at start up. |
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| Hibernate Me |
by Susan Daffron |
Hibernate your laptop to conserve battery power |
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| Use Long File Names in the Command Prompt |
by Susan Daffron |
Lose the confusing tildes when using DOS commands. |
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| Disk Cleanup Doesn't Work |
by Susan Daffron |
If the cleanup utility won't run correctly, delete temp files and defragments your disk. |
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| Fun with Desktop Shortcuts |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to deal with icon overload. |
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| Make Thumbnails Go Away |
by Susan Daffron |
Make Windows remember your file view settings for pictures. |
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| Ditch Balloon Tips |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn to remove the annoying messages in the XP Notify Area |
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| Modifying Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Add and remove buttons from the Word toolbars. |
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| Finding Special Characters |
by Susan Daffron |
Use the Character Map to find all the special characters in fonts. |
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| Secret Codes and Letters |
by Susan Daffron |
What codes mean and finding out what's on your computer. |
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| Use the Hosts file to Block Sites |
by Susan Daffron |
Add entries to the Windows Hosts file to block obnoxious ad sites. |
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| Create Online Photo Albums |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to use the free Slide Show Wizard Power Toy. |
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| Font Fun |
by Susan Daffron |
Sort fonts by similarity and embed them in Word documents. |
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| Get the Free Windows Update CD |
by Susan Daffron |
Microsoft will send you a free CD with critical Windows updates. |
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| Friendly Fonts |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn about the new font types included in Windows XP. |
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| Lock Your PC |
by Susan Daffron |
Keep prying eyes from your computer screen when you're away. |
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| A Few Computing "Rules" |
by Susan Daffron |
Things to know and accept when you use a computer. |
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| A Few Backup Tips |
by Susan Daffron |
The key to backing up is to devise a plan and then stick with it. |
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| The Joy of Passwords |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn to create long, complex passwords for better security. |
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| Dealing with CD AutoRun |
by Susan Daffron |
Making your CD run automatically only when you want it to. |
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| How Fatal Is It? |
by Susan Daffron |
Find out what those fatal exception errors actually mean. |
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| Dealing with BSODs |
by Susan Daffron |
Tips for coping with the Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). |
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| Loading Software |
by Susan Daffron |
Installing new software on a PC or Mac is virtually the same. |
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| Understanding Adobe Acrobat |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn about Portable Document Format (PDF) files. |
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| Researching an Annoying Error Message |
by Susan Daffron |
Find out what an error message means before you start deleting system files. |
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| Keep Your Computer Running Smoothly |
by Susan Daffron |
A few tips to prevent crashes. |
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| Time Is Money |
by Susan Daffron |
Save your sanity and let someone else deal with bad computer problems. |
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| A Few Computing Rules |
by Susan Daffron |
Things I've learned about computers over the years. |
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| Project Management Software |
by Susan Daffron |
Software can help, but you can't do the project if you spend all your time managing it. |
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| Zip Big Files |
by Susan Daffron |
How to span floppy disks with WinZip |
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| Keep Your Computer Secure |
by Susan Daffron |
Take steps to avoid letting the bad stuff into your computer and you will have fewer problems |
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| Keepin' the Kiddies Out of the Journal |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn about password protection and hiding files and folders. |
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| Disappearing Software |
by Susan Daffron |
A few tips to help you find a software program you think you have "lost" |
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| Backing Up |
by Susan Daffron |
Data loss is expensive, so back up the data you don't want to lose. |
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| Find Out System Information |
by Susan Daffron |
Get a summary of your system using this utility. |
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| Support Failure |
by Susan Daffron |
The technical support that crashed...everything. |
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