Last week I mentioned that Family Safety is one of the applications you get if you choose to install Windows Live Essentials (WLE). Here is a very short description of all the apps which come with a full installation of WLE. If any of them sound appealing try it, if not ignore them. First go…
Last time I told you about OpenDNS.com where you can set up ways to restrict website access from your home computers. Microsoft also adds a similar feature in Windows Vista and 7, titled, "Parental Controls." "Parental Controls" are useful to help manage how and when your children use a computer. You can set up games…
Several weeks ago I mentioned a application when talking about Ubuntu called, VirtualBox. I had a couple of people writing asking if there was a program like VirtualBox they could use to run Ubuntu, Windows XP or another operating system on their Windows 7 computer. Guess what? There is and it is called, "VirtualBox", (virtualbox.org)…
If you know me or read my articles and columns you know that I am a Google Lover and so I have to share another one with you. Read their blog but basically now Microsoft Office (at least Word, Excel and PowerPoint) all work in conjunction with Google Docs. You can create, store, edit and…
According to the Internet, "Ubuntu" is an African word from the Bantu language "which has no direct translation into English, but is used to describe a particular African world-view in which people can only find fulfillment through interacting with other people…" Desmond Tutu has a good definition of it if you wish to take a…
Several weeks ago I did a couple of articles about tricks using Microsoft Word and your responses truly surprised me. I thought that I may hear from a couple of Office Geeks but I heard from quite a few of you. First, thanks for the emails, I always enjoy them even when you disagree…that tells…
Today we will continue on with our last week’s discussion about tricks and tips for Office, which generated a lot of email, thanks! Try this. Open up a blank Word document and type the following sentence on a new blank line (without quotes) exactly as it appears here, without edits for spelling or capitalization. "teh…
When I originally started writing this column years ago it was going to be devoted mostly to Microsoft Office products. Since that time I have written about those products and most everything under the sun, at least computer-wise. Today, I am going back to the beginning and will answer questions I have received from several…
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