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23Jan/110

(Tech Tip: Windows) Make your computer faster in 3 steps

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Here are the 3 tips that will make your computer faster, just click on each link below to follow the directions.

23Dec/100

(Tech Tip: Mac) How to force shutdown of a MacBook

imageIf for some reason you can’t get your MacBook Air to turn off, here’s what to do.

17Dec/100

(Tech Tip: Office) Using and printing images in Microsoft Office

image(Tech Tip: Office) Using and printing images in Microsoft Office

Here are some guidelines for sourcing, placing, and printing images in Microsoft Office.

24Nov/100

(Tech Tip: Windows) Stop unnecessary programs from loading

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Sorry to inform you, but The Best Day in your computer’s life was the day you got it.  This was before you loaded all that software that you were sure you were going to use but is now s-l-o-w-i-n-g it down.  Here’s how to get back to the good old days of just-what-you-need computing. 

16Nov/100

(Tech Tip: Virus) Use MalwareBytes to scan for viruses

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MalwareBytes is the current champion of free virus scanning tools. The free version does not stay loaded and check constantly (this is actually a plus) but what it does do is perform a good one-time scan for viruses.

26Oct/100

(Tech Tip: Outlook) Outlook Sharing Options Explained

image(Tech Tip: Outlook) Outlook Sharing Options Explained

Outlook combines the concept of sending mail on someone’s behalfaccepting meeting invites, and permission to view/edit someone’s calendar into two areas called delegates and permissions.

For security reasons, these options are controlled from the owner’s mailbox and not from the subordinate’s mailbox.

It’s a small tangle but it does make sense.  Here are all the options and how to set them properly.

5Oct/100

(Tech Tip: Windows) How to recover a file using ‘Previous Versions’

clip_image001(Tech Tip: Windows) How to recover a file using 'Previous Versions'

The ‘Recycle Bin’ you see on your desktop has a limitation: it doesn’t keep files that you delete from network drives.  However, most network drives are protected by 'Previous Versions' (aka Shadow Copies).

14Sep/100

(Tech Tip: Office 2010) How to remove a trial version while continuing to use activated version

clip_image002(Tech Tip: Office 2010) How to remove a trial version while continuing to use activated version

If you purchase Office Home and Business 2010 pre-installed you have to do two things.

10Sep/100

(Tech Tip: Blackberry) How to change the name of your Mailbox from ‘Desktop’

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(Tech Tip: Blackberry) How to change the name of your Mailbox from 'Desktop'

One legacy thing that always bugged me was how the word ‘Desktop’ shows up all over the Blackberry.

24Aug/100

(Tech Tip: Office) How to password protect a Word / Excel document

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(Tech Tip: Office) How to password protect a Word / Excel document

Microsoft Office documents can be protected in several ways.

Opening the document requires a password (via Save As)

Modifying the document requires a password (via Save As)

Note: There is another area that offers template-style protection (via the Review tab) that only protects changing certain cells or sheets from modification.