Windows 8 Tips Articles
SAVE versus SAVE AS – Which do I use?
At some point, everyone ends up saving something on their computer. It might be a typed document,...
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Save some time with Keyboard Shortcuts!
Those of us who use our computers on a regular basis have learned over time that the more you have...
Read MoreWindows 8 – A tale of update versions
[Update – July 22, 2014] – Today CNET reported that a Russian technology site (PCPortal.org.ru) got wind that Microsoft is going to release Windows 8.1 update 2 on Tuesday, August 12th, during it’s normal,...
Read MoreIs Windows 8 for me? Good Question!
Over the past 6 months, and especially right now as Windows XP users start to panic a bit as they look for an alternative (CLICK HERE to read all about what’s happening with Windows XP), the most common question I get...
Read MoreUsing the Windows View Menu
The release of my “Working with Files and Folders” book (CLICK HERE to read more about it), has led me to yet another video blog topic that’s related to working with folders. This time I talk about Using the...
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Select Multiple Files with the CTRL and Shift keys
[UPDATED 04/04/2018] As a technology teacher, I always do my best NOT to assume that my students...
Read MoreAdobe Reader Update – A Good Idea!
The Adobe Reader is by far the most popular way to open, read, and print PDF (portable document format) files, the file type that lets us share formatted documents across the Internet. But like most programs that almost everyone...
Read MoreWindows 8 IS Coming, Like It or Not…
Just as you FINALLY get use to your new Windows 7 computer, or become more secure in the fact that you don’t HAVE to upgrade from Windows XP which is “working just fine, thank you!” … Microsoft does its...
Read MoreWindows Update – An Important Part of Internet Safety
I tend to be on a lot of “techie” newsletter lists, with the best intentions of trying to keep up with all that’s going on with computer technology so that I can pass along the most important news to my...
Read MoreWindows 8 – Is It On the Way?
Great… just as you FINALLY started getting use to Windows 7 (or even Windows XP), you get wind that good-old Microsoft will soon be releasing, (gasp!) Windows 8. Well, not to worry. At a recent developers conference, many...
Read MoreRescue CD – Create One for Free
We spend quite a bit of time talking about how to stay safe on the Internet, and especially how to protect yourselves from computer viruses and malware. (CLICK HERE to see a list of Internet Safety/Security Articles). But what...
Read MoreCapturing the Screen with the Print Screen Button
In the “good old days” of DOS, way before Windows came along, if you pressed the PRINT SCREEN (also seen as Prn Scrn) button, it actually printed the screen on your printer! But, if you try that key now, using...
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