When did stuff stop coming with users manuals? (Probably when everyone stopped reading them! 🙂 ) Well, I guess there are users manuals for Microsoft Windows and Office but they’re online. And, still, nobody probably reads them (including me). But, there are some valuable tidbits hidden in all those instructions, including keyboard shortcuts that can […]
3 Ways to Backup your Computer and Files
Computers fail. Viruses and malware are everywhere. Fires happen. Floods happen. Stuff happens. Computers, smartphones and tablets are being used more and more in our daily lives. That means when these devices fail we are losing more pictures, more files, more information than ever before. So, it is becoming more and more important for us […]
How to Combine Cells in Microsoft Excel
In a previous post we showed you how to separate first and last names into two columns using Excel’s text to columns function. But, what if you want to combine cells? Say you have first and last names in two columns and you really want them together in one? Here we’ll show you how to […]
15 Powerful Free Computer Programs
My friend Susan over at OfEveryMoment.com recently wrote a Love and Hate Post which inspired me to think of some of my favorite things. (Being a tech geek, I of course thought about some of my favorite tech gadgets and programs.) Then, PC Magazine put out a post called The Best Free Software of 2015 […]
Mobile Hotspot: An Introduction and How to Guide
What is a Hotspot What is a hotspot? Think of a hotspot as a WiFi signal. Say you’re traveling and don’t have a wireless internet signal. You want to use your tablet or computer but can’t without a wireless internet connection. Well, if you have signal and can make a phone call on your smartphone, […]
The Handy Windows Screenshot Tool You Didn’t Know Existed!
Do you ever want to take a screenshot of your screen to include in a post or send to someone in an email? There is a way to do this in windows, you press Ctrl and PrntScr at the same time and you get a copy of your entire screen. But, sometimes I want to […]
Frustration Free Windows 8, Get a Windows 8 Start Menu
I love all things tech and have been around computers since I was young (not that I want to date myself but PC’s were just coming out then 🙂 ). So when I upgraded to a new touchscreen Windows 8 laptop I was excited to get my hands on it and play around. Unfortunately, the […]