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Irregularly posted tips, gleaned from all over the internet, for beginning and medium level computer and technology users. Feel free to subscribe to get these by email if you wish (below, right). Or,come to this site anytime. We update it about twice a month with new tips and links.
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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Turn a web page into a PDF for filing or sending

Did you ever find a great web page and want to save it exactly as you see it?

If you click "SAVE" you end up with a folder full of little files and a separate file that has a similar name... and gosh, that's hard to keep track of and save!

Here's another option- save the web page, in its entirety, as a PDF file.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gizmosbest/~3/CUvNJtP7hpM/url-downloadable-pdf-one-free-step.htm

can tell you how!

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Facebook Privacy tips

This from our friends at Windows Secrets!

Facebook "mines" your data. Tons of it. And sells it (that's how they  make money). And, your data may  be accessible to more people than you want it to be. Here are some specific ways you can try to control your private data on Facebook. Privacy settings change constantly, so we really DO need to stay on our toes.

http://windowssecrets.com/newsletter/a-refresher-course-on-facebook-privacy-controls/

Thursday, January 17, 2013

How to Send a Video to Someone

Maybe you took some video with your new smart phone or tablet that you just got for Christmas. Maybe you used your cell phone's video abilities.

Now, you want to send it to someone. But, you keep getting a message that says "file too large."

Worldstart.com offers this well-written description of how to share a video with someone privately using YouTube. And, you can do it for free!

Here are the directions:
http://www.worldstart.com/how-to-get-webcam-video-in-to-e-mail/print/


Thursday, January 3, 2013

5 minutes a day to competence

This website offers 180 five-minute tech tips. You can even sign up to get one per day delivered to your email. Or, you can browse the site to find tips on using the internet, using Microsoft Excel, Word, or Access.

Here's what the opening says:

180 Technology Tips
How It Works:
180TechTips.com offers 15 hours of free computer training in 180 easy to follow 5 minute lessons.  This isn't a boring 15 hour lecture.  We aren't going to lock you in a computer lab for 2 days of ineffective staff development training that leaves you more confused than you were when you started.  This is the kind of relevant and uncomplicated computer training everyone needs.