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KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 03-21-12

Back on the air again today with Matt for what turned out to be a quick hour with a few phone calls and some great information disseminated about Linux, saving money on tech among other timely topics. Have a listen! Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Don’t buy Microsoft Office when you buy a ne...

Despite what big box store sales people try to sell you, don’t buy a copy of Microsoft Office. On all new commercial computers today, manufacturers install a trial version of Microsoft Office AND a copy of Microsoft Office Starter Edition. Microsoft Office Starter Edition does NOT expire and is every bit as functional as its costly brethren. The Starter editions includes only Word and Excel. If you need PowerPoint or...

KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 03-14-12

Tonight, Matt and I held court completely by ourselves since we had zero questions via phone calls. We think the great weather chased everyone outside. The discussion was great, however, and we talked about AOL, Google, Microsoft, Apple and the new iPad, how to save money on your tech and communications bills and much more. Part of the much more was a surprise phone call from Adam who was in Las Vegas! Have a listen!

How to download and install CutePDF Free – V...

CutePDF has been one of my favorite computer utilities for many years. This small (free) utility lets you create a PDF (portable document format) file from anything that you can print. I use it to save web pages, online shopping receipts, and many other items that I might be tempted to print to paper. Instead, I print it using CutePDF and save the resulting PDF file in a folder for long term storage and retrieval. No paper,...

How to save money on paper and ink

Business Week published an article in 1975 touting the virtues of and dawning of the paperless office. Sadly, except for the paper industry, we still aren’t there 35+ years later! In the past 40 years, paper use has tripled. In the United States alone, we use more than 400 million ink cartridges per year. I do not consider myself an environmentalist. However, I do consider myself a practicalist (I’m coining the...

How to transfer photos to a Windows 7 computer and...

Pictured below are two sets of instructions I put together today for a new Windows 7 user who uses the MSN browser and email. He was frustrated at the learning curve and asked for help…here are the results. I hope these instructions help others as well because the steps can be generalized for AOL browser users, Windows Live Mail users, and Microsoft Outlook users as well.   ...

Microsoft Excel Handouts, Tutorials and Help Sites

I talk about or teach Microsoft Excel on a regular basis and compiled this list of Microsoft Excel learning and support information for a recent class. If you know of any other great Microsoft Excel resources, please post them in the comments. Some great handouts Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2007 from California State University, Los Angeles Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2010 from West Virginia University Introduction...

How to type on a PDF or scanned form – Video...

One of the computer’s greatest weaknesses is filling in forms…until now! For a long time, I have recommended using FoxIt Reader as my PDF (Adobe portable document format) reader of choice. On and off, they have offered tools to help you fill in forms or annotate documents, but with their newest version, the form filler or typewriter tool is now enhanced and permanent. FoxIt’s typewriter tool is fast,...

Listen to music online customized for your tastes&...

This past week I learned about an incredibly convenient and useful web site that allows you to listen to unlimited online music for free. The site is Pandora Radio. Sure there are other web sites and radio stations that let you do the same thing, but this one also customizes your station based on your musical tastes…for free (requires listening to a commercial occasionally). Or you could do like I did, and pay the...

KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 02-08-12

Adam (@talkingdigital), Matt (@kettlewell), and myself (@helpmerick) broke ground on our first show with all three of us! It was a lot of fun and I think adding a third dimension definitely added a fun factor to the show. We talked about the upcoming Windows 8, iPad 3 rumors, dual booting Linux, and answered some listener calls as well. What do you think? Podcast: Play in new window |...
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