Riding Shotgun with Rick / Videocasts — 8 comments
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Dec 09
Raymond paid a buck to be first this week followed by questions from John, Natalie, Bonnie, USSRover, Stan, Cailin, Parag, Doc, Anne, Dane, Tim, Joanne, Dane and Jana. They asked about Windows 7 email problems, meaning of default, unrecognized laptop hard drive, Find function in OpenOffice spreadsheet, how to know when you are being scammed, improving laptop performance, backing up hard drive files and troubleshooting a Windows boot problem, reversing a PDF, IE 8 problems, Windows 7 networking problems, browser and resolution question, and attaching photos via iPhoto on a Mac.
Here’s the answers! Continue reading: Rick Answers His Email – Episode 071
Internet Tips / Riding Shotgun with Rick — 7 comments
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Dec 09
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Over the past few weeks, I witnessed many situations in my daily computer help rounds that would have been far less painful and costly for the computer user IF they utilized the cloud.
The cloud I refer to is a broad term for using programs found on the web versus on your computer. Another commonly used term for this type of computing is Web 2.0. Here are some examples of problems I ran into recently that could have been minimized or avoided had the person used a cloud application.
Today, for example, I had a client who had a problem with Microsoft Outlook and an Internet Explorer 8.0 update gone awry. Her ability to email, access her calendar, contacts, and to-do list were all lost. Cloud solution: Web based email and calendar systems from Google or Yahoo.
Earlier this week, a customer needed to Continue reading: Trust me, the cloud makes life easier & cheaper
Riding Shotgun with Rick — 7 comments
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Dec 09
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Here in western Colorado, we still have pockets of folks who can’t get any high speed at all. And some can only qualify for 256K DSL access. At it’s best, 256K runs only about 5-7X faster than dialup…and in today’s multimedia rich Internet, that might as well be dialup. Heck, even 1.5mb (1500k) DSL is starting to feel slow.
Thankfully, new wireless technologies that can be more quickly deployed are rolling out. Prices are reasonable, and speeds are great (usually starting at around 3000k).
Internet speeds are becoming more and more important as we move an increased load of Continue reading: 256K DSL is the new dialup
Riding Shotgun with Rick — 8 comments
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Dec 09
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OK, I admit that shopping online is not that exciting or unheard of almost 10 years into the 21st century, but it still amazes me. And I am always surprised at how many people still tell me that they have not ever shopped online and do not intend to start.
My work attire consists of shirts with my HelpMeRick.com logo and Dockers pants. Fortunately, my pants size has remained the same for at least the last 12 or so years, and since I haven’t grown taller in that time either, I know exactly what to get…no need to enter a dressing room. For me, shopping for anything in a store might as well be a Continue reading: I ordered pants tonight
Application Tips — 3 comments
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Dec 09
A few years ago, I demonstrated how to wrap text around photos or clip art in Microsoft Word (also works for other word processors). In this week’s tip, I demonstrate how to crop a photo or image once it is in your word processor. I used Word 2007 in the demonstration, but you can use the same technique in Continue reading: How to crop a photo in Microsoft Word – Video Tip
Riding Shotgun with Rick / Videocasts — No comments
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Dec 09
Terry, Sandee, Mark, Colleen, Don, Eve, Greg, Yolanda, Luke, and Tom wrote in this week and asked about a free offfer for a pay product from AVG (hint, it was not from the real AVG), receiving multiple photos in Gmail, Yahoo antispyware tool via toolbar, creating DVDs from video camera, changing text size in Windows 7, AVG & Windows Defender compatibility, copy & paste question, how to make Windows XP look like a Mac, and compacting messages in Outlook Express.
Take a look! Continue reading: Rick Answers His Email Videocast – Episode 070
Guest Posts — 6 comments
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Dec 09
Editor’s (Rick) Note: A couple of months ago, FitJerk invited me to write an article on his web site. We have been working to figure out how to bring his expertise over to HelpMeRick.com and he came up with this great article melding fitness and technology. FJ hails from Canada and is a personal trainer and fitness guru who motivates people every day to reach their fitness goals. Check out his guest article below. Thanks FJ.
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by Fitjerk’s Fitness Blog
Let’s face it, when it comes to the holiday season there are a crap load of ways that you can gain some weight. You can overfeed yourself on turkey, drink outrageous amounts of wine, dive into the dessert dish, swallow your Christmas present or deliberately switch with Windows Vista. Indeed, for the skinny twig that is looking to put on some mass, there is no shortage of choice. So I figured I would share a few geeky gadgets that will help you burn calories and help you guys keep OFF those pounds or better yet, burn more of them off than you take in.
Oh and for the ones lacking a little creativity, let me stroke you the right way. These gadgets make EXCELLENT gifts as well. There is nothing that encourages the happiness of Christmas like a gift that says “hey, you could lose some weight”. Men, your wifey will LOVE Continue reading: Geeky Fitness Gadgets That Will Get You In Shape
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