UPDATE: I posted this tip in November of 2011, but many Gmail users didn’t have the new Gmail interface yet, so I’m bringing this back out of the archives since all new accounts and most exiting ones are now in the new format. Starting today, Google is rolling out the option for you to try out there new interface (look… Read More »Google rolling out new Gmail look and functions – Video Tip
If you use an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, you have access to more than 600,000 apps (at the time of this writing) and growing. Great news right? Yes and no. If you don’t practice a little search narrowing , then finding a good app can be a frustrating and time consuming experience. In this tip, I give you a… Read More »How to find the best apps in Apple’s App Store
In today’s KAFM broadcast, the whole team (Adam, Matt and Rick) was present…and beside a snafu at the beginning of the show where Rick couldn’t find the volume for his headphones and Matt’s swollen gums from an earlier dental visit, the show was fun and lively. Some great calls/questions in the second half of the show. Discussion about Microsoft Windows… Read More »KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 05-09-12
This week I worked with a gentleman ironing out how to use Picasa to add photos to his iPad. These are the notes (download PDF version here) I took for him and left with him. The only steps not shown in the notes below are how to create a folder called iPad (or iPhone) then configure that folder in iTunes… Read More »Adding Photos to an iPad or iPhone using Picasa – Notes
HP continues to refine and change their scanning software…mostly for the better. However, many computer users detest change. These notes are ones I created for a long time Windows XP user who just moved to Windows 7 and needed some help with scanning. I have some previous HP Scanning notes you can read here, and these notes can be downloaded… Read More »How to Scan a Picture with HP Scan and Windows 7
Today’s notes were created for a cartoonist who has a Mac and has already learned how to scan in his cartoons (via my tutelage months ago), but now he wanted to learn how to add his captions using the computer. The goal was to get it done with as few steps as possible and with his existing software. We used Apple Pages… Read More »Notes from helping a cartoonist
Matt and I had a fun and lively show today answering questions from listeners about iPhone navigation programs, moving away from dial-up, the absurdity of the AOL browser, Windows 8, the billion dollar purchase of Instagram by Facebook, Google+ new interface, and much, much, much more! Have a listen.
Digital photography allows us to take thousands of photos, but they don’t do much good if they stay on your computer and you never get to share or enjoy them. For sharing, nothing beats printing. And I highly suggest you do NOT print your own photos at home unless you have two things: 1) an enormous amount of time, 2)… Read More »How to create a photo book using Shutterfly.com – Video Tip
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!
This post is not outdated and kept for historical purposes only. Please visit this link for updated information on how NOT to buy Microsoft Office. 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… Read More »Don’t buy Microsoft Office when you buy a new computer