I was in Tucson, AZ last weekend so had to squeeze 17 questions in this week from Peggy (who paid to be #1), Rosemary, Chas, Thomas, Margie, Greg, Wally, Kathy, Chuck, Lenny, Kim, Paul, Mike, Clara, Anna, Dalynn, and Marguerite. They asked questions about Microsoft FrontPage, duplicate desktop items, converting VHS to DVD, kid Internet monitoring software, freezing computers, runtime… Read More »Rick Answers his Email Videocast – 048
Name: Richard Doran
From: Battlement Mesa, CO
OS: Windows XP
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Great question Richard. And I do Read More »Email of the Week – 007 – Why choose a Mac?
No one can ever deny that Dell knows how to market. In my opinion, only Apple does it better (Microsoft take a hint). Today, Dell revealed that they move merchandise faster and easier using the Twitter service. Read more in the Wall Street Journal article linked below. Dell Sells $3 Million Through Twitter – Digits – WSJ.
This news story came through the wires today. As usual, the headline is much worse than the actual threat. Wireless keyboards have a range of maybe 15-20 feet (without barriers) at the very best. In order for this type of a security threat to occur, you would have to be using your wireless keyboard within that distance of someone you… Read More »Symantec Warns of Wireless Keyboard Security Threat
The most common piece of feedback I receive about my monthly computer users group goes something like this; “I love coming to the meetings, but I don’t understand most of what you say.” Or, “Almost all of the information is over my head.”
I dedicate today’s meeting to all you folks who want to learn (and rightfully so) the bare bone basics about computers. This article will give you links to those basics that make computing a much easier endeavor.
And please don’t keep this valuable information to yourself, pass this article on to any and all of your computer buddies/family that could benefit from a little basic training about computers. Read More »Computer Boot Camp – June 2009
One consistent topic regular visitors to this web site have seen or heard on our show is the all important concept of backing up your data. Backup should be an essential part of every computer user’s routine.
Some programs make backing up easier than others. Take, for example, Microsoft Word. It can be extremely frustrating to have your computer crash or lock up when you are in the middle of a very important word processing document…and you haven’t been saving the file as you type.
In Word, click on Tools and then Options. Click on the Save tab and set Word to automatically save your documents every 5 minutes and create a backup copy. Doing this will save your bacon many times over.
QUESTION
Name: Kathy
From: Grand Junction
OS: Windows XP
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When I go into different web sites I get this message:
ERROR
A runtime error
has occurred?
Line 30
ERROR: Object required
Yes No
This occurs quite frequently can you tell me why and what I can do about it?
ANSWER
This error is usually due to Read More »Email of the Week – 006
It appears, from this article, that Microsoft has chose October 22 as the official release date for Windows 7. After testing Windows 7 for the past 5 months, I can honestly say it is heads and tails above Windows Vista. However, I still stand by my previous comments that most basic computer users would be far better off with an… Read More »Windows 7 Will Launch in October
Spurred on by the success of Twitter and its ability to quickly deliver news and events, CBS announced today that they will begin broadcasting all their evening news content and special news reports online. In an agreement with Ustream.com, CBS plans to begin the online simulcast in the next couple of months. CBS is the first network/news company to simulcast… Read More »CBS News to broadcast online
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the new Wolfram Alpha search engine and it was news fodder all over the web for nearly 2 weeks. This week, Microsoft’s new Bing search engine is getting a lot of press. At first glance, the Bing search engine looks clean and fresh. Searching is ultra-fast and easy to read. Like Google,… Read More »Bing Search Engine