Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Exploring iPhoto, the Mac's built in photo manager including:

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

(Those who purchased their iPad at Charlotte Street Computers, please Enter the Discount CODE on your receipt to attend this class for FREE. Call 828-225-6600 if your Receipt does not have a CODE.)

Learn the basics of the iPad:

• Syncing with iTunes
• Downloading Apps and Books
• Browsing with Safari
• Multitasking
• Creating Folders
• Email / Editing Text
• Working with Photos
• Using Airplay with Apple TV or Airport Express

Every Wednesday- 12:15pm – 1:15pm

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Explore the basics of the Mac. Topics covered will be:

• The Apple Menu
• The "Go" Menu
• Spotlight (Find your Stuff)
• The Finder, the Dock and Applications Folder (10.6) / LaunchPad (10.7)
• System Preferences / App Preferences
• Exposé (10.6) / Mission Control (10.7)
• Safari
• Time Machine

Time: 12:15 to 1pm

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

By popular request, we are adding "iWork Essentials" on the second Tuesday of each month. Learn the time saving tips to help more productive in the 3 apps of the iWork Suite: Pages, Number & Keynote. The class includes topics such as:

• Common Essentials of all three Apps:
• Inspector
  
• Media
• Share Menu
• Preferences
  
• Pages Tips
• Numbers Tips
  
• Keynote Tips
  

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

By popular request, we are bringing back "Garageband" on the fifth Tuesday of the month. This will occur every 2 or 3 months.

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

By popular request, we are bringing back "iMovie" on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Learn the time saving tips to help bring your home movies to life. The class includes topics such as:

• Importing Video Footage
• Add "Moving" Photos
• Overlay Music Tracks and Sound Effects.
• Edit Volume of Sound Tracks
• Adding Transitions, Titles and Special Effects.
• Exporting your movie
  

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Adobe Photoshop Class - Level 2 

Unlock the mystery of combining type and images in Adobe Photoshop CS5, while Exploring Photoshop typesetting capabilities and image modification tools. With hands on projects and real world examples, learn how to quickly control type with appealing special effects and typesetting tools. Create complex image selections; make common photo corrections and image touch-ups.

One-Day Intensive classes are designed for experienced computer users; concepts are presented in an accelerated format. At a minimum, students will need basic Photoshop skills equal to those gained in Photoshop Level 1.

Students should bring their laptop with CS4 or higher installed. 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Adobe Photoshop Class Level 3 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

An introduction to the magical world of Adobe After Effects – taught by Gary Crossey. Adobe After Effects is the number one solution for creating Motion Graphics and Visual Effects.

Explore the world of:

• How to use Green Screen Footage
• Shortcut keys for common tools
• Overview of the timeline
• How to create some basic visual effects
• Tips for creating Text Animation
• How to correct video footage
• Guidelines for Rendering footage

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Easy to use tips for Protecting your Windows 7 PC - students are encouraged to bring their laptop with Windows 7 installed for the class. 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

The iPAD could transform the way you work. No matter what your business, there are a set of powerful iPAD Apps special developed for you. Combined with wireless connectivity, iPad connects you seamlessly with your customers and client base - with access to your calendars, email, customer information, office documents, sales reports, note taking, video meetings, interactive presentations, shipping information, inventory levels... you name it, and  iPAD is there to help.  With a powerful 10-hour battery, instant-on power, 3G and Bluetooth capabilities makes the iPAD a reliable Business Workhorse. Join Irish Guy; Gary Crossey for iPAD for Business with a review of the most popular iPAD apps for business, and workflow tips for getting the most out of your iPAD.

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Adobe After Effects - Level 2

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Asheville resident Alan Rosenthal has thirty years of experience assisting litigants and victims as a private investigator, process server and litigation support specialist. Currently, Alan is an Investigative and Personal Privacy Consultant who speaks at colleges, businesses and social organizations. He donates his services to Pisgah Legal Services so the indigent and those in need have fair access to the legal system.

Alan is the author of Safer Online Dating^© and will discuss Internet safety for all who use the Web for social contact, financial transactions and surfing in general. He will take your questions and sign his book for you.

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

ONE-DAY InDesign Class

Learn Adobe InDesign quickly with hands on projects. Taught with Adobe InDesign CS5, the course covers InDesign's rudimentary page layout tools and may be applied to CS4 and previous versions of Adobe InDesign. 

PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP with CS4 or above installed and activated. 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Adobe Photoshop Level 4 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Google Calendar 

Discover the power of Google Calendar with Gary Crossey - Learn how to create, share and customize your calendar entries. With emphasis on how to create personal and business calendars, as well as Track Events, Record Information and Keep Up To Date with your projects.

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Working with Google Documents 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

ONE-DAY InDesign Class

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

With more than 750 million active membersFacebook Business pages are boasting click through rates of 6.4% compared to the online national average of 2.2%.

Join award winning instructor Gary Crossey and discover how to connect with your target market with our one-day fast paced Facebook for Business seminar. Gary originally developed Facebook for Business Asheville community more than four years ago and has taught this class to hundreds of Businesses - with amazing results (read the student comments).

Learn how to use the Facebook Business tools to create quantify connections with your customers. Discern how to track your online trends by using the Total Page and Content Consumption Calculator, while improving your page ranking with the Link-Through Analyzer. The class will also include helpful tips on how to post content to your Facebook Business page, connect with your customer base and run a successful Facebook business page.

Take home our Facebook for Business Tracking Spreadsheet with all the tracking formulas to better equip you to reach your customer base with a successful Social Networking message and strong presence.

The FACEBOOK FOR BUSINESS class is ONLY taught at Charlotte Street Computers, Asheville NC.

FREE Article - What to say on Facebook

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Ten Reason to Use Gmail

1. Less Spam
2. Inbox – Conversation
3. Space / Storage
4. Chat
5. Search
6. Secure
7. On The Go
8. Call Phone
9. Priority Inbox
10. Easy to use Gmail Features
    1. Contacts
    2. Tasks
    3. Compose Email

If you would like to follow along with the class samples - please bring a laptop and have access to your gmail account. Charlotte Street Computers has a guest network that you may access the internet during the class. 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Adobe InDesign Level 3 

You can work up to 400% faster by using Adobe InDesign Styles. Discover how to create, apply, modify and control - characters, paragraphs, objects and tables styles within your InDesign projects

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

YouTube - Create and Publish your own video content. 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

SEO - Search Engine Optimization

With this one-day intensive class, students will comprehend the newest effective methods for optimizing any active web page. With a focus on Keywords, Meta Descriptions, Tags, Page Titles and other Meta tag commands. Students will review several example websites that feature common SEO mistakes, with presented solutions that would improve the site overall ranking. Learn how to submit your URL to Google. Read and understand web visitor stats, site maps and how to increase traffic to your website. This class is best suited for business websites; marketing specializes, and web designers - with a focus on WordPress Search Engine Optimization that may be applied to any CMS or static website. No Text Book Required.

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Google Docs & Presentations with a review of Drawing 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Adobe InDesign Level 4 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Google Doc's - Working in the Cloud 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Google Doc's - Working in the Cloud 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Photoshop Level 1 Class 

Learn Photoshop quickly with hands on projects. Taught with Adobe Photoshop CS5, the course covers Photoshop’s rudimentary page layout tools and may be applied to previous versions of Photoshop. Class lesson will cover accessing Photoshop tools and palettes, effective document set-up, image resolutions and how to save and export digital images for use on the web and in print. Learn how to successfully use layers in Photoshop. One-Day Intensive classes are designed for experienced computer users; concepts are presented in an accelerated format.

PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP with Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 or lower installed and activate. 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Google Chrome

Discover a new way to work online with Google Chrome - the interface may look simple, but their are many hidden tools that will improve your online experience. Recommended for all Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Documents users.

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Google SketchUp Level 2

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

The iPAD could transform the way you work. No matter what your business, there are a set of powerful iPAD Apps special developed for you. Combined with wireless connectivity, iPad connects you seamlessly with your customers and client base - with access to your calendars, email, customer information, office documents, sales reports, note taking, video meetings, interactive presentations, shipping information, inventory levels... you name it, and  iPAD is there to help.  With a powerful 10-hour battery, instant-on power, 3G and Bluetooth capabilities makes the iPAD a reliable Business Workhorse. Join Irish Guy; Gary Crossey for iPAD for Business with a review of the most popular iPAD apps for business, and workflow tips for getting the most out of your iPAD.

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Google Calendar 

Discover the power of Google Calendar with Gary Crossey - Learn how to create, share and customize your calendar entries. With emphasis on how to create personal and business calendars, as well as Track Events, Record Information and Keep Up To Date with your projects.

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

• Discover the power of multiple artwork boards
• Grasp the Pen Tool
• Learn about Custom Brushes
• Create transparency with complex gradients
• Modify typefaces for logo design
• Working with layers

Learn Adobe Illustrator qucikly with this fun, face-paced class taught by Gary Crossey. 

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Adobe Bridge

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

Since 2002, Charlotte Street Computers has been providing Mac and PC repair to the wonderful people of Asheville and the greater Buncombe County area.  Some of the services we offer our customers include hardware repairs and upgrades, software installation and updating, tutoring, virus and spyware removal, data backup and recovery, and remote assistance.

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