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KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 05-15-13

rick@yourpcpartner.com (Rick Castellini & Adam Cochran) — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:14:53 +0000

We had zero questions tonight, so Matt and I ventured into all kinds of crazy topics from the Google I/O conference, to uploading photos to Facebook, to the breakdown of mobile Internet speeds and SIM cards and CDMA vs. LTE vs. GSM. HELP US! We need YOUR questions to avoid this kind of madness. We [...]

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Cloud computing – Ubiquitous, Powerful, and mostly free!

rick@yourpcpartner.com (Rick Castellini & Adam Cochran) — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:08:43 +0000

Cloud computing definition: Using a web site (app) to perform computing functions like word processing, spreadsheets, video and image editing, financial management and more. Ten years ago we used the web as a resource to find information. For productivity work, we installed programs that lived on our computers as did the data. If we had [...]

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KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 05-01-13

rick@yourpcpartner.com (Rick Castellini & Adam Cochran) — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:17:28 +0000

We had some trouble with the new studio’s phones tonight, but still had a great time talking about the security of Single Sign In sites, new and useful smartphone apps, Boston cab service and Hail-O, Amazon’s new iPhone and iPad Kindle app with much improved support for blind and sight impaired users, and the proverbial [...]

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This does not have to happen to you

rick@yourpcpartner.com (Rick Castellini & Adam Cochran) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:22:56 +0000

One of my main goals here at HelpMeRick.com is to help make computers and technology a usable, productive tool for ALL computer/tech users. The information contained within these digital walls does just that…providing you read and practice the tips. I often stand on my backup soap box here on the web site as well as [...]

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How good are your passwords?

rick@yourpcpartner.com (Rick Castellini & Adam Cochran) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:33:00 +0000

And you have more than one password right? If you don’t, you should…seriously…good security starts with good passwords that you change regularly. Today, I came across a site that will demonstrate how weak or strong your password based on the average time it would take to crack your password. It will either scare the heck [...]

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Control + F

rick@yourpcpartner.com (Rick Castellini & Adam Cochran) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:11:49 +0000

One of my daily visits brought me to a growing business today. As I waited to work on one of the employee's computers, I noticed that she spent a good 10-15 seconds scrolling through a medium size spreadsheet looking for a particular entry. I then asked if I could give her a quick tip on how to search through her spreadsheet faster using Ctrl+F on her keyboard. She said, "sure". When you push Ctrl+F in a spreadsheet, a "Find" window appears. Type part or all of a word that...

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KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 04-17-13

rick@yourpcpartner.com (Rick Castellini & Adam Cochran) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:55:41 +0000

Finally, we could record our show again tonight! We were happy to do so too because it was a very lively show debating and discussing social media. Had some great calls and insight from listeners as well. We posted a poll at the beginning of the show and you can vote in it as well [...]

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Creating Tables in Microsoft Word – Part II – Video Tip

rick@yourpcpartner.com (Rick Castellini & Adam Cochran) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:40:15 +0000

In Part I of my "Creating Tables" tip, I discussed what a table was, how to create them, and some basics on how to customize them. In Part II of the tip, I discuss how to use reverse text, cell coloring, sorting, formulas and create a form all with tables. The video takes a few minutes to load (may be too slow for dial-up), but the wait is worth the knowledge.

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Creating Tables in Microsoft Word – Part I – Video Tip

rick@yourpcpartner.com (Rick Castellini & Adam Cochran) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:35:54 +0000

Since many of us in the post 35 year old set learned how to type and create documents with a typewriter, we tend to try and use computer word processors like a typewriter. The two technologies couldn't be further apart from each other and other than touch typing, we need to throw out almost all our knowledge of document creation from those days. FRUIT COLOR VITAMINS Apple Red or Green Vitamin S Peach Peach Vitamin J Blueberries Blue Vitamin B No one task illustrates this better...

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Getting the most of searching the web and using Browser tabs – Video Tip

rick@yourpcpartner.com (Rick Castellini & Adam Cochran) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:20:17 +0000

We had a great class today and talked about many aspects of searching the web safely and efficiently. The videos below cover the material we discussed in class including some answers to questions we talked about during the class as well relating to changing your home page, working with title bar, the new Gmail compose [...]

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