What's In This
Issue:
Well....this is the
issue that almost wasn't. It seems a LOT of the Fleet had computer
problems this month which slowed things down. Plus I went on vacation to
sunny Fenwick Island, DE and expected to get a lot done down there but
ended up with a very bad internet connection and difficulties with my
laptop. And, I just wanted to be at the beach. Alas, I am human.
But the issue is here
and jam-packed with great stuff!
First thing is....we
have two new regular features!
One is Vic's
Registry RoundUp. For any of you who want to learn more
about the Windows Registry and how it works, Vic is "da man"!
Please go to the MeetTheFleet
page and learn all about our newest Fleet member, Vic Ferri.
And while you are there, check out our other new member, Anna Morvee,
who will be doing a monthly column, starting with the next issue.
Anna's specialty is Computer Safety and Security so she will be teaching
us how to practice Safe Cyber.
The second new addition
is NightSneak's Snoop Scoop.
NightSneak has graciously accepted my invitation for her to share some
links with us from her website, "Master Links 4 Master
Investigators". NS is a private investigator in real life and
she has collected links on everything imaginable. If you like what
she shares here, check out what she has to offer at the website.
Our featured
article this month is by Chas Kenyon and it is full of
his usual great content on how to make Word work the way WE want as
individuals. This guy is teaching me a lot and I thought I was a
whiz at Word. And, of course, he gets into macros again, and Chad
Welch chimes in with a great article on more ways to clean
up these macros made by using the macro recorder and he uses
Excel in his examples, so you can become more accustomed to using macros
in both programs.
Hal Cardona is
here again with yet another one of his great
articles (don't ya just LOVE this guy?). This time he
explains how to setup partitions on your hard drive so you can have your
computer bootup with two different operating systems. This is
something I setup on my own machine, with Hal holding my hand. He
knows this stuff very well!
And, Kathleen
Anderson has started her series on Website
Accessibility. She's gonna teach us how to make websites
that EVERYONE can enjoy and use. Rumor is that she will be
using this online web-azine as one she will test for
accessibility. But we all know this will pass with flying colors,
because if you were having any problems with it, you would let me know,
right?
And, if all of this
website construction is just too confusing for you, check out Tina
Clarke's great article about using help menus
and online resources. A lot of what she tells you
will help you get help with more than just FrontPage.
One of my favorite
articles this month is James La Borde's Access
article. Since I am newer to Access than I am to the other
Office programs, I hang on James's every word. This article in his
series really gets into the meat of getting information into that
database the way we want it.
Don't miss Parker
Renaud's article on sharing your Outlook
stuff with others on your network. It's clear and
understandable and addresses many of the questions I used to get when I
worked helpdesk and supported Outlook with Exchange Server.
Corey Seaton
tells us how to setup Windows to recognize our
network cards. Boy, I wish I would have read this one
before I did this. Makes it all perfectly clear.
And, good ol' Jack
Teems explains what can be effecting our internet
speeds and how to see if we can fix it. This is something
we ALL want to know!
And, please don't miss Cap'n
Patt's GeekSpeak Translator. Even if
you know what all the terms in the articles mean, it's worth reading
just to get to know the Cap'n.
Also, don't forget to
check out Guitar Man's fun Outlook Express
Tips. He's building an archive now, so soon we'll have a large
collection.
And, last but not
least, have a look at What's New At Linda's
Computer Stop. I've added some good stuff. And PLEASE
read Linda's Soapbox. This one
is important to me!
Most important
-- Enjoy this newsletter and let us know what you think by sending an email to linda@personal-computer-tutor.com
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Linda's Thought of
the Month:
What's the ultimate
level of trust between two computer geeks?
Sharing
your passwords. :-)
And
here's the animated gif of the month:
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contribute about 2 to 4 hours a month to this endeavor, please send an email to linda@personal-computer-tutor.com.
Though I cannot pay you, I
would be happy to promote you and your website through this medium.
Don't be shy! Write to me
and tell me what you're good at!
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