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Alan is an expert in the area of email with a wealth of knowledge in Exchange and Outlook. Alan has been an IT professional for over two decades and co-owns his own business which focuses on delivering tech support to the SMB market.
Alan Hardisty
Andrew is a computer technician who has seen many people's computers at their worst state. The majority of issues he deals with are either performance or security related and he will be sharing some of his trade secrets on these topics.
Andrew Duncan
Brandon is web developer with over five years of experience doing Wordpress theme development. His area of expertise spans multiple web programming languages and backend database systems including PHP, ASP.NET, MySQL and SQL Server.
Brandon Campbell
Daniel Park is a guru in the field of media creation. He produces many of the slick videos found on this site. Daniel was part of the talented team at TechSmith, the company that develops the popular applications Camtasia Studio and SnagIt.
Daniel Park
Kelly is a marketing expert that prides herself at being efficient with her time. This has allowed her to manage multiple projects simultaneously without sacrificing on quality. Kelly will be providing Mac and Windows tips for those looking to be a little more effective with their time.
Kelly Lynn
Jessica is an award-winning graphic designer and web developer. She runs her own successful business developing quality brands for organizations around the world. From logo design to illustrations to business cards, she does it all!
Jessica Greenwalt
Laura is an IT support manager for a mid-sized development shop. She has a tremendous amount of experience dealing with hardware, software and infrastructure concerns within a corporate environment. Laura will be discussing various software, solutions, and more.
Laura Reynolds
Michel lives and breathes JavaScript and has been using it since 1996. He has read over 10,000 pages of Javascript books and has even co-written one by O'Reilly publishing. If there was ever an expert in this area, it's Michel!
Michel Plungjan
Tracy is an Excel Extraordinaire! She has a masters in information systems and is currently employed full time as an Excel and Access developer. If there is a complex Excel issue that needs solving, Tracy is as good as any in the industry!
Tracy Broome
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Six Tips and Tricks for the Microsoft Surface
Advertised as "the most productive tablet on the planet", the Microsoft Surface is packed with features designed to help you be just as productive on the go as you are on a desktop. Although many of these features continue to be overlooked by those who are accustomed to tablet shortcuts from devices like the iPad, many of the best Surface tricks are far from intuitive. Keeping Up To Date Like with any Microsoft device, the first thing you should do to keep your system in tip top shape is update your software. From the settings menu, head to the "Change PC settings" option. At the bottom of the PC settings list you'll find the prompt to launch Windows Update, which will install the latest updates for all of your … Continue reading
Adding Punch to Your PowerPoint Presentations With YouTube Videos and Live Webpages
YouTube can be an excellent source of material to illustrate presentations with. You don't need to move outside of a PowerPoint presentation to build your case with a well-placed YouTube video, though. You can easily embed one inside your presentation. Here's how you do this in PowerPoint 2013. . Click on the Insert tab in PowerPoint. . You will find the option to add an online video to your project under the Video button - one of the last objects on the Ribbon, under the Insert tab. . PowerPoint gives you several online destinations to pick online videos from - Bing Video, Facebook and YouTube, among others. The first time that you pick an online source to add videos from, you need to select it from theAlso … Continue reading
Getting a Touch-Based Windows Device? Here’s a Basic Map of the Market
While Windows 8 placed considerable stress on getting users to interact with their computers through touch, Windows laptops and devices that offered touch were rare at first. Over time, though, both manufacturers and users have warmed to the technology. Microsoft and Intel have announced that over time, they intend to see the touch interface run all computers. Touch-based Windows laptops, tablets and convertibles are already common today and are more affordable than ever. Windows RT is only available on Microsoft's hardware Microsoft launched Windows RT, its operating system for tablets, alongside of Windows 8. Windows RT had consumers confused at first though. While it only appeared on Microsoft's Surface RT to begin, manufacturers like Lenovo put the OS on laptops too, over time. These laptops had users confused. Since … Continue reading
How to Create a SharePoint Document Library
SharePoint is Microsoft’s collaboration platform. Users can share ideas, documents, and processes using a variety of sites and repositories. The most basic collaboration site is a SharePoint Document Library. In addition to providing a location for collaboration and document sharing, document libraries can perform change management by archiving document volumes and providing accountability and record of changes. They can be customized with workflows, metadata, and custom entry forms. Let’s walk through creating a simple SharePoint document library. Creating a Document Library in SharePoint: Step 1: Navigate to the SharePoint site where document library will reside. Step 2: In the upper left-hand corner select Site Actions and New Document Library. Step 3: In the Name box, give your document library a name. TIP: Putting spaces in your document library title … Continue reading
Converting LibreOffice Writer Files to MS Word
LibreOffice is a free, open source office suite developed by The Document Foundation. It is a fork of OpenOffice, both of which compete with Microsoft (MS) Office for word processing, spreadsheets, slideshow software, and more. The biggest conflict that most people face when switching to an open source word processor is MS Word compatibility. Getting LibreOffice to play nice with MS Office can be frustrating. This article will provide tips on how to deal with documents in LibreOffice Writer so that sharing files with MS Word users is less painful. Always Work in Open Document Format (.odt) This is probably the most important tip to implement. Open Document Format (ODF) is the scheme that LibreOffice Writer uses to save text documents. The actual file extension, .odt, is an open … Continue reading
How to Make LibreOffice Writer Behave Like MS Word
Many people like the look and feel of MS Word, but want to use free, open source software like LibreOffice. The good news is that those people can have the best of both worlds. If you want LibreOffice to behave a bit more like MS Word, consider implementing the following tips and tricks. Check Spelling and Grammar as You Type It's nice to see the red and green underlining while you're typing. They can tell you if you are making the same mistakes repeatedly, if a word needs to be added to your dictionary, if you need to double check your grammar, and much more. To turn these features on in LibreOffice, go to Tools > Options . When the window opens, go to Language Settings > Writing Aids … Continue reading
