If you had lived in the woods your entire life and were suddenly transported to a city street where you stood on the corner of two intersecting streets, there might be a tall post in front of you with three lights on it. If the bottom light were lit … [Read more...]
"Gentle Bytes" offers you basic information about computers, tablets and smartphones in simple and clear terms. Gently. You will learn to gain control of your device and use it with pleasure. This is not for geeks. This blog and newsletter is for the generation that had a childhood and higher education with typewriters, card catalogs, and mimeograph machines. (Remember the smell of freshly printed mimeos?)
Email Attachments Gotcha
Email attachments can be so frustrating and annoying! You’ve spent one—maybe three hours—carefully editing a document. You then send it to your colleague (friend, co-worker, fellow board member). That person writes back to ask where the edits are. … [Read more...]
Six Essential Keyboard Commands
Debby was surprised at how much more control she felt she had when she learned some keyboards commands. No more grabbing the mouse and pointing and clicking. With her keyboard commands she found working on the computer a bit easier. Here are six … [Read more...]