Author Archives: Andrew Lindsay
Desktop Snow
Just for winter and holiday fun. Desktop Snow is a (very) small utility that places falling snowflakes on your desktop. There can be a few or a lot, small or big, falling slow or fast, , all the time or … Continue reading
Mouse With Out Borders
If you have multiple PCs at your desk and want one mouse and keyboard to control them all then MouseWithOutBorders (MWOB) may be just what you need. MWOB is from “The Garage” by Microsoft. Garage projects are applications and tools … Continue reading
Show Me What’s Wrong
ShowMeWhatsWrong.com… …is a handy site for soliciting help from others; in this case, me. It makes a FREE video and audio recording, up to 5 minutes in length, of everything you see and do on your computer display while recording. … Continue reading
ELDY – a surpurbly simple software solution
Eldy is a software that turns any standard PC into an easy-to-use computer for people that have never used a computer before or people that just want to ‘keep it simple’ and don’t need or want all the bells-and-whistles of … Continue reading
Computer Maintenance ‘Revisted’
[The following is the text from the June 12th, 2011 class at the Allen Senior Center.] The key to proper maintenance is obtaining the essentials and then getting in a routine of using them. The Essentials Antivirus Malware Protection General … Continue reading
Carbonite Backup
Carbonite is one of the premier online backup tools. It is completely automatic, secure, provides simple file recovery. If you want, you can access your files remotely, even from your smartphone. You get unlimited backup for $55 per year. Overall, … Continue reading
Tildee – create and share tutorials
Tildee is a site where you and others can easily create online tutorials and share them with others. If you know how to do something, not necessarily computer related, then sign up for an account, create your tutorial, and share … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Scanner – Free
Microsoft has released a stand-alone security scanner. It is not designed to replace standard anti-virus programs, but to supplement them. It scans your system for malware that may have made it past your always-on antivirus tool. The Microsoft Security Scanner … Continue reading
Remember the F1 Key
Pressing the F1 key will bring up a context aware “help” dialog in most any computer. If you click F1 while on your desktop, it will bring up a general help dialog about your computer. If you click F1 while … Continue reading
Jan’s Illustrated Computer Literacy 101
The design is a bit outdated and the some of the graphics are cheesy, but after browsing through the site you’ll see that Jan offers useful instruction that really will teach computers to someone who absolutely has no clue how … Continue reading