I hope everyone survived St Patrick’s Day. We marched in the parade in St Paul! That was the height of it. The highlight of my week has been getting the new motherboard for my laptop. It’s been that kind of week. I’ve had a lot of troubles with my latest laptop. Today I learned something … Continue reading
Category Archives: Computer Tips
embedding video into PPT presentations
So I’ve been looking into embedding video to PowerPoint presentations. On the surface, it seems easy to do. You simply click on the “Insert” tab in the menu bar and select video from your desktop or add the address of an online video. (Or when you are looking at the slide layout you can click … Continue reading
Flickr vs Picasa
Earlier this week someone asked me which was better Flickr or Picasa, both are online photo sharing tools. I have used both – but I must admit that I found some articles from other experts rather than do extensive research myself. (After all I’m a librarian, not a tester!) I found a couple of articles … Continue reading
Coupons, Computer Repair, Visit Dublin
Today’s Byte of kind of a hodge podge of things I’ve been meaning to mention. Most are kind of Minnesota-specific so I apologize to folks outside the Twin Cities. First – my favorite online newspaper (Twin Cities Daily Planet) is now offering daily discounts – kind of like Groupon: http://shop.tcdailyplanet.net/ The special today is for … Continue reading
CrossLoop
Last week I needed a tool that would let me and a client view the same computer screen remotely. I found a great tool using the Blandin Toolkit: http://broadband.blandinfoundation.org/toolkit/applications.php CrossLoop http://www.crossloop.com turned out to be exactly what I needed. My client and I each downloaded the software. It was free and easy. Because we each … Continue reading
Quick close of Word files
Today’s Byte is kind of a cheat in that I’m copying from a resource I found. Here’s a way to close lots of Word Documents at once – if like me you ever realized you have way too many open: To save or close multiple documents at the same time in Word Hold down the … Continue reading
Wolfram Alpha
Remember when I used to be so good about the Byte of the *Week*? Well, to make up for the days I’ve been late, I thought I’d send one early: Wolfram Alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com It’s a new search engine that focuses on computation power. So I typed in “to be or not to be” and the … Continue reading
Résumé Templates and more
A friend asked me yesterday about résumé templates online. After 10 minutes of searching I remembered by old friend Microsoft templates: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx They have templates for just about anything – graduation invitations, expense reports, résumé and more. Just do a search on the template you need. Click on the name of the template in the … Continue reading
Free Online PDF Converter
Just a super quick byte this week. http://premium.pdfonline.com/BCLOnline/PrintOut.aspx – this is my new favorite site for converting Microsoft items into PDF. So far I’ve only tested Word Docs. You upload and they convert, you download and save. Have a great weekend! Continue reading
I hope everyone had a great time last night and is settling into a fun day. I have a semi-regular New Year’s tool to share: PCPitstop (http://www.pcpitstop.com) is a free service that will scan your computer for any performance or security risks. I’m about to run the scan on my machine. Usually it reminds me … Continue reading
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