Why You Might Want to Wait to Upgrade to Windows Vista
April 16, 2007 Posted by Beth in : Microsoft, Opinion , 3 commentsI’m not a clueless computer user; actually, I’m a technology trainer, mostly with Microsoft Office software. But I’m also not a tech geek. My husband would laugh till he cried if I tried to claim I was. So you can guess that I haven’t yet explored all the ins and outs of Windows Vista, which is installed on my work-provided Dell Latitude D620 notebook computer. But lately I have been using it just enough to be finding reasons I dislike it.
This article isn’t written from a OS geek or tech support person’s point of view – I’m sure there are lots of great reasons they have for liking or disliking Vista. These are reasons from a reasonably savvy but typical end-user’s viewpoint. (more…)
Excel Things That Make Them Go “Oooooh!”
April 9, 2007 Posted by Beth in : How-to, Microsoft, Tips , 1 comment so farMy job involves teaching people how to use Microsoft Office. Mostly, I teach classes on Excel, since when we ask what people want to learn, the answer is usually, “Excel, Excel and more Excel.†So we give the people what they want. Now, I don’t know everything about Excel, but I do know a fair amount. And I’m always amazed at which features users are most excited about. Turns out, it’s usually not the most advanced or complex features. In fact, some of Excel’s simplest features get the biggest reaction in our classes. So here I’ve explained how to do 3 things that have the biggest “Wow!†factor for our users. (more…)
Recovery Disks
April 7, 2007 Posted by Liz in : DIY, How-to, Microsoft, Tips , add a commentI hate Windows Vista. Hate it with all my heart. But, we have to live with it, so I have to fix it. We’ve run into the problem below frequently, and here’s how to beat it. (more…)
