Knowledge Techie Words ExplainedApplication: A program that turns your computer into a specific tool – a word processor or photo editor as examples. Browser: A browser is simply the program on your computer that interprets html (code that designs web pages) into nice pages. Examples are Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari. I […]

Knowledge Keyboard Shortcuts – Microsoft WordWe’re used to the arrow, Backspace, and Delete keys working with a single character at a time. However, we can add the Ctrl key to have them effect entire words or paragraph at the same time. Ctrl + Left Arrow – Move cursor to beginning of previous word Ctrl + […]

Knowledge Updating your computer can be frustrating if you aren’t sure which updates you need. This list will help you recognize the important ones. These updates are for the good of your computer. Mostly they are offered when a software company realizes there is a security flaw – meaning a “hole” that is allowing viruses […]

Knowledge Frequently asked questions always include e-mail attachments and the confusion of what program to use to open them. Learning to recognize common file extensions (ie. MeetingAgenda.doc – where “.doc” is the file extension) will help to take some frustration away from the task. Often used programs and their extensions are:.doc & .docx – Microsoft […]