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Web Page Designer Free April 9, 2009
Removal of Windows SP2 updates April 4, 2009
Genealogy April 2, 2009
Newbies, mice, buttons and Menus April 1, 2009
Registry Backups with ERUNT April 1, 2009
Conficker Virus (worm) April 1, 2009
Open Topic March 31, 2009
Safe Surfing March 30, 2009
TinyURL and LongURL March 30, 2009
Browser Security. March 27, 2009
Have you got a favourite Game? March 27, 2009
Acronis True Image 2009 25% off March 26, 2009
HOW TO USE WIRELESS HOTSPOTS? March 25, 2009
Do you read the EULA when you install a program? March 24, 2009
Email tips 4 March 17, 2009
Picasa March 13, 2009
Titan backup free March 7, 2009
NZ education for Kids March 5, 2009
200 Free Online Classes to Learn Anything March 5, 2009
XP Service Pack 3 March 2, 2009
Who Said Photos Never Lie March 1, 2009
Open Topic March 1, 2009
Should I get external hard drive? February 27, 2009
Free Utilities for MS Office 7 February 25, 2009
Email tips, 1, 2 and 3 February 24, 2009
Surf Safely February 22, 2009
Good Newsletter and Information Sites December 4, 2008
Australian site for Broadband Speed November 3, 2008
Internet Speedtest October 30, 2008
Essentially New Zealand October 25, 2008
Genealogy Program October 24, 2008
Websites for basic and advanced computer use instruction October 23, 2008
Copying DVDs October 20, 2008
Recycle death computers!! October 1, 2008
Picasa - Updating The Database September 30, 2008
File Associations September 26, 2008
Search for other Blogs September 25, 2008
Benefits of a gmail address August 4, 2008
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An invitation is then offered via google to which you should reply promptly. Once this is done and you sign in when you use the blog you can Post questions, information, suggestions for using the Blog and comments freely. Porn, offensive language, abuse and pirated software are unacceptable.
All degrees of competence and incompetence are welcome and the only silly question is the one that is not asked. No questions = no answers. The Blog is what the users make it, non-use and it becomes useless.
New Users: How to use this Blog
Most recent Posts (original messages) are at the top.
Previous ones:- click on Older Posts at the bottom of the page. Previous months are in Blog Archive in left panel. Click down arrow.
If you wish to see what others have said or have something you also wish to add to a Post, click on Comments at the bottom of the Post. If Author's rights have not been obtained it is necessary to type in the graphic letters below your comment to prove you are human and not Spam. To Post a message, Click the New Post tab near the top of the page. If you have a problem using the blog which is not covered here please email: landlines@xtra.co.nz
How to ask for help
It is essential to keep potential helpers’ interest alive, thinking that this might be something they know. A Headline “Help!!!!” followed by “I wasn’t doing anything different when I pressed this key and the screen went blue and a message came up. What do I do?” is a big turn off.
Here’s a guide.
Headline: be as specific and brief - three or four words - as possible e.g. Firefox won’t open.
Next, brief information about your system if you know it. E.g. I have a Dell laptop with 500 MB of Ram and a 500GB HD, use Vista Home and Firefox ver.3. Your potential helpers have eliminated from their minds a lot of things they know nothing about and are more interested. But, you say, I know nothing about what’s inside the laptop, or programs’ versions. OK tell what you do know, OR download and install Belarc Advisor a free small program that will tell you all you need to know about your computer.Get it anyway, so click the name now
Next describe your problem, e.g. I click the Firefox icon on my desktop to open Firefox, but now it doesn’t appear, only a small box that has a tiny Firefox emblem in the top left corner of the screen. Someone will be bound to know how to stretch a window by dragging a corner.
Previous ones:- click on Older Posts at the bottom of the page. Previous months are in Blog Archive in left panel. Click down arrow.
If you wish to see what others have said or have something you also wish to add to a Post, click on Comments at the bottom of the Post. If Author's rights have not been obtained it is necessary to type in the graphic letters below your comment to prove you are human and not Spam. To Post a message, Click the New Post tab near the top of the page. If you have a problem using the blog which is not covered here please email: landlines@xtra.co.nz
How to ask for help
It is essential to keep potential helpers’ interest alive, thinking that this might be something they know. A Headline “Help!!!!” followed by “I wasn’t doing anything different when I pressed this key and the screen went blue and a message came up. What do I do?” is a big turn off.
Here’s a guide.
Headline: be as specific and brief - three or four words - as possible e.g. Firefox won’t open.
Next, brief information about your system if you know it. E.g. I have a Dell laptop with 500 MB of Ram and a 500GB HD, use Vista Home and Firefox ver.3. Your potential helpers have eliminated from their minds a lot of things they know nothing about and are more interested. But, you say, I know nothing about what’s inside the laptop, or programs’ versions. OK tell what you do know, OR download and install Belarc Advisor a free small program that will tell you all you need to know about your computer.Get it anyway, so click the name now
Next describe your problem, e.g. I click the Firefox icon on my desktop to open Firefox, but now it doesn’t appear, only a small box that has a tiny Firefox emblem in the top left corner of the screen. Someone will be bound to know how to stretch a window by dragging a corner.
Blog index
Web Page Designer Free April 9, 2009
Removal of Windows SP2 updates April 4, 2009
Genealogy April 2, 2009
Newbies, mice, buttons and Menus April 1, 2009
Registry Backups with ERUNT April 1, 2009
Conficker Virus (worm) April 1, 2009
Open Topic March 31, 2009
Safe Surfing March 30, 2009
TinyURL and LongURL March 30, 2009
Browser Security. March 27, 2009
Have you got a favourite Game? March 27, 2009
Acronis True Image 2009 25% off March 26, 2009
HOW TO USE WIRELESS HOTSPOTS? March 25, 2009
Do you read the EULA when you install a program? March 24, 2009
Email tips 4 March 17, 2009
Picasa March 13, 2009
Titan backup free March 7, 2009
NZ education for Kids March 5, 2009
200 Free Online Classes to Learn Anything March 5, 2009
XP Service Pack 3 March 2, 2009
Who Said Photos Never Lie March 1, 2009
Open Topic March 1, 2009
Should I get external hard drive? February 27, 2009
Free Utilities for MS Office 7 February 25, 2009
Email tips, 1, 2 and 3 February 24, 2009
Surf Safely February 22, 2009
Good Newsletter and Information Sites December 4, 2008
Australian site for Broadband Speed November 3, 2008
Internet Speedtest October 30, 2008
Essentially New Zealand October 25, 2008
Genealogy Program October 24, 2008
Websites for basic and advanced computer use instruction October 23, 2008
Copying DVDs October 20, 2008
Recycle death computers!! October 1, 2008
Picasa - Updating The Database September 30, 2008
File Associations September 26, 2008
Search for other Blogs September 25, 2008
Benefits of a gmail address August 4, 2008
2 comments:
I'll kick it off!
I have a friend with no puter nouse and no money that wishes to buy a laptop/notebook on the 'never, never'.
Considering I haven't bought a computer since about 1996, I am way behind the 8 ball in knowing what to recommend.
Any recommendations on a basic machine to email from and store photos on, for < $1000 and with a decent HP deal would be greatly appreciated.
Ta very much in advance.
Marty
Consider ex-lease from reputable source, eg www.computerbroker.co.nz/
$300- $800 at present. Check model xxxxxx Google: Toms hardware laptop xxxxxx
Consumer www.consumer.org.nz may be of help (but 2007 article)
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