COMPUTER TEACHING
THE IT GIRL
If you grew up with computers in your home and school (I didn’t), you might be expected to know how to use them. If you jumped onto the computer highway later in life, you certainly can’t be. For more than 10 years, I have helped my clients with computer issues and computer projects — on desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. I’d like to think my clients have become more confident computer users.
IT GIRL BLOG
Since 2011, I have been emailing a weekly computer tip (an “ITmail”) to my clients. The topics often come from questions I am asked; if one client has that question, so might others. For the most part, these tips and recommendations are universal computing ideas, but are occasionally device-specific.
See recent ITmail tips below.
I MAKE “MOUSE CALLS”
If you are a current client, a referral, live at The Landings, or at The Hermitage and need help with your computer, please contact me.
THE IT GIRL BLOG
Re-Gifting
If you receive a gift you want someone else to have, you might "re-gift" it. Before you do, however, would you replace the original card with one of your own? Of course you would. Yet …
Independent Confirmation
We all know we shouldn't believe everything we read on the internet, and that’s just good general advice. But, to be more specific, there are two categories of “not to believe” stuff: intentionally misleading information and outdated information.
This is “Not New”
Every saved computer file must have a name; the more consistent and descriptive you name your files, the faster you will find what you are looking for.