Author Archives: JS

About JS

JS has grown up around computers and has developed a wealth of end-user experience. Technology interests include robotics, vintage video games, music gear, multimedia software, home security and Internet security.

How-to: View and change flexibility of speech commands in Mac OS X Lion

  Posted Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at 4:38 pm

Apple introduced speech commands to Mac OS X back in 2005, with their release of OS X Tiger… Continue reading

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How-to: Insert a picture or clip art in Word

  Posted Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 at 10:34 pm

Word is a great word processing application brought to us by Microsoft. It is known for its ease of use, flexibility and extensive features… Continue reading

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How-to: Add an email signature in Microsoft Outlook

  Posted Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 12:50 am

For many years, Microsoft Outlook has been the one of the most used email applications… Continue reading

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How-to: Import & export bookmarks with Google Chrome

  Posted Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 7:07 pm

Back in 2008, Google first released its very own web browser, Chrome… Continue reading

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How-to: Use new Windows 7 calculator features

  Posted Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 11:30 pm

One might first think the Windows 7 calculator looks a lot like previous incarnations of the classic Windows calculator… Continue reading

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How-to: Back up your iPhone or iPad

  Posted Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at 6:40 pm

Have you ever lost your iPhone? Had it stolen? Or, gasp, dropped it in the drink? Continue reading

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How-to: Customize your toolbars in Firefox

  Posted Thursday, January 19th, 2012 at 9:57 pm

With their last few releases of Firefox, Mozilla has tweaked the way Firefox’s toolbars are displayed by default… Continue reading

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How-to: Get replacement Windows discs, legally

  Posted Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 7:49 pm

Far too often these days, new computers don’t always come with Windows recovery discs… Continue reading

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How-to: Use Multi-Touch gestures in OS X Lion

  Posted Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at 9:33 pm

With the release of Mac OS X Lion, Apple expanded on its Multi-Touch gestures feature… Continue reading

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How-to: Create formulas in Microsoft Excel

  Posted Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 at 10:34 pm

Excel is a fantastic spreadsheet application brought to us by Microsoft as a part of their Office Suite… Continue reading

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