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Free Books for Microsoft Office 2010
Jul 21st
Having trouble wrapping your head around Microsoft’s Office 2010 suite? Before you plunk down a wad of cash at your local bookstore for an instructional book, give Microsoft’s free materials a try.
Novices will want to start with First Look: Microsoft Office 2010, a 186-page ebook in PDF format. This one goes over the changes introduced in Office 2010 and covers each of the apps.
For those will a little more experience under their belt, Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2010 offers a bit more meat for IT types. This one is available in Word, PDF, and XPS formats, and checks in at 259 pages.
First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 (PDF)
Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2010
Enable Clear Type
Oct 18th
By default clear type is not enabled in Windows XP. Clear type greatly increases the legibilty of fonts on the screen. Here is a link to enable this feature.
Ubuntu Linux Live CD and Usb Drive Installation
Jul 25th
We had a call today about booting Linux from a usb drive. As with most people who only dabble in Linux I recommend Ubuntu as the most headache free solution out there.
“Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need – a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.”
Here are three great ways to try this free operating system:
1. You can install Ubuntu in windows and run it just like any other program.
2. I was sent a link on Life Hacker that seems to be the easiest way to install Ubuntu on a usb drive (Gotta love Linux gurus.)
3. If youwant to try Unbuntu from cd you can boot to a Live CD and use the operating system without any repartitioning.
Help With Wireless Routers
Jul 18th
