Self-tutoring about everyday computer skills: the tutor mentions taking a screenshot with Firefox. The following is according to my understanding. Yesterday I needed to send a report, accessed online, to a help desk. In my experience, pictures matter in such …
Self-tutoring about everyday computer situations: the tutor mentions one that can be tiring. Occasionally, one might want to know if a term exists within a web site. Using a search bar, one might check for said term. A page might …
Self-tutoring about computer use: the tutor mentions the print hazard. Seldom do I make printouts these days, but occasionally someone wants one. For me (and I don’t doubt for many of you, as well), printing adds complication because the computer …
Self-tutoring about computer skills: the tutor tells about logging onto a network whose password has changed. What follows is how I remember the situation. For anyone facing it, the idea might be helpful. I was trying to get online with …
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Self-tutoring about copying folders: the tutor mentions robocopy. robocopy this_dir j:\that_dir /e As I recall, the above command, from the command prompt, can be used to copy the local directory this_dir to the external location j:\that_dir. The switch /e at …
Self-tutoring about computer skills: the tutor mentions compression using 7-Zip Here are the steps: Open 7-Zip. In the navigation box, find the file or folder you want to compress, then select it with the mouse. Click Add. A menu box …
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For me, refining search techniques leads to constant self-tutoring. The tutor shares a discovery about searching on some sites. Today I was at a site and entered the search term “triglyceride”, quotes and all. Two articles were offered in reply: …
For me, search skills lead to constant self-tutoring. The tutor shares a technique he’s noticed. “word” ≠ “word ” Searching my posts for the word fire, I got many results in which it was part of a word – Firefox …
Maintaining a home computer requires frequent self-tutoring. The tutor shares. This Windows 7 computer no longer performs the COPY command from the mouse, so I use the command prompt to copy files, etc. Lately I’ve been backing up directories, which …
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Home computer use, for me, leads to constant self-tutoring. The tutor shares a video about Windows disk management that he was lucky to find. My experience: On an external hard drive, if Windows calls a part of it “unallocated”, you …