The tutor points out a fun feature of Windows terminal. Windows terminal – aka, Command Prompt – is the black screen the user can access from Start→All Programs→Accessories. It’s white text on a black background. Interestingly, you can change the …
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The tutor brings up another great find from the Windows Start menu. I’ve rediscovered the Windows 7 calculator. It can be opened by typing calc.exe into the search box (Start Menu), or else at the Command Prompt. It’s also available …
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The tutor tells a useful hint he learned from unix.com. Sometimes, searching a directory in Linux, the results are so numerous that the user is plunged to the end, not being able to see the early or middle entries. There …
Amid a busy life and Bitdefender’s solid reliability, it wins again. Coincidentally, on this first day of Christmas break, my Bitdefender 2015 subscription finally expired. Back in my Dec 6 post, I told of plans to get out to check …
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For the tutor, ’tis the season to renew computer security software. In a way, it seems ironic that the Christmas season is when I renew my internet security software. I’d suspect that, years ago, I bought a computer in Jan …
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The tutor continues talking about the usb hard drive he bought perhaps six years ago. Back in my Oct 27 post I described a peripheral hard drive bought around 2009, mentioning it was about $50 at the time, and stored …
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The tutor asks: Is this a modern phenomenon? During 2005-2010, I’d occasionally go to Future Shop just to see what was new. Ironically, I’d usually end up buying something “old” – aka, outdated – that was offered for cheap because …
The tutor shares a feature of LibreOffice Calc that’s very convenient. I don’t evaluate determinants very often, but in the past I’ve done it a few times. I find it’s a process that requires care. LibreOffice Calc will evaluate the …
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The tutor talks more about listing subdirectories first with the Linux ls command. I began with this topic in my May 17 post (exactly five months ago, I notice:) While the solution therein is very helpful, I’ve found another one …
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The tutor reveals how he solved a problem with Windows Live Mail. As the in-house computer troubleshooter, I received the following request from my wife today: “I can’t open .pdf attachments from within the email program, but I always could …