The Computer Tutor

Today’s tip is one you have either heard of and already used and know how great it is, or you have never heard of it before and you are about to discover a whole new world of possibility. Here’s the basic idea behind the Fiverr.com website: There are a lot of people in this [...] Read more »

It’s funny how some of the things our computers do can be annoying or time-wasting, but we just go along and put up with it without really thinking about it.  I think subconsciously our brain is saying, “That’s just the way it works because it’s always been that way – just don’t think about it.”  [...] Read more »

In the near future, you might hear about the newest version of Microsoft’s web browser – Internet Explorer.  They have released version 10.  Up until a few days ago, you could only get Internet Explorer 10 as part of the newest version of Windows (Windows 8).  Now, you can get a “Pre-Release” version that will [...] Read more »

You may have the most advanced digital camera made, but there is one thing it cannot do automatically: give your photos a meaningful name.  When you take a picture, the camera gives it a file name like “DCH349724” and then every subsequent photo is named in that sequence.   Later, when the pictures are on your [...] Read more »

On October 26, 2012, just a few days ago, Microsoft released its newest Windows operating system – Windows 8.  They REALLY want you to use it.  In fact, the price for upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8 is only $40.  And if you buy a new Windows 7 computer now, you can get the [...] Read more »

One of my biggest fears is that I will make an appointment with a client and then completely forget about it and not show up.  I can’t even stand to be late for anything (my motto is if you’re not 5 minutes early, you’re late) – so not showing up at all would be a [...] Read more »

Audio and video files can be confusing.  There are all different kinds of file formats, different software to play the files, and the variety of error messages that can come up when a video or song doesn’t play as it’s supposed to.  A while back I found a set of tools that will do a [...] Read more »

Today’s tip is quick and easy, and I’ll bet it’s something that most Windows 7 users are not aware of.  I love telling people about stuff like this. You probably already have some shortcut icons on your desktop.  Let’s say, for example, you have these shortcuts displayed: Outlook MS Word Firefox iTunes Skype [...] Read more »

Want to surprise someone?  Send them an email – but instead of text on their screen, they will actually hear your voice! I used this a few times over the past week with some of my friends and clients, and the response has been very positive. I like this for a couple of reasons: [...] Read more »

My computer works hard, and that’s a good thing.  I made sure it has lots of memory and a couple of large hard drives so that it can do what I need it to do as efficiently as possible. However, there are certain times when I have to wonder about it. I’ll be at [...] Read more »