The Computer Tutor

This is so simple and so useful, I can’t believe it’s not more widely known. It would be really handy for when a client is trying to tell me what an error message says, or what the content is in some other Windows message.   The way this comes up most of the time [...] Read more »

Emma Radley lives in Ft Myers, Florida. On January 30, 2016 she completed the Skydive Ultra 50k as her first ultramarathon. Congratulations Emma!

Fun fact: Emma is 11 years old!

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Obviously you want to make sure your computer lasts as many years as possible. And now, this is especially true if you are using Windows 7 or Windows 8 because if you buy a computer right off the shelf now it will most likely be running Windows 10. The laptops I sell are almost all [...] Read more »

Tina Yotter lives in Arlington, Washington. On October 15, 2015 she finished the Bigfoot 100k race around the Mt St Helens volcano in Washington, as her first 100k ultramarathon. Congratulations Tina!

Fun fact: This was Tina's second ultramarathon finish. Her first one was the Baker Lake 50k - just one week earlier!

Tina's favorite book on running is Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World has Never Seen 

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My default web browser is Google Chrome. I also use Firefox for some things and it’s fine, but I really like Chrome. Recently I came across a couple of interesting things in Chrome.   Feature #1: Customize website zoom level Have you noticed that as you get older, some of the text on certain [...] Read more »

Alison Davidson lives in North Vancouver, BC, Canada. On February 6, 2016 she completed the Orcas Island 50k race in Washington, and became an ultramarathon finisher. Congratulations Alison!

Fun fact: Nice feature of this race - cabins at the starting line. So you can wake up, walk outside and start the race!

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There’s an email scam that’s not new, but a lot of people have not heard about it and it has some elements that make it seem very legitimate. I was a target in this scam recently so I’m laying out the details here so you can avoid being taken.   This is the email [...] Read more »

Ian Forsyth lives in St Pete, Florida. On January 30, 2016 he completed the Skydive Ultra 100 as his first 100 mile ultramarathon. Congratulations, Ian!

Fun fact: Ian knew he had to complete 14 laps to make 100 miles. So to keep track, he set out 14 cookies, with the idea to eat one each lap. A brilliant plan - until a fellow runner saw the cookie display and ate one.

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A lot of people want to be reasonably knowledgeable about one or more aspects of their computer. Not like a computer programmer or someone that works on computers all day, but familiar enough to use popular software and be able to handle things that come up from time to time. But how do you learn? [...] Read more »

Melissa Cramton lives in Sturgis, Michigan. On December 19, 2015 she completed the Huff 50k race in Albion, Indiana and became an ultramarathon finisher. Congratulations Melissa!

Fun fact: Melissa kept fueled throughout the race by using food and drink from the race's aid stations. She actually did bring some of her own food - but the temperatures were so low that day, it froze!

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