PLEASE! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe & Laura Schmidt" <DigMyPast@msn.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 10:00 PM Subject: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC Tips Intro > I think it only fair that I further introduce myself for some of you don't > know that much about me, where I'm coming from with the PC Tips, and how I > hope this develops. > > Some have asked what my charge is for doing this. There is not a charge in > monetary terms. If you find these tips to be helpful, please feel free to > pass them along to others, knowing that in doing so you've helped not only > the ones you send them to, but have thanked me in the process, and have a > nice feeling for yourselves as well in assisting others. > > Others may ask, so what's the catch? There is none - only taking the time > to read and try the items presented. I'm not running for any office so I > won't be back asking for your vote nor will I accept any monetary > compensation for this service. > > In my life I've found that I receive great pleasure in assisting others > whether it be through teaching, pointing them to another person that may be > able to assist them or placing materials on-line that may be viewed at > one's leisure that may assist them in their research. > > I've done the latter two now for the last 7 1/2 years. A sample of the web > pages I've done, do or am working on - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacoweta/sites/ > > Prior to that I taught fellow co-workers, for 10 years in a corporate > setting in Atlanta, how to go from a paper environment of records keeping > to a computerized one - solving problems, teaching new persons who had > never seen the paper version of the work, to do the same work. > > Since coming to where I now live, having been caught in the company down > sizing in 1989, I went back to school for a 2 year associate's degree in > computer programming. While I did use that degree to some extent since > graduation, my skills lie more in the analytical area of computers, in > other words figuring out problems. > > To that end for the last 9 years I've worked at a private boys college prep > school, grades 6-12, running the help desk. This entails working directly > keeping 450 computers, associated printers, audio/visual items up and > running and serving the needs of 1100 users. > > During that time I've acquired a fairly good scope of PC Tips which I'd > like to share with you good folks. I'm constantly reading and learning. > The tips/lessons I give will be things I've tried, know that they work, are > free or mostly free. If items are not free - I'll indicate it as such. > > Back in September of last year, I did a test mailing to a list I host for > genealogical researchers with ties to central New York state. I asked if > folks might benefit from a few simple tips to keep their PCs in tip top > shape - at the best possible price - free. > > I've been asked by several if this would cover Apple computers or Web TV. > > Since Web TV has no hard drive associated with it and the fact that I have > near zero knowledge of that system, I don't know if any of these tips will > help folks who have such a system to access the Internet. > > While I have used Macs and do have a few ideas on helping them as well, > since they are nearly perfect as it is...this will be geared mostly to > Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP users since all these editions of Windows have > several characteristics in common. However, since there are programs that > both Apples and PCs run, some tips will apply to both. > > In giving my instructions, I'll try to write in clear enough language so > that my Father, 79, who has had nearly zero computer time could understand > and/or follow my directions. > > Since you are all obviously on the Internet to receive this message, I'm > going to start with some basic assumptions, which I believe to be mostly > true - that each of you know some of the basic commands of getting around > on your computer, know what is meant when I speak of the desktop (the > screen with the icons on it). In thinking this afternoon about this, since > some have asked about Apples, I'll try to put a little blurb that will up > front let you know if this applies to Apple or Windows or both. > > If you have questions about the tips / lessons please feel free to write me > inquiring about them, please include the Tips Lesson number you are > referencing, which will assist me in sorting the mail by lesson feedback. > > If you have questions not contained in the first few tips, please send them > to me, which I will either answer directly to you or via another tips > letter if it appears to be a general interest item. > > I do not claim to have every answer that concerns the inner workings of PCs > or their software for each week in my job I find new challenges, things > I've never seen before. > > Now on to the tips/lessons. > > Tim > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > Confused about Copyrights??? 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