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Office software packages

Not so long ago people used pens and papers to create documents; manually calculated and tallied the expenditure statements; drew meticulously in OHP sheets for presentations? The development and popularity of office productivity programs has completely revolutionized the way offices function and has almost made the methodologies adopted a couple of decades back obsolete. The…

Office Productivity Software

Computers could be considered as the biggest invention of the 20th century. This Technology Era has removed so many obstacles and pushed boundaries much farther. You can love it or hate it, but they have invaded our present and would continue to expand in the future. From simple computing operations to robotic science, much of…

Introduction to Multiple Hard Drives

In this lesson we will look at the principle of using multiple hard drives for backup or redundancy purposes. In later lessons we look at specific ways of achieving this. As we know, the hard drive is where permanent information and data is stored in our computer. Use the buttons below to navigate through the…

Using Remote Desktop in Windows

In this lesson we will have a brief introduction to using Remote Desktop – a component of Windows that allows us to control another computer remotely. Sometimes we need to operate a computer remotely. For example perhaps we are maintaining a website, and the data for that website is stored on a remote computer in…

Cleaning Temporary Files and History with Free Software for Windows

In this lesson we will look at another common computer maintenance task – removing temporary files using some free software. When we use our computers often old temporary files are left lying around by programs. Over time they can accumulate and cause slowdown or low memory space. It is good to clean them up every…

How to Create an E-mail account online

In this lesson we will see how to create an email account using an online service. E-mail is a standard way of sending messages to a person or business over the internet. In order to send and receive email we need an email account. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Many online…

What is a Network?

In this lesson we will learn the basics of what is a computer network. In the early days of personal computing computers were usually disconnected from one another. They would be used for document writing and calculations, and special equipment was required to connect them together. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson…

How to install software in Windows

Windows operating system is very powerful, but it does not have the ability to do everything we might want to do with our computers. We can add new programs to our computer in order to increase our capabilities. In this lesson we will install some example new software. Use the buttons below to navigate through…

Changing Desktop Background in Windows 7

Many people like to customise the way their computer desktop appears, to make it less cluttered. In this lesson we’ll see some common techniques to change the desktop. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson First, right click on the desktop. On the menu you can see the “Personalize” option. This is how…

Simple Guide to Backup And Restore in Windows

It is important to backup your data regularly so you do not lose it. In this lesson we look at the Backup & Restore tool included with Windows. This tool is very powerful but we will look at the most basic features. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson To begin a backup…