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Smartphone Tip – steps that can help you get your smartphone back sooner !

Put a picture of yourself as your phone’s screensaver & lockscreen. Then if you leave your phone at a meeting or somewhere else, people can recognize you by face even if they don’t know you. Also, you can usually put your name on the screensaver & lock screens. I added my wife’s cell phone number […]

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Can’t Get No VGA Cable in Kuna, Idaho !

Last week while installing a new computer & creating a network in the big city of Kuna, ID, I needed 3 VGA monitor cables. I had passed a computer business on the way into town & went there only to find that it had closed. I Googled computer businesses in Kuna, ID & called about […]

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Computer Tip – Poor Wireless Internet Reception !

If your wireless internet is poor in only one part of your business or home, then you might try one of the following: 1 – You might be able to move your DSL or Cable router to another more central location 2 – Run a ethernet cable from your router to the area where you […]

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Do you have a computer network? Do you need a computer network?

If you share internet or printers, you may already have a network & could also share documents if you wanted. You might need a network if you want to share printers & documents.  A network could also let you backup documents/data to another computer or maybe centralize your documents/data on one computer. Networks can be […]

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Computer Tip – Converting Microsoft Works to Microsoft Word format !

You have an older computer with Microsoft Works & want to transfer your Works documents to another computer that has Microsoft Office Word, Excel, etc.  You need to open your documents in Works & save them to Microsoft Word or Excel format.  If your version of Works doesn’t not have these options, then save Works […]

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Computer Tip – What is the easiest way to speed up my computer?

This is a common computer upgrade question I get asked.  The answer depends on what your computer’s configuration is, but usually the cheapest, fastest & easiest way to increase your computer’s speed is to add more RAM memory.  RAM memory is where Windows loads & you type your document/file before your save it to your […]

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Smartphone & Computer Tip – Sharing from your Android smartphone to your computer !

This example is from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 smartphone text message app, but may apply to other Android phones & apps. Apple & Blackberry phones may have similar options. 1 – View a specific text message, 2 – Press & continue pressing on the text message, 3 – You should see a list of […]

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Computer & Cell Phone Tip – Texting From Your Computer !

Did you ever want to print a text message history? How about creating a text message while at your computer? Most cell phone providers have a way to send a text message as an email. For example, with Verizon, you can email a text message to 208#######@vtext.com With Verizon, you can also login at www.vtext.com […]

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Don’t fall for the Windows Service Center virus phone call hoax !

http://www.bbb.org/central-illinois/news-events/bbb-warnings/2014/05/microsoft-phone-support-scam/

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You can now have a banner background for your LinkedIn profile !

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-06-06/linkedin-to-let-users-bedazzle-their-profile-pages View my profile with a built in LinkedIn background – http://www.linkedin.com/in/raybowyeridaho

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