Category Archives: Software

Windows updates not installing on XP

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Jack

I had to re-install an older laptop the other day and when I went to do the windows updates, it kept failing. A little research lead me to Microsoft website explaining that windows update on XP would only work if … Continue reading →

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How to re-enable Adobe Acrobat in Word

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Jack

So every now and then i do something stupid. I was converting a Word document to PDF and right in the middle of the conversion, being the click happy person I am, I click on the “X” and closed Word. … Continue reading →

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How to add a two line watermark in word

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Jack

I didn’t think it was possible to have a two line watermark in Word but I accidentally ran across how to do it. First create your watermark via “Page Layout” and watermark. Now double click in the header area to … Continue reading →

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Setting a time limit on a computer

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

I had a client that wanted to restrict how long users could stay on a publicly accessible computer. There are a lot of options out there but I needed to find something fairly in-expensive since they are a non-profit organization. … Continue reading →

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Restricting printer access

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

I had a client that wanted to restrict access to a shared network printer on two publicity accessible computers. The printer natively did not have built in password protection and the network was not domain based so setting up active … Continue reading →

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Cannot log in to Remote Desktop

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Jack

So I have to admit, I spent an hour trying to figure out why I couldn’t connect to a remote desktop connection. I kept getting a message that the login and/or password was incorrect. I knew the login and password … Continue reading →

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Computer going to sleep

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Jack

So it’s Friday and you need to get home but you still have some work to do. What should you do? Well you have logmein installed, so great, you can leave your computer on and remotely access the computer from … Continue reading →

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Free Microsoft Office 2010 Online

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Jack

A lot of people when buying a new computer don’t realize that Microsoft Office does not come pre-installed on the machine (well it might but it’ll be a trial evaluation copy). They might have stretched their budget to get the … Continue reading →

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Free video screen capture

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Jack

Have you ever had to try and explain how to do something over the phone but the person at the other end just wasn’t computer literate or just couldn’t follow along? A great application called Camstudio is free and allows … Continue reading →

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Free anti-virus software

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Jack

Every now and then I’ll come across a person without anti-virus software on their computer. With this economy, the thought of paying a yearly subscription for anti-virus software just isn’t always possible. One solution I have found is AVG Anti-Virus, … Continue reading →

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