What is High Speed -- Really?

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What is High Speed -- Really? My computer's no faster -- even with High Speed

One question I'm asked more often than any other is, "Why doesn't my computer run any faster? I have High Speed. It's no faster than before I got High Speed." There's a big misconception about High Speed. Many people think that having High Speed (cable or DSL) will make their computer and all of their programs run faster. Ain't NEVER gonna' happen! High Speed only affects the speed of your Internet connection for browsing the Web and sending and receiving e-mail. Let me give you an example. Last week I was working with a new client and we had installed a new version of Norton Antivirus on her computer. When the installation was done we had to download the updates to complete the process. She has a dial-up telephone connection for Internet access and e-mail. Once the download started, it showed us the progress. It was going verrrrrry slowly and the estimated time to complete the process was 8 HOURS! This meant that her phone would be busy for 8 hours while the download finished. Since she had a laptop, I offered to take it to my house where I have a High Speed (DSL) Internet connection. I connected her laptop to my High Speed and the download was done in less than TEN MINUTES! If you do not send and receive photos in e-mails or surf the Web for an hour or more, I wouldn't recommend that you get High Speed. It will probably cost between $25-50/month and that can put a big dent in your budget. If you do spend a lot of time on the Internet, however, it will greatly speed up the loading of graphics (pictures, etc.) on the websites you are viewing. For that, it might be worth the expense. Only you can decide.

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The Ups and Downs of Web pages

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The Ups and Downs of Web pages ...stop scrolling and start jumping

Do you spend lots of time scrolling up and down on Web pages? You can move quickly from top to bottom with these two shortcuts: If you are at the bottom of the page and want to jump quickly to the top, hold down the CTRL key (bottom row of keys on your keyboard) and press the Home key (on the group of keys to the right of your main keyboard). If you are at the top of the page and want to move quickly to the bottom, you start the same, but the shortcut is to hold down the CTRL key and press End (also in that group of keys on the right side of your keyboard). If you use a laptop/notebook computer, the Home and End keys may be in a different location. Just look around your keyboard and try them out. This shortcut also works in most programs, such as Microsoft Word. Someday, when you decide to write your life story and it's 500 pages long, (just joking) you'll be grateful for those shortcuts. On a creative note, take the time to write your personal history, sharing all the big and little events that made you who you are. Your family members probably don't know all the things you have done in your life and it's a great way to enhance your relationship. Start writing! Do you have your copy of Taming Your Computer -- The Simple Basics and Beyond? They're make great Valentines gifts. Click here to order.

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Printing your own photos

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Printing your own photos ...maybe I'll have to eat my words!

You've heard me say in the past that I don't recommend printing your digital photos at home. Photo printing at Wal-Mart or Walgreens is usually around 29 cents apiece. Well, Denver's Channel 9 News this evening reported on a study by Consumer Reports that I found interesting. Consumer Reports tested 7 photo printers and gave them all high marks. Keep in mind, these are "snapshot" printers (4x6 or 5x7); they don't print 8x10 photos. You would need to do those on your standard ink jet printer. Their report gave the highest marks to two Epson printers costing from $130-180 They quoted the average cost of printing photos at about 25 cents apiece. They are also supposed to be resistant to ink running if the photo gets wet. Another nice feature of these printers is the ease of connecting them to your camera with a cable or a mounting connection on the printer. You do not even need to use your computer to do it. Click here if you would like to read the report. Do you have your copy of Taming Your Computer -- The Simple Basics and Beyond? They're going fast. Click here to order.

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Move through forms faster

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Move through forms faster ...without using your mouse

Do you frequently have to fill in forms online, for example if you're ordering something from a website or registering software? You can move through the form faster by using your TAB key instead of your mouse. Whenever you need to move to the next field in the form simply TAB. If you "overshoot" and move too far, hold down the SHIFT key and press TAB again. It will move to the previous location in the form. Isn't that simple? Do you have your copy of Taming Your Computer -- The Simple Basics and Beyond? They're going fast. Click here to order.

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