David Pogue published is list of basic computer tips in the circuits section of the New York Times today. Some of those tips I have talked about in the past, including phishing schemes. ... environment most companies fix fix bugs by applying updates. When you get a new computer, the first thing you do after getting it up and running should be to install virus protection (unless it ...

... the Basic Computer User. We reproduce the tips the most useful for word processing here: You can double-click ... 7+15/3=, and hit Enter. Oh, yeah: on the computer,* means "times" and / means "divided by." If you can't find ... leave off the ".com" part.) . . . . . Come up with an automated backup system for your computer. There's no misery quite like the sick feeling of having lost chunks ...

When ever I get a new gadget or software program, I always read the manual or learn the tutorial. I find that whenever I do, I discover ways to do things I never even imagined I could do. That's why I loved David Pogue's recent blog article about Tech Tips for the Basic Computer User. I [...]

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