How to Use Join.Me

Join.me allows you to share your computer screen with My Reno Computer Tutor from anywhere you may be. you can be off at a conference in another state. If you’re having a problem, give us a call (Contact information below) and we can arrange a time to take a look at your screen. It’s really…

TOC / TOA

Table of Contents (TOC) and Tables of Authority (TOA) Last week I mentioned that I had taught a “lab” class for county employees. (Remember the Dr. Seuss dream?!). The big take away that was served in that class was to three people who work in the DA office. They type up legal pleadings all the…

Latest Project: Editing Word

Latest Project: Editing a 246 page book. It’s written in Word and includes dozens and dozens of photos, and end notes. Word isn’t really a desktop publisher, isn’t designed for large documents with photos and such. We just force it to play, and sometimes it doesn’t play nice. This is what happens to me ……

Dr. Seuss

I have a class designated as “lab” for county employees to ‘drop in’ with their questions and get them addressed. Problem is, the ‘class’ is offered only one half day a month, and employees are required to sign up to indicate that they’ll be there. The first class was offered in February, and nine people…

Train the Trainer

Train the trainer … Things I learned this weekend while putting music to a PowerPoint presentation for a friend. I’ve learned how to run the music across slides (image 1) I’ve learned how to trim the clip to get ‘just the right segment’ I’ve learned how to save a Facebook video as an .mp4 I’ve…

MacBook Air: Pages

Here’s what I’ve been learning how to use: MacBook Air: Pages. Think of of it as a love child of Microsoft Publisher and Adobe InDesign …. or something equally convoluted. I don’t know how I feel about the “And even work effortlessly with people who use Microsoft Word” statement … I’ve put in great effort…

Windows vs Mac …

Two new clients today, both using Mac – this Windows based girl is going to have some fun! Funny that I found this image since I often refer to “upgrades” like cars. I’ve been driving long enough, put me a new car (or put me in a rental, or a friends car) and I’ll be…