Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Time to Clean Out Your Closet, Er, I Mean Inbox

Today’s Topic: Clearing Out Your Outlook Inbox

Who? Users of Outlook who have full inboxes.

Why? Lots of us have lots of old emails sitting in our inboxes waiting for us to have the time to go through them and delete the ones we no longer need. Let’s face it, that time will never come—there will always be something better to do than delete old emails. This demonstration shows you had to adopt a popular closet cleaning technique to tidy up your inbox.

How? Watch this short screencast:

Clear Out Your Inbox from 10Tech on Vimeo.
(Note: This demonstration features Windows 7 operating system and Office 2007—different software will yield different results.)

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

A 90-Second Tip That will Save You Time!

Today’s Topic: Send a Website via Email in Just 2 Clicks (With gratuitous product placement, but no guest stars.)

Who? Anyone who ever shares a URL with others via email.

Why? This F1 Tuesday shows you how send the link to a website to someone with just two clicks! Think of the time you will save!

How? Watch this short screencast:

Send a Website via Emai in Just 2 Clicks from 10Tech on Vimeo.
(Note: This demonstration features Windows 7 operating system and Office 2007—different software will yield different results.)

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

If Only Voting for President Were This Easy!

Today’s Topic: Using the Voting Buttons in Outlook

Who? Outlook users.

Why? This F1 Tuesday shows you how to use the built-in voting option in Outlook. This feature makes it easy to collect and tally people’s choices.

How? Watch this short screencast:

If Only Voting for a President Were This Easy! from 10Tech on Vimeo.

(Note: This demonstration features Windows 7 operating system and Office 2007—different software will yield different results.)

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Be Your Own Hero!

Today’s Topic: Shutting Down and Restarting Can Save the Day!

Who? Computer users. (Yes, that means you.)

Why? This F1 Tuesday Story Time features a real life episode from the real life of Krissy Riggs, Kindergarten Teacher, Rock Creek Elementary School AND provides you with a friendly reminder of the importance of shutting down when you encounter a computer problem.

How? Watch this short screencast:

Be Your Own Hero! Shuting Down and Restarting Can Save the Day! from 10Tech on Vimeo.

Is It Spam or Is It Just a Favorite Childhood Recipe?

Today’s Topic: Recognizing Spam in Your Inbox and What to Do When You Find It

Who? Outlook users.

Why? Spammers are clever. You need to be more clever.

How? Watch this short screencast:

Spam in Your Inbox from 10Tech on Vimeo.

(Note: This demonstration features Windows 7 operating system and Office 2007—different software will yield different results.)

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Creating a New Calendar for Tasks and Whatnot

Today’s Topic: Creating a New Calendar for Tasks and Whatnot

Who? Users of Outlook.

Why? Sometimes we all need reminding. This demonstration shows you how to add an additional calendar to Outlook and then use it to schedule tasks with automatic reminders. This is especially helpful if you have recurring tasks (or appointments) you want to be reminded of.

How? Watch this short screencast: 

Creating a New Calendar for Tasks and Whatnot from 10Tech on Vimeo.
(Note: This demonstration features Windows 7 operating system and Office 2007—different software will yield different results.)

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Don't Worry; Be Happy--Writing Tech Repair Requests that Get You the Help You Need

Today’s Topic: Don't Worry; Be Happy--Writing Tech Repair Requests that Get You the Help You Need

Who? Everyone. Yes. That’s you.

Why? Tech Repair Requests are essential to helping us help you. They help us fix your problem, define the scope of the problem, and work to ensure the problem doesn’t affect others. But, many people don’t know how to write them and think they need to be technical. No, they don’t. This method shows you an easy way to generate and submit a tech repair request that will make everyone sing!

How? Watch this short screencast:

Writing a Tech Repair Request from 10Tech on Vimeo.
 (Note: This demonstration features Windows 7 operating system and Office 2007—different software will yield different results.)