Standing Tall with Creators Update

This past April, technology allowed us to usher in a member of the next generation—April the giraffe and her calf!  Much like in the animal kingdom, new technology is being developed and born into the digital world every day.  New technology, much like baby animals, needs time to grow and mature into their fully developed potential.

Hey Cortana!

While the Hershey Company first introduced the unusually-named candy bar, Whatchamacallit, back in 1978, people still find themselves at a loss for words—reaching out to the plethora of information available on the internet whenever they have a question.

Office 365…Get the Sensation!

Most business users have grown used to Microsoft’s flagship productivity software products such as Outlook, Word and Excel; but have you checked out Office 365?

Office 365 has all the familiar software you use and love, but Microsoft has continued to enhance and add to their capabilities within the desktop software itself as well as the Office 365 online suite.

TMI…When Sharing Word Documents

Do you realize that your Microsoft Word document may contain hidden and personal information that you may not want to share with others?  Confidential information is stored in the document properties or document itself (e.g., comments from reviewers, revision marks from tracked changes, details about the author, date when a document was created, headers, footers and hidden text).

When sharing electronic copies of Microsoft Word documents, it is a good idea to remove this metadata before sharing with others.

Speaking of Dots…

The .dot file extension (DOcument Template) is used by Microsoft Word to store document templates.  A template is a document type that creates a copy of itself when you open it.  Templates contain pre-formatted settings and allow users to recreate documents with pre-defined margins, headers, fonts and page styles to maintain consistency AND save time.

Zzzzzzzz…Wake Up!

Since we said goodbye to Windows XP, PC startup is not typically an issue these days.

However, if you are experiencing less-than-optimal performance, you may consider:

Upgrading your hard drive to a solid-state hard drive.
Editing startup options to exclude nonessential Windows programs from starting up when your computer boots.