Home Inventory
Ideal for keeping track
of all your assets
in multiple houses |
Helpful Hints
Tips to help make your computing life easier
Backing up your data
Files and data stored on your computer
are the most important information you have, so you no doubt
back up everything regularly. But what do you do if you have a
burglary, or a fire, and lose everything?
We can recommend an online storage site
which automatically backs up anything you want it to - and even
keeps two extra backup copies if you change the file - have a
look at
www.sugarsync.com
The good thing is that the costs are
free (or minimal) with 2Gb of free storage, and it is easy to
install. You can also transfer files to another computer, or see
them on your mobile if it is web enabled.
Running our Programs using a Mac or Linux
Please
click here to download a helpful document for running all of
our programs on Macs.
Telephoning from the screen
All of our programs allow you to telephone
from the screen, but some computers do not have a telephone
connection included. There are several telephone USBs available
– simply Google 'Zoom USB Dongle Modem' to find several places
where you can obtain this from.
Setting up email
To email from any of the Shaw Programs or
to send invoices by email automatically, you must have Outlook
or Outlook Express. It is possible to use both of these programs
through AOL or Hotmail. Go to:
Use Outlook with a Windows Live Hotmail Account
How to
configure Outlook Express to use a Hotmail account
How to
configure an AOL e-mail account in Outlook Express
If you have any problems, please
contact us
FREE Easy Data Input Program
Our free easy data input program allows you to easily copy
information that you intend to use in your Shaw Program from
your Microsoft systems on your computer. To download this, see
Easy Data Input Program
Slow Running Computers
Computers run slowly for any number of reasons, from viruses to
files not working as well as they once did. We can sort slow
running computers out for you from just £25 per hour. Please
contact us to arrange this.
Creating PDFs for Free
If you need to create PDFs for free, we recommend CutePDF
writer. This free software enables you to create professional
looking PDF documents at the touch of a button. Once installed,
just print your document to the CutePDF writer. You will see a
dialog box allowing you to save your document as a PDF file. You
can download this free software from
www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp
Everybody needs little reminders
You can easily lose a post-it note, but for just $20 you can
download notes to your computer so that you can always see them.
Download this from:
www.notescraps.com
Make long website names shorter
Make long website names shorter by using some free software
called Tiny URL. Tiny URL will make your website name shorter
but people will still be taken to the same website when they
click on it. Download this from
tinyurl.com
Say 'No' to 0870 Numbers and save
If you don’t want to use 0870 numbers, try this website, which
shows alternative numbers when they're available. And they won't
cost you an arm and a leg, either! -
http://www.saynoto0870.com
Fiverr
Well this is a quirky site and
well worth a look - it's a place for people to share things
they're willing to do for $5 -
http://fiverr.com |
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