COMPUTING HELP...WHEN THE HELP DESK
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STAFF HAVE GONE HOME....
Office® Update File Converters and Viewers- you and your client are using
different programs....
Convert DOCX to DOC online or .docx
DOCX Convert Office 2007
OpenOffice.org: Home and OpenOffice.org 2 Product
Description--
free
Open Source office suite that can open MS
Office® documents
Slipstick Systems Outlook®
& Exchange Solutions Center - tips and support re: Microsoft's®
Outlook®
mark.bird - Outlook Attachment
Reminder
Inside Outlook Express - using and fixing Outlook Express
Microsoft's® Product Support Centers - for newer and earlier versions of
Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
Magical Jelly Bean Software -
Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder v1.41 - to recover key code to Microsoft
software
UWEC'S ITM Online Help Collection - for Microsoft® Office® programs,
versions 2000-2002
Woody's Office Watch - Free weekly
electronic Bulletin - search for tips/work arounds on
MS Office® programs (Word®, Excel®, etc.)
New WOPR Lounge-help with MS Office® programs,
Internet Browsers, Windows® (WIN95® and up),
and more
Avery - Software - Blank Template
Library
Welcome to Compulabel
Online - Templates and Compulabel Cross Reference re: templates
Label template, Microsoft office
templates for Word, Avery label templates.
Label templates, Avery®
CD address mailing shipping templates, Free cd label template
download
and Bates-stamp label templates: CALM - Secure Web Based Document
Management and Ligitation Support for Legal Professionals
List of keyboard shortcuts for Word
2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007
Office Tips: Work More Efficiently
in Word - PCWorld
Word 2002 Document: Legal Users
Guide
for Word documents: Download details: Office 2003/XP
Add-in: Remove Hidden Data
Microsoft Excel Tips from Excel Tip
.com / Excel Tutorial / Free Excel Help
Shortcut Keys in Excel 2000 through
2007
ASAP Utilities - List of Tools.
Description of all the utilities of this Excel add-in
PowerPoint resources:
Microsoft Office Online: PowerPoint
2003 Home Page
Microsoft Office Search: powerpoint (downloads)
PowerPointAnswers.com DennisKennedy.com re: tips - additional sources: Powerful Pointers for Presenters
Windows Alt Key Codes - shortcuts to enter ®, à, etc. [put Num-Lock on, use
right-hand number keypad]
Texter - utility for all
Windows® programs, to save/clip/paste text: Lifehacker Code: Texter
(Windows) - Clips
Adobe® Acrobat® "portable document format": converting a few files to .pdf for free:
Acrobat family or Adobe product tryouts ["go" or
scroll down to "create Adobe PDF online"]
PDF for Lawyers
PDF Watermark Creator (PDF Stamp
Generator)
Free Online Graph Paper /
Grid Paper PDFs
PDF Bundle - Attach any
file to your existing PDF file
Free PDF Converter - create
high-quality PDF from any printable file type
Online PDF Converter &
Document Creator or PrimoOnline
Acrobat for Legal
Professionals: The Typewriter Tool (semi-new!)
free and quick .pdf file reader: Foxit Software
Ride The Lightning:
Adobe's Advice on Purging PDF Documents of Metadata
Windows 7 Keyboard
Shortcuts (Accelerator Keys or Hotkeys) Full Listing » My
Digital Life
KeyXL Keyboard Shortcuts
Filebox eXtender download
Experts Exchange, the #1
IT Professional Collaboration Network on the Web.
Forestry Computing Helpdesk - virtual help desk, Univ. of
Oregon School of Forestry
Woody's Windows Watch - Free email
bulletin
- search for tips/work arounds on Windows generally
Brian's Buzz - one search covers multiple
Windows information sources
Windows 98 SE Shutdown
Troubleshooter
Free PC Tech Support - Guides and
FAQs
JSI, INC. - Your Windows Server
2003 / Windows NT / Windows 2000 / Windows XP ® Resource.
Doug's Windows 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks
and Tips
Annoyances.org - fixes and tweaks for Windows
95/98/Me/2000/XP
Inside Spyware: A Guide to Finding,
Removing and Preventing Online Pests
Windows Process Library and explanations of what various
process files do: Runscanner
Windows XP Fix Zone
Home(wixpfix.com) Windows XP news, Tips, Free software downloads!
Pin Yin Zhou - Enabling
East Asian Languages in MS Windows XP
and Pin Yin Zhou - Chinese
fonts in US Windows XP
Windows Alt Key Codes - shortcuts to enter ®, à, etc. [put Num-Lock on, use
right-hand number keypad]
AllChars - freeware utility to enter
accented and special characters
www.afreedll.com - Download Missing
DLL Files for Free
Lifehacker Pack 2009: Our List of
Essential Free Windows Downloads
Ninite Easy PC Setup -
Download/Install Multiple Programs Fast
MacLaw Home Page or Macintosh Legal Software
How to Use Mail Merge in Apple
Pages to Create Legal Forms for Clients
Keyboard shortcuts - Mac Guides
NeoOffice Downloads - MAC® viewers
and more for MS Office® programs
MAC® PROBLEMS. - especially when accessing the
Internet
MacFixIt - Troubleshooting Solution
for the Macintosh
Apple - Discussions - Welcome
Macintosh® Internet
Application Software at The Mac Orchard - useful info and links
MAC/Windows conversions re: Chinese characters: Chinese on Windows
OpenOffice.org: Home -- (for Mac OS X or higher) free
Open Source office suite that can open MS
Office® documents
opening
winmail.dat or ATT0001.dat e-mailed attachments: JoshJacob.com :: Mac
Development :: TNEF's Enough :: Download
How to Open .Pages Files Without
iWork | eHow.com
Help with file extensions, drivers
What kind of
file is it? How do I work with it?:
http://www.wotsit.org/ or http://filext.com/ or Webopedia: Data Formats and Their
File Extensions
or The
net's #1 file extension resource - Dot What!?
or Marco Pontello's Home - Software -
Online TrID
(on-line
and stand-alone file ID help)
or The National Archives | PRONOM |
Welcome re: file format registry
Ghostgum Software - free viewer for .eps
[encapsulated PostScript] files
CTL3D32.DLL error - InfiniSource,
Inc. -
download sites to fix this problem
The Driver Zone--The place to find
device drivers
- for digital cameras, video cards, etc.
Windows Drivers Downloads
Bootdisk.Com - source for drivers, utilities,
fix-it tips--keep arrowing down to see the
numerous sources of help offered on this site
DLL-files.com - Download all your
missing dll-files.
Translation help
Free Website and Document Machine
Translations
For
users of the Firefox browser, try the Foxlingo extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2444/
-screenshot re: when Foxlingo
extension installed: Foxlingo.jpg
World / Translate
Dictionaries
English to French, Italian
& Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com
OneLook® Dictionary Search
OneLook Reverse Dictionary [use meaning to find word]
Translation Wizard - help with entering
non-English text
Pin Yin Zhou - Enabling
East Asian Languages in MS Windows XP
and Pin Yin Zhou - Chinese
fonts in US Windows XP
and Installing East Asian
Language Support under Windows XP
Notes on Unicode for
Chinese
Yamli Editor - The Smart
Arabic Keyboard
Internet Slang Dictionary
& Translator
Website tools
20 Useful Tools to Make Web
Development More Efficient - Six Revisions
Grammar and punctuation help
LLRX.com -- Grammer Goddess: Is
None Singular or Plural?
LLRX.com -- Grammar Goddess: The
Terrible Twos:
effect/affect, etc.
LLRX.com -- Grammar Goddess:
Comma Sense
Quick & Dirty Tips ::
Grammar Girl
Citation Machine -- Landmarks
for Schools
Computer Science Papers NEC
Research Institute CiteSeer Publications ResearchIndex
!!Peter's Polysearch - English
Dictionaries
OWL: Handouts: Grammar,
Punctuation, and Spelling
Internet help
Internet Prospector Reference
Desk - Nonprofit Prospect Research [last issue: Nov. 2008]
DNS Stuff: DNS tools, WHOIS,
tracert, ping, and other network tools.
Free online network utilities -
traceroute, nslookup, smart whois, ping, finger - each utility
with source code
Windows Process Library
purportal.com: the bunk stops
here : research scams, hoaxes, fraud, and urban legends
Anti-Phishing.org - Stop
Phishing and Email Scams
Spoof email hoax scams and web
pages - MillerSmiles -how to know what's a real
problem, or just an "urban legend"
VSU Information Technology
Helpdesk
-
e-mail and other help
Webroot Software - Spy Audit
PCWorld.com - Escape the Spyware
Nightmare
Spyware Warrior Forums :: Index
The Spamhaus Project - tracks the Internet's Spammers,
Spam Gangs and Spam Services
Find wireless access:
- free
wi-fi hotspots wireless internet access list
- JiWire.com - Wi-Fi Hotspots -
Worldwide
and
- Hotel Locator for secure broadband connections
How to Stay Safe on Public
Wi-Fi Networks
special MSIE plug-in to enlarge text:
see in use at Social Security Online, with link for free
download,
or at vendor's site: Web Eyes® Easiest way to read the
Web™
SnipURL - shorten and
nickname long URLs!
LEARN THE NET: Glossary
Webopedia: Text Messaging
Abbreviations
Macromedia Flash Player
Download Center
links to some 3-D browsers: 3B, Browse3D, and SphereXPlorer
Comparison of download
managers
-
with links to download them
ZapTXT - service to link to RSS
feeds
Wiki Science/How to start
a Wiki - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
InterNIC - Registrar List and UDRP sources: ccTLDs
easyWhois: Lookup Domain
Whois Records and Research DNS Information
http://www.uwhois.com/cgi/domains.cgi?User=NoAds
Who.is: Whois, Website, Domain
Name, and IP Tools - Who.is
Equipment help
Do-It-Yourself InkJet and Laser
Printer Repair (HP, Apple, Epson, and More) -
fixyourownprinter.com
Computer Hope's free computer
help
Memory upgrades from Crucial.com
- Determine My Memory Needs
Consumer Electronics Reviews,
Product Manuals, Guides and Deals: Retrevo
JDiskReport - review hard drive file use (and
most recent installed version of Java: java.com: Java + You)
Easy Poster Printer Slices
and Dices Your Posters for Standard Printers - Posters -
Lifehacker
Misc help
Dial \DIR-ECT-IONS\
(347-328-4667) -
get
directions to anywhere [do NOT dial "1"
before 347]
Web Searching with Advanced
Commands
Online Conversion - Convert just
about anything to anything else
Convert Center - 15 categories
(acceleration, weight-mass, etc.)
BIPM - SI - International
System of Units
Zamzar - Free online file
conversion
Marco Pontello's Home - Online
TrID
-
help to identify a file type
YouTube™ Video Download
Tool (make sure to save file
with .flv extension)
two freeware (as of
9/8/08) programs to play YouTube™ downloads:
http://vlc-media-player.en.softonic.com/
FLV-Media Player
World time and calendars
10,000-Year Calendar! - print calendars for various periods
Free Printable 2010 Calendar -
Holiday Calendar 2010, 2009 & Blank Calendar
Decompression (unzipping) programs [free]:
7-Zip Filzip !
Freebyte Zip
jZip
Ascii Table - ASCII character codes
and html, octal, hex and decimal charts
Windows Alt Key Codes - shortcuts to enter ®, à, etc. [put Num-Lock on, use
right-hand number keypad
gethuman - advocacy for high
quality customer service for consumers - shortcuts through voicemail prompts
to reach a person
SWIFT - BIC Publication
Portal
- bank
codes for wire transfers
On-line
storage:
ZumoDrive - Mozy - Carbonite
Services to move large files (reviewed in March 2007 issue of PC
World):
MediaFire GigaSize Pando Box.net
opening winmail.dat or ATT0001.dat e-mailed attachments:
for Windows: Winmaildat.com: Open winmail.dat
(or ATT0001.dat) attachments.
--if
confidentiality an issue, utility to extract ".dat"
file info on your own computer:
Free download ABC Amber
Winmail Convertor, convert attachments and RTF body from TNEF
for MAC users: JoshJacob.com :: Mac
Development :: TNEF's Enough :: Download
Pandora File Recovery -
Find and recover deleted files of any type - free.
for "winmail.dat" or "ATT.dat" files: ABC Amber Winmail
Convertor
Internet and Web Searching
Class Guide - WMU Libraries
PC Magazine's links to interesting
new applications: AppScout
some finds from
AppScout and other sources: ways to make computing
easier...
Preezo - Presentations for the Web
Red Roller - Compare
shipping carriers --USPS, DHL, Overnite Express and Eastern
Connections
3 Geeks and a Law Blog:
LightShot - Simple and Free Screen Capture Resource
Antivirus help
VIRUSTOTAL - Free Online Virus
and Malware Scan
Threat Expert – Automated
Threat Analysis System
Infected or not - Find out if
your PC has virus, spyware...
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