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Becoming a Power User
This document provides an overview of a session on becoming a power user. The session covers topics like maintaining and optimizing computers, upgrading hardware, troubleshooting problems, backup and security, and tips for Windows, Office, and productivity tools. The document includes detailed sections on maintaining computers through updates, cleaning temporary files, defragmenting, and security scans. It also discusses optimizing performance by uninstalling unused software, indexing, and background tasks. Troubleshooting is demonstrated through various scenarios like boot issues, printing problems, and internet connectivity. Backup is emphasized as critical due to high hard drive failure rates.
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- #11 A lot of people are asking me about XP and Vista and a lot of people confuse Vista and the new version of Office
- #19 Who’s ever gotten a new computer and wished they had their Favorites?
- #22 Msconfig is a program that shows you everything that starts up when you turn on your computer. You can speed up your boot time by turning off unnessary items.
- #24 This is an especially good tip for older computers
- #27 If you don’t yet have Office 2007 and you are getting documents that you cant open.
- #28 If you don’t yet have Office 2007 and you are getting documents that you cant open.
- #29 If you don’t yet have Office 2007 and you are getting documents that you cant open.
- #47 I thought I’d talk about computer maintenance and optimization because have a well maintained computer keeps you efficient, keeps you up and working while others may experience slow downs and problems.
- #50 Personally, I think browser-wise, firefox is the way to go…
- #59 If you can do these at least MONTHLY…Keep your computer running longer and better before you get frustrated
- #60 Updates should come to your computer automatically, but it doesn’t always work and getting updates manually is essential
- #75 This may seem boring but…
- #103 Being able to troubleshoot computer problems makes you a power user. Being able to solve your own problems and being able to help others. And a lot of it is taking things into your own hands, making an attempt and learning from it.
- #104 Troubleshooting is just a logical process that you use to solve problems
- #112 When windows hangs and will not boot up
- #143 If you are in charge of your own backup either at home of in the office…