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Welcome to the grand re-opening of Making Computers Easy! Our mission has always been to do just as the name says – make computers easy – and now we’re doing it in an even bigger, better way. Click on the big Windows 7 graphic above, fill in your name and e-mail address, and you can watch over a full hour of easy-to-understand, plain-English video training on the basics of using Windows. Then each month, we’ve got a free newsletter for you, filled with the latest tips and tricks, favorite websites and more. There’s also a little extra surprise, too! See you on the next page…

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No April Fools – Security Breach Hits Major Firms – And You

In the words of that great old movie “Network” … “I’m mad as hell and I’n not going to take it anymore!” Three e-mail messages in my inbox this week – all arriving within ten minutes of each other – telling me a company I trusted with my e-mail address and other personal information was “hacked” and my information may have been “compromised.” Here’s a little rant, and some ideas on what to do next. Click the headline to read on…

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Free Training – How to Use Google

There I was, same as always: Sitting in the recliner, laptop warming the top of my legs, surfing away and watching some news on CNN. Suddenly, a story appears that confirms what I’ve been trying to (unsuccessfully) tell my friends for years… I’m the next Einstein (feel free to pick your favorite last-century genius). Dr. [...]

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Fav Site: Pandora Internet Radio

Do you like to listen to music while your work on your computer? I do too! But sometimes, it's just too much trouble to keep dragging-and-dropping new songes and albums into my "playlist" for Windows Media Player, or I-Tunes, or whatever music player I happen to be using that day. Now here's a great idea: [...]

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Easy Windows Tutorials – Episode 1 – Windows Desktop

Click the stopwatch to the left for this episode “2 Minute Windows.” Today’s episode is all about the Windows desktop – the “workspace” where you open windows, do your work, play your games, and do everything else in Windows. There’s also some introductory information about the Windows taskbar.

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