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**UPDATED FOR 2024" With the growing trend of working and attending classes from home, there has been an increased need for the ability to share your work online with other people on your team or from your classes. Emailing documents back and forth can get messy and when you have multiple copies of your work in a bunch of different emails, then things tend to get missed or even lost. Everyone knows about Google and how they are one of the leaders when it comes to online technology and applications so one would assume they would have a solution for anything you need to accomplish over the ...

*Updated for 2023 with VMware Workstation version 17 information.* Information Technology has come a long way in the past 10 years and one of the greatest advancements in this field has to be that of virtualizing computers and servers in order to save IT administrators a lot of time and their companies a lot of money when it comes to building their backend systems. And now we can even go beyond virtualizing computers and virtualize our networks as well. Because virtualization allows us to run multiple computers (virtual machines) on one piece of hardware it makes it's easy to set up ...

**UPDATED FOR 2022 WITH WINDOWS 11 CONTENT** Computers for Seniors Made Easy was written for those who would rather figure out how to use their computers themselves rather than rely on the grandkids for help This book covers a variety of topics ranging from how to use Windows, staying safe online, sending emails, printing, using social media and basic office software It was written so the information is easy to understand and follow along but not so basic that readers won’t learn anything new in the process. It does contain some content that might be more on the advanced side but that is ...

With the growing trend of working from home, also known as telecommuting, there is an increased need to be able to communicate with your coworkers and perform the same tasks from home as you would from the office such as discussing current projects and gathering ideas from your team members. We have been so used to using email as our online communication method that we haven’t realized how cumbersome email can be, especially when you are emailing back and forth with multiple people at the same time. You might have noticed that this can bet a little messy and important information can get ...

**UPDATED FOR 2024** Email has been around for many years and even though most people now use texting as their preferred way of communicating, it doesn’t mean email is going away anytime soon. Email is still the primary method used for communication by businesses and other agencies to share information as well as to send files in the form of attachments. Over the years, Google has become one of the dominant forces in the online world and they keep coming out with more services to help people stay connected. Gmail has become one of the most popular email services in use today and when you ...

Email has been around for many years and even though most people now use texting as their preferred way of communicating, it doesn’t mean email is going away anytime soon. Email is still the primary method used for communication by businesses and other agencies to share information as well as to send files in the form of attachments. Over the years, Google has become one of the dominant forces in the online world and they keep coming out with more services to help people stay connected. Gmail has become one of the most popular email services in use today and when you have a Google account...

***UPDATED FOR 2025 WITH THE LATEST FEATURES*** Video editing software has been around for many years and for many years only people who were in the movie business or had a large budget could afford to use such software. Even when your average home videographer was able to afford their own video camera, they still had no reasonable way to edit their movies. Now that everyone has a smartphone and considers themselves a professional movie maker, the need to edit their own footage has dramatically increased. Thankfully, Microsoft has a free app built into Windows that allows anyone with a ...

**Notice** - This book is on the built in Outlook email client that comes with Windows and not the Outlook version that comes with Office 365 even though most of the features are the same. Email has been around for many years and even though most people now use texting as their preferred way of communicating, it doesn’t mean email is going away anytime soon. Email is still the primary method used for communication by businesses and other agencies to share information as well as to send files in the form of attachments. Microsoft Windows is the most popular operating system in the world ...

Video editing software has been around for many years and for many years only people who were in the movie business or had a large budget could afford to use such software. Even when your average home videographer was able to afford their own video camera, they still had no reasonable way to edit their movies. Now that everyone has a smartphone and considers themselves a professional movie maker, the need to edit their own footage has dramatically increased. Thankfully, Adobe has released a reasonably priced, yet powerful version of their professional video editing software called Premiere ...

Email has been around for many years and even though most people now use texting as their preferred way of communicating, it doesn’t mean email is going away anytime soon. Email is still the primary method used for communication by businesses and other agencies to share information as well as to send files in the form of attachments. Microsoft Windows is the most popular operating system in the world and they have a built in app called Windows Mail that consists of an email client, calendar, contact list and to do list. This app has been around for years and can be used with almost any ...

**UPDATED FOR 2024!** Cloud computing is nothing new and you might have even noticed how we do more and more of our daily computing tasks online such as working with shared documents and even working on documents from within our web browsers. There are many cloud storage services to choose from such as iCloud, OneDrive and Dropbox but if you want something easy to use that will tie into all of your other Google apps then you might want to try Google Drive. Google Drive Made Easy was written to help you get up and running with the the popular Google cloud storage service. The goal of this ...

With the growing trend of working from home, also known as telecommuting, there is an increased need to be able to communicate with your coworkers and perform the same tasks from home as you would from the office such as having your weekly meetings and sharing ideas and presentations. There has also been an increased need to be able to communicate with friends and family to stay in touch since we can’t always just drop by for a visit for various reasons such as not living in the same area. The Zoom Communications group has a service that allows us to stay connected with each other for ...

*Updated for 2023 with the latest Windows 11 features* Not just for seniors! Windows 11 for Seniors Made Easy was written for those who would rather figure out how to use their computers themselves rather than rely on the grandkids for help. Or even worse, having to call tech support! This book covers a variety of topics ranging from how to navigate the Windows interface, customizing Windows, how to manage your files, browsing the internet with Edge, printing and more. It was written so the information is easy to understand and follow along but not so basic that readers won’t learn ...

**UPDATED FOR 2025!** Within the last decade, smartphones have gone from something only technically savvy people enjoyed to a daily device that can be used by anyone from children to grandparents. These days you are in the minority if you don't have a smartphone and are missing out on all the wonderful things you can do with them. As these smartphones keep getting more advanced, some people may find it hard to keep up with everything they can do and how to do even the simplest of tasks. Not everyone is a tech genius and since our smartphones generally don't come with instruction guides we ...

**Updated for 2022** With everything being online these days it only makes sense that you need to be able to use the Internet to some degree or you will be left behind. If you don't know how to go online and find your way around you can't even do simple things like apply for a job. Thanks to the Internet, doing things such as keeping in touch with friends and family is easier than ever and even shopping for your favorite items is as simple as clicking a few buttons. Then of course we have the ability to stream movies and music on all of our devices so we can be entertained anywhere we have ...

**Notice** - This book is on the Outlook 365 email client that comes with Microsoft Office and not the free Outlook for Windows version that comes with Windows itself even though many of the features are the same. If you are looking for a book on the Outlook for Windows version then check out Microsoft Outlook for Windows Made Easy available on Amazon. Email has been around for many years and even though most people now use texting as their preferred way of communicating, it doesn’t mean email is going away anytime soon. Email is still the primary method used for communication by ...

With the growing trend of working remotely and doing things online, there has been an increased need for the ability to learn how to use this online cloud based apps and services. Emailing documents back and forth can get messy and when you have multiple copies of your work in a bunch of different emails, then things tend to get missed or even lost. Everyone knows about Google and how they are one of the leaders when it comes to online technology and applications so one would assume they would have a solution for anything you need to accomplish over the Internet. Google Docs and Drive have ...

Not just for seniors! If you want to keep in touch with family and friends these days, it’s a must to have some type of social media account to do so. This even applies to those who work for themselves and have their own business since many people use these platforms for just about everything. If you are the type who just likes to see what others are up to and what they are discussing or sharing then using social media is the way to accomplish this as well. There are many social media platforms, and they all have features that apply to some people but maybe not for others. This is why ...

*Updated for 2023 with VirtualBox version 7 content* Information Technology has come a long way in the past 5-10 years and one of the greatest advancements in this field has to be that of virtualizing computers and servers in order to save IT administrators a lot of time and their companies a lot of money when it comes to building their backend systems. And now we can even go beyond virtualizing computers and virtualize our networks as well. Because virtualization allows us to run multiple computers (virtual machines) on one piece of hardware, it makes it's easy to set up multiple systems ...

Presentation software has been around for many years, yet the concepts have stayed the same when it comes to how they work. Microsoft has one of the most widely used presentation programs out there called PowerPoint and it offers some powerful tools to help create some stunning looking presentations. If you have some basic computer skills and a little creativity, it's not too difficult to create your own presentations that you can use at the office for meetings, promoting your services or even making a slideshow of your vacation to share with friends and family. The goal of this book is to ...