Over the years I have
given talks to my local Computer Club on a number of subjects. I have
placed copies of these talks on this site so that anyone interested
can download them. They are generally aimed at the level of Beginner
and/or General User. Some of these papers are now rather old, but may
still provide useful information. I will add comments to each, as time
permits, concerning more recent versions.
They are all distributed as self expanding 'EXE'
format files - just copy the download to an empty folder and run it
- this will expand it to restore the original file(s). Documents (with
a few exceptions) are provided as '.PDF' which need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
A few may be in 'RTF' format, which can be loaded with just about any
Wordprocessor, including Wordpad. The file sizes quoted are for the
UNEXPANDED downloads and are approximate.
1Excel
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Spreadsheets March 2010
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525k app |
Talk on using Excel and a sample Home Budgeting Spreadsheet
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1dvd |
Creating a Home Movie DVD November 2009 |
452k app |
Follow up of talks below April 2004, March 2009 on Video Editing. This talk describes how to create a menu driven DVD of a home movie using Sony DVD Architect Studio 4.5 |
1w7 |
Windows 7 last Updated 12th October 2009
Small pdf re the Supplement
Supplement on Tweaking Added 23-10-09 |
750k app
5k
2 mb |
Four documents - Windows 7 - 19 pages, Tips and Tricks - 15 pages, 10 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows 7- 2 pages, and Feature Comparison Table
6 scanned pages of additional tweaks |
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Hibernation
etc Last Updated 8th September
2008
4th
Button Fix Last Updated 8th
September 2008
Windows
Patch Last Updated 8th September
2008
ClearSpooler.Bat
Last Updated 8th September 2008 |
156 k app.
841k app
2.6mb
422 bytes |
How to use Hibernation, plus
tips on StandBy, Dirty Flag, KeyScrambler, Steganos Safe, Removing
USB devices, VELite and Clearing the print Spooler
The Fix and patch are described in the notes
Small Batch File to CLEAR Print Spooler (Windows Xp ONLY - see
notes) |
| 1vpc |
Virtual PC Last
Updated Dec 8th 2007
Supplementary
Paper Last Updated 13th Jan 2008
DOS6.22 Diskette - 95
Diskette - 98SE Diskette
98SE Specia Diskette - click
HERE for Info |
257k
57k
1.5 Mb each |
This paper describes what
a virtual pc is and how to use it. The supplementary paper includes
some late information. This paper should also be read before you
proceed as it covers some additional problems that you might meet
Several Boot Diskette Images (see main paper for info.) |
1vista |
Vista
First Impressions
Last Update 4-07-07 &
17-7-07 |
120k bytes |
Installation Tips,
Tweaks, Multibooting, Cloning etc |
1cs |
Computer
Security
Last Update
12-2-08 |
260k |
Various aspects of machine protection |
1 |
Reinstalling
to New/Formatted Hard Disk |
65k |
Overcoming the 'No Operating System' message |
1A |
Creating
a Windows Xp Boot CD
Last Updated Sept
07/Jan 08 |
236k |
Fairly straightforward 'how to do it' |
2 |
Internet
Security |
104k |
Protecting yourself
when online |
| 3 |
Multi
Booting - especially Windows Xp
Last Update 4-07-07 |
App 73k |
Running several
Bootable partitions, especially with Windows Xp. Also about Autochk/c000021a
errors. N.B. Visit www.goodells.net/multiboot for a
much more detailed discussion of this subject |
4 |
Windows
Xp General |
app. 115 k. |
- General Discussion
- |
5 |
Windows
Xp Activation and Images
Last Updated
Sept 07 |
app 69k |
- Some useful stuff
on Activation and Images - |
6 |
No
Floppy Drive |
app 133k |
- creating BOOT CD's'.
Includes a downloadable CD
outline (app 2.6 megabytes to create a Barts Boot CD) |
| 7 |
Partition
Managers |
187k |
Using Partition Managers to create partitions
etc; plus some associated notes. (updated April 2006) |
8 |
Using Drive
Imaging Software
Last Updated Oct 10th 2007 |
361k |
A discussion on creating
and using images. |
9 |
Using
Wordprocessors |
app. 180k bytes. |
(with special reference
to Paragraph Styles. Paper is in Word and Word Pro formats) - |
10 |
Using
Total Commander
(was Windows Commander) |
145k bytes |
(see note below)
- - download includes some enhancements for the programme - see
the ReadMe file in the download. |
11 |
Video
Editing Last Updated
March 9th 2009
Original
talk Dec 2004 (Adobe Premier 6.5) |
app. 458
kb |
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Updated March 2009 - Using Sony Vegas Software. Includes
article about problems editing HD video - |
12 |
Wireless
Networking |
app. 180k |
- an overview of this subject
- 15 pages - Feb 2006 |
13 |
Some
Useful Utilities |
app. 75 kb |
- how to get and save them, plus
info on some of them |
14 |
Recording
LP's to CD's |
app.
230 k |
-
detailed explanation including cleaning up 'pops and crackles'-
|
15 |
Reinstalling
Windows |
44k
bytes |
Some
tips on reinstalling Windows (pre Xp) June 2000 |
16 |
Windows
Tips and Tricks
Last Update 9-12-06 |
app. 980k |
Tuning Windows for better performance
and other operating tips. |
17 |
Learning
Visual Basic
Last Update 14-5-07 |
219k |
includes
a Small Project - VB6 - August 2001 |
18 |
Setting
up a Web Site |
100k |
(includes
sample files and pictures) |
19 |
Building
a PC |
app.
47k bytes |
(Brief
explanation of Specifications for components chosen to build a PC,
(Spring 2001) and some history) - . |
20 |
BIOS,
CMOS and Booting |
70k bytes |
- Explanation |
21 |
CD
R/W Incompatability |
app 37k |
- short
discussion - |
22 |
Browsing
and Downloading from the Web |
app 221k. |
- general
discussion and tips - |
23 |
Uninstalling
Programmes |
41k bytes |
How to
do this without problems |
24 |
A
Simple Guide to the PC |
205k bytes |
suitable for beginners
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Total Commander (renamed from Windows Commander) is
highly recommended as a much easier to use and more powerful alternative
to Windows Explorer (replaces Winzip/Zip Folders, Cab View, Much of
My Computer, FTP programmes, and quite a few other programmes)
