Q. Before computers, every desk had on it a card index box. An A-Z index of all your clients or contacts etc, with loose cards for each letter, each client on a card, and you could write updates: last time you phoned them, last visit, when you sent then something, so you could estimate when they needed to be phoned, written to etc.
I am desperately seeking a software version of the card index box - or what is the nearest thing for this please?
I am desperately seeking a software version of the card index box - or what is the nearest thing for this please?
A. Cardbox runs on Microsoft Windows (all versions including 95/98/Me, 2000/XP/Vista/7 etc.)
What is a good laptop for an accounting major?
Q. I'm heading to college very soon, and need to get a laptop before heading out. I wonder, what kind of a laptop would you recommend for a student that will be majoring in accounting? I imagine that accounting software that I might use won't require a high end laptop but I don't know for sure. I'd like to spend less than $500.
And if it helps I'm going to the University of Oregon.
And if it helps I'm going to the University of Oregon.
A. You do not need a high-end laptop and since they get stolen frequently you are WISE to stick to yoiur price range.
But things in general are more hippety than years past so a processor in 2.4 GHz range or better and 1.0 Gb RAM or better will enable all stuff in general without much problem. You can find laptops like that in your price range, not too difficult, but DOES require effort to look around.
Big companies turn over their professionals laptops and so you may want to contact those in your area like utility firms, phone company as well as Tiger Direct and CompUSA and see what is up. Might save you $200 of your budget, eh?
OpenOffice is free and you can download that. Has a spreadsheet. You may want ACCESS by Microsoft and you may want to learn some Computer Science. I became ADEPT at ACCESS without ever having much formal education in college or computers. Noticed most all ACCESS teachers are lousy. There is a best way of explaining it, but apparently even most teachers do not make their own programs there much. Extremely versatile software.
You have spreadsheet in OpenOffice. Do not get low end Microsoft software. If you must have it, get the real business stuff or you will come to regret it. The low end stuff is crippled. Especially the typical stuff they bundle for Home Users.
http://www.laptop-shopper.com/laptops-under-500.shtml
Click on each and look for CPU speed and RAM size. I really do not know which is best, but you could find three that would do and then do a search on that Make and Model + Complaints or see which friends have. You could go to store and type on your choices and see which keyboard you like best -- I have found that to be a biggie factor with experience of person who does LOTS of computer work and writing.
Some have heat or battery problems. Check that out... Your laptop needs breathing room. On desk, not blanket. Keep area cleared around it.
New long-lasting batteries
http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGdDO.BohM5j4BnyZXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGFvAzEEZnIDbXktbXl5BGhvc3RwdmlkA2Y2bE1HVW9HZEl5RkRLRVBUSWdHcXdEdlJSblVYMHlJQnI0QUEyLnIEbl9ncHMDMARuX3ZwcwMwBG9yaWdpbgNzcnAEcXVlcnkDTmV3IGxvbmcgbGFzdGluZyBsYXB0b3AgYmF0dGVyaWVzBHNhbwMxBHZ0ZXN0aWQDU01FMDA2?p=New+long+lasting+laptop+batteries&fr2=sb-top&fr=my-myy
Hint: ALWAYS charge after use. Run it low and store a while is expensive mistake.
See which has the best OTHER features. You may already have some in mind, most sharp people do.
Back up your pc to a Maxtor Drive once in a while. You will not lose ALL your stuff if the HDD croaks. You can reload ALL to new HDD if it was backed up with Acronis True Image Home.
Note: Nothing is worse than losing all your notes and work while in some school or training because HDD croaked or laptop was stolen. What if term paper of 10 weeks work was there? Keep that backup!!!
But things in general are more hippety than years past so a processor in 2.4 GHz range or better and 1.0 Gb RAM or better will enable all stuff in general without much problem. You can find laptops like that in your price range, not too difficult, but DOES require effort to look around.
Big companies turn over their professionals laptops and so you may want to contact those in your area like utility firms, phone company as well as Tiger Direct and CompUSA and see what is up. Might save you $200 of your budget, eh?
OpenOffice is free and you can download that. Has a spreadsheet. You may want ACCESS by Microsoft and you may want to learn some Computer Science. I became ADEPT at ACCESS without ever having much formal education in college or computers. Noticed most all ACCESS teachers are lousy. There is a best way of explaining it, but apparently even most teachers do not make their own programs there much. Extremely versatile software.
You have spreadsheet in OpenOffice. Do not get low end Microsoft software. If you must have it, get the real business stuff or you will come to regret it. The low end stuff is crippled. Especially the typical stuff they bundle for Home Users.
http://www.laptop-shopper.com/laptops-under-500.shtml
Click on each and look for CPU speed and RAM size. I really do not know which is best, but you could find three that would do and then do a search on that Make and Model + Complaints or see which friends have. You could go to store and type on your choices and see which keyboard you like best -- I have found that to be a biggie factor with experience of person who does LOTS of computer work and writing.
Some have heat or battery problems. Check that out... Your laptop needs breathing room. On desk, not blanket. Keep area cleared around it.
New long-lasting batteries
http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGdDO.BohM5j4BnyZXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGFvAzEEZnIDbXktbXl5BGhvc3RwdmlkA2Y2bE1HVW9HZEl5RkRLRVBUSWdHcXdEdlJSblVYMHlJQnI0QUEyLnIEbl9ncHMDMARuX3ZwcwMwBG9yaWdpbgNzcnAEcXVlcnkDTmV3IGxvbmcgbGFzdGluZyBsYXB0b3AgYmF0dGVyaWVzBHNhbwMxBHZ0ZXN0aWQDU01FMDA2?p=New+long+lasting+laptop+batteries&fr2=sb-top&fr=my-myy
Hint: ALWAYS charge after use. Run it low and store a while is expensive mistake.
See which has the best OTHER features. You may already have some in mind, most sharp people do.
Back up your pc to a Maxtor Drive once in a while. You will not lose ALL your stuff if the HDD croaks. You can reload ALL to new HDD if it was backed up with Acronis True Image Home.
Note: Nothing is worse than losing all your notes and work while in some school or training because HDD croaked or laptop was stolen. What if term paper of 10 weeks work was there? Keep that backup!!!
Microsoft Office: Is there a way to use Outlook as a bulletin board between certain users on a network?
Q. Say on Outlook you start it up, and there's basically a shared notepad area, or paint area, or Note that certain users on a network can see. If one person updates it, it's seen by all those members.
Thoughts? I'm trying to find a way to share a "bulletin board" between the members of our help desk without installing other software.
Thoughts? I'm trying to find a way to share a "bulletin board" between the members of our help desk without installing other software.
A. Outlook does not have this capability.
If you need to share info you could try Google docs.
If you need to share info you could try Google docs.
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