Services

Services:
Personalized training
Computer repair
Consultation for purchase of new systems
Systems built – Some older systems also available for tight budgets
Install, upgrade and repair of hardware, software or operating systems
Troubleshooting and analysis
Maintenance and optimization
Viruses and “spyware” removed

 

Training:
Basic Windows
Windows: Level 1
Windows: Level 2
Introduction to Linux
Microsoft Word: Level 1
Microsoft Word: Level 2
Microsoft Excel: Level 1
Microsoft Excel: Level 2
Introduction to Digital Imaging using Photoshop Elements.

 

Basic Windows
° For all versions of Windows, Win7 and up
° How to use menus, icons, and manipulate files
° Mousing skills, and terminology
° Intended for the absolute beginner

Windows: Level 1
° The basics
° How to navigate the new interface
° How to install software
° How to make Windows friendlier to your needs

Windows: Level 2
° Keeping your computer healthy and using it more effectively
° Becoming a Windows power user

Introduction to Linux (based on Ubuntu):
° How to log in and out
° How to navigate the graphical interface
° How to navigate the file system
° Man pages – Your best friend
° Edit files using vi
° What to do with a “bash prompt”
° Browse the internet
° Send and receive emails using evolution
° All students will leave with a CD-Rom live distribution of Linux.

Microsoft Word: Level 1
° Navigating, Formatting
° Writing letters
° Headers and footers, templates
° Shortcuts for better productivity, etc.

Microsoft Word: Level 2
° Mail merges
° Tables
° Importing from other applications
° Word Art and other graphics
° Labels and Envelopes

Microsoft Excel: Level 1
° Navigating
° Formulas
° Charts and graphs.
° Shortcuts for better productivity

Microsoft Excel: Level 2
° Advanced Excel formulas, multi-page formulas
° More charts and graphs

Introduction to the Internet:
° How to surf safely
° How to find what you’re looking for
° Multimedia on the Internet
° How to use email
° “Emoticons”, acronyms, and etiquette commonly used on the Internet

Introduction to Digital Imaging using Photoshop Elements.
° How to edit your pictures.
° Color correction, removing red-eye and other photo adjustments
° Create photo effects
° Bring your own photos on disk.

Variations on the above themes can be done as well.

Windows: Level 2 may become two classes depending on how much demand there is.

All courses include will handouts that participants can take home for future reference.