Managing Files

Jim Coe on December 12th, 2010

Experts take this so much for granted that they forget to warn others. (* See below for an exception) It works like this: Basically, only one software application can use (open) any single software file at any one time – into your computers volatile electronic memory, where your file is located during the time you’re working on [...]

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Jim Coe on October 20th, 2010

There are lots of free Windows fonts available online. A Google search will show you many sources from which you can download Windows fonts – and many are free. However, exactly how to install your new Windows font is not always obvious. Here’s how to install new Windows fonts Fonts are a job for Windows You [...]

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Jim Coe on December 10th, 2009

Here is the final video in this 2 part video tutorial on the Windows Explorer file manager. Enjoy… Please note the control on the video player which opens the player to full screen size. Until Next time – Wake up! My long video is over… Have questions? Want to comment? See below…     _jim coe [...]

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Jim Coe on December 10th, 2009

My Part 1 video describes the Windows file system and file manager, how they work and how best to use them. Before viewing, please study the excellent short tutorial at the “How Things Work” web site, on computer bits and bytes, if you want a complete understanding of the Windows file system. Files are everything in [...]

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