Tech No Phobia - Episode 1.13
Tech No Phobia airs on 
every Tuesday at
5:30pm MST and repeats on Saturdays at 4:00pm MST.
- Printing digital images without a computer
- How to buy and sell items on eBay
- The 'AutoFill' feature in Excel
- Using Screen Savers as security
- Computer and Internet based Genealogy
Resources
Printers that allow direct printing of digital camera images!
The latest generation of ink-jet printers have been specifically designed for those of us that have digital cameras. By incorporating built-in LCD displays and memory card readers, users can bypass the computer all together which means that no special software or processes have to occur in order to get your images printed!
Companies such as HP, Epson and Canon all have various models that have these new features!
How to buy and sell items on eBay
Internet auctions are a great way to buy & sell everything from old clothes and toys to cars and even real estate. If you’ve ever searched for something obscure or a classic toy from your childhood, chances are it’s on an Internet auction site.
But online auction fraud has long been a problem, mainly with new users, as the popularity of sites like eBay increases.
The Federal Trade Commission lists online auctions as one of the top consumer issues accounting for over 60% of all Internet fraud complaints.
Before you start to buy or sell anything site, learn all of the do's and don'ts of online auctions from sites such as:
- eBay's sensable trading tips
- PayPal, the secure way to transfer money
- The FTC's guide for buyers and sellers of Internet auctions
Quick-Tip: Using Excel's AutoFill feature
If you have ever built a spreadsheet that involved numbers or days or months in ascending or descending order, you probably manually input each entry, one cell at a time.
Well, if you use the AutoFill feature that is built-in to Excel, you can quickly create these rows of labels.
To fill in a series of numbers, dates, or other items:
Select the first cell in the range you want to fill, and then enter the starting value for the series.
For numbers, you can duplicate the same number by simply dragging the 'Fill Handle' (small black square at the bottom right corner of the cell).
To increase the number one unit per cell, hold down the Ctrl button (you should see a small plus sign appear) then drag down using the fill handle.
For days or months, simply drag down the fill handle from the first cell to advance the day or month one cell at a time.
For more help, use the Help menu in Excel and type 'AutoFill'!
Using your Screen Saver as a security device!
Learn how to use your screen saver as a security device when you are not at your computer with the
Super Geek Tip of the Week!
Genealogy...computer and Internet style!
Tracing your families’ history can be a very interesting and informative journey. It’s being made much easier by the Internet and computer programs that are capable of structuring the project for you, such as Heritage Family Tree Deluxe or web sites such as Ancestry.com or Genealogy.com.
One of the more extensive resources for genealogy on the Internet is a web site called 'Cyndi's List' which has over 180,000 links!
