Save Time: Use Templates

Having helped many groups, I know that templates are not always used or even well-known.  So I wanted to highlight them because they can save you time and frustration … and potentially make you look really good in the process 🙂 . 

Filed under: Communication Tools, Free Stuff, Time Savers, Mac, MS Office, Online tools, Software, time management

Good Online Software Training

Generally speaking, most items on this site are DIY, free or virtually free because of purpose for the site.  But a primary goal is assisting with good tools:  those things that give you good bang-for-your-minutes so you can spend more time on ministry and less on technology frustrations.

In that vein, I want to mention a resource that is not free but can produce significant time and frustration savings.  Very little costs us more time and frustration than having the software we need, but not being able to get it to do what we want.  We’ve all been there and Lynda.com can help.

Filed under: Resources, Software, MS Office, Online tools, Software, training

When Do You Need To Upgrade Office or Windows?

With the release of Windows 7 coming this year, you may be wondering if you need to upgrade your operating system if you use a PC – particularly if you did not upgrade to Vista and still run XP.  Naturally, there’s not a one-size-fits-all answer, but I will offer a few of the guidelines I suggest when asked this question.

Filed under: Maintaining Your Computer, Software, computer maintenance, MS Office, OS, Planning, Software

What You Need to Run Vista, Windows 7 and Office 2007 on Your Computer

Warning:  This post will contain tech speak and numbers and other “blah-blah” information.  But don’t close it. This is an important follow-up to the question of when you need to upgrade your Windows/Office software,

Filed under: Maintaining Your Computer, MS Office, OS, Planning, Software

Don’t forget about anti-virus software

If you, your ministry or your church owns a PC, you need anti-virus software.

Filed under: Maintaining Your Computer, Software, anti-virus, licensing, Software