We have spent the last month exploring the ins and outs of Windows 7 - by using it every day. We have identified some of the things that we think are most interesting for our Windows 7 Lessons and Videos, but we would like to hear from you about your interests.

On October 22, Microsoft will be releasing the much anticipated Windows 7 Operating System and with the widespread marketing blitz it’s hard not to wonder if this is the latest, greatest technology “must have”. Of course, we have been wondering the very same thing.

Will this operating system perform better than Windows Vista? Is Windows 7 as fun and easy as it appears? What do we need to know before buying? Should we prepare members to upgrade right away?

17,100,000. That is how many results I received when I used an Internet search engine to search for a talking clock. The vague search terms I used resulted in too many off-target web pages. Obviously, I don’t have the time to look through 17 million web pages to locate the exact item I need, and I’m guessing you don’t have that kind of extra time either. That is why it is important for you to know how to use search engines effectively to increase the chance the search engine will display results that closely meet your criteria.

Children and teens represent a growing number of online users who, like adults, are surfing the Internet, exchanging email, posting and reading messages in newsgroups, and joining conversations in chat rooms.

While there are numerous benefits for children to use this technology, there are times when they have and can become targets for crime and exploitation on the Internet.

Writing formulas in Microsoft Excel is as simple or complicated as you make it. If you’re not very strong in math then you might write simple formulas. If you’re very good with numbers then you will write more sophisticated formulas.

Either way, Microsoft Excel is a very powerful program suited to either of your needs.