Learning and Living in the Online World

GCFLearnFree.og is excited to announce the launch of their very first Apple tutorial, Mac OS X Lion.

This weekend we launched all new lessons and content for our most popular tutorial Computer Basics. Computer and technology have changed quite a bit since we last updated this topic in 2008. The iPad has taken off, wireless technology rules the game and there is apparently an app for everything. In order to keep up, [...]

We are continuing to expand our Google tutorials with Google Docs 101. Google Docs is a free, web-based office suite that allows users to produce documents, spreadsheets and more. Google Docs is becoming more and more popular because it allows you to store your documents and files online in the Cloud which makes accessing and [...]

Are you a current Mac computer user? Are you thinking of getting a MacBook or iMac? If so, you will want to know about the just-released OS X Lion, Apple’s newest operating system for Mac computers. Lion promises to change the way we interact with our desktops and laptops with new features for controlling how [...]

We are continuing to add to our Social Media tutorials with a new topic on Skype. Skype is a popular, web-based service that allows you to make voice and video calls to fellow Skype users on the internet for free. You can even get a phone number and make calls to phones around the world [...]

You may have heard about cloud computing. There’s an ad campaign from Windows 7 where the characters exclaim “To The Cloud!“, a superhero-esque phrase that, when said, saves the day. People in your workplace may make reference to utilizing The Cloud for an upcoming presentation or the sales associate at your local tech store lists [...]

We have now launched the first of our Google subjects with an introductory tutorial on creating and managing a Google Account. Did you know that Google offers hundreds of apps and services? Gmail, GoogleDocs, Google Calendar, YouTube and Picasa are some of the most popular. If you use any of these services, a Google Account [...]

Have you heard people talking about RSS Feeds but didn’t really understand the term? This post explains what RSS is and how you can take use these feeds to save time and easily stay informed in the topics you are most interested.

This month has seen the release of brand new versions of the big three web browsers. Google’s Chrome 10, Mozilla’s FireFox 4 and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 all promise to enhance your experience of the Internet with improvements in speed, user interface, mobile syncing and privacy controls. So, which one should you choose? Let’s take [...]

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