Learning and Living in the Online World

Let’s say you want to apply for a job. You’ve just typed a cover letter and updated your resume, and you’ve checked both of them for spelling and grammar errors. As far as you can tell, they look perfect.

Should you go ahead and email them to the company now?

Not yet! You should let somebody else proofread them before sending them out. A friend or family member can catch errors that you (and the spell check) may have missed.

Learn about this visual dictionary of the most common words in the English language.

According to a recent survey on our site many of you want to know more about digital photography. We’ll start with showing you what to look for if you decide to purchase a digital camera.

The ability to access the Internet from various locations makes it convenient for wireless laptop users.

This is the first installment of a series of videos on how to use Camtasia Studio. Camtasia is used to create training and demonstration videos like the Quick Tips and Microsoft videos you see on our site.

An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer. Check out this video to learn exactly what an operating system does and discover the different types of operating systems.

Camtasia is a Techsmith product that makes screen capturing and recording simple. In this video we look at how to insert audio and title slides.

Open Office is a free office software suite that works on all types of computers and comes in several languages. The look and feel is very similar to Microsoft Office. In this Quick Tips video, learn how to create and print an envelope using Open Office Writer.

Learn how to do basic editing in Camtasia Studio.

When it comes to the font size on your slides, how do you decide if a font is too large or too small?