by Amy Howard | Jun 1, 2024 | Learn
Graphic by Amy Howard A man walks into a nature reserve. “I volunteered to help the rangers count amphibians,” he says. The receptionist (that’s me) replies, “That’s great. Will you tap your name on that video screen to let the rangers know you’re here?” He taps...
by Amy Howard | May 1, 2024 | Learn
Fire Station No. 9 When was this picture taken? I have asked this question a thousand times. A thousand and thirty times, to be exact. It matters when a picture was taken. Whoever wrote this date might have gotten their hand slapped for defacing nobility. But aren’t...
by Amy Howard | Apr 1, 2024 | Learn
Some summers ago, I wrote a Computer Corner article on how to use the sigma summer to sum numbers in Excel. You click the cell where you want a sum to appear, click the sigma button, drag-grab the list of numbers to sum, and hit Enter. Instant math. It works the same...
by Amy Howard | Feb 1, 2024 | Learn
Is it gremlins? How does my computer screen slide off the computer screen? I know I’m not the only one. I get this question from most of my computer students. It doesn’t usually slide all the way off the screen… just enough to lose the buttons that let you do stuff...
by Amy Howard | Jan 1, 2024 | Chronicles, Learn
When did email overtake snail mail? When did PDF overtake USPS? When did Quicken overtake bank statements? When is the last time you bought a ream of printer paper? When are you going to go through that filing cabinet? What are you going to do with all those papers?...
