We have a love-hate relationship with computers! OK when they work, maddening when they do not. Here are some best PC tips and trouble-shooting sites mainly for beginners and intermediate computer users. (Hey, the techies can look after themselves!) Please tell us of others - and old links which no longer work. Don't forget - on the top menu bar of almost every software program, there is an option marked 'help', usually with a searchable index. Windows users also have a 'help' option on the start menu.
Computer Tips online
Online searchable archive from Computer Tips and Techniques, plus message boards.
Association of Christian Community Computer Centers
Range of downloadable .doc class materials on a range of computer and software subjects.
About.com Adult Education
Advice on acquiring computer skills.
Third Age Learning Center
Online skills classes.
ZDNet's 'Help and How-to' pages
Some stuff is for beginners and intermediate users.
PCMinistries
Online forums for Christians needing advice on computer use.
ExpertCity.com
Ask a real expert in real time. First session free, after that, it's a pay-for service. If all else fails, maybe it's one to try.
The PC Guide
For intermediate users - but very detailed and helpful information.
Computer Manuals for missionaries
Free download - written by missionaries for missionaries, they cover everything from packing to
field repairs.
SIL Computing
A big range of resources, particularly helpful for missionaries involved in translation work.
Includes a downloadable PDF files Notes on Computing which will need the free Acrobat Reader.
Wycliffe Associates
This mission support group offer help for any missionary in a range of practical ways.
WA have also set up email help addresses for missionaries (or others in very isolated situations with no other IT help) experiencing computer problems:
General Computer |
Computer Hardware |
Desktop Publishing |
MS-DOS Questions |
Microsoft Access |
Ms Excel |
Ms Outlook |
Ms Outlook Express |
Powerpoint |
Ms Word |
Network Questions |
Operating Systems |
Internet
Empowering the poor
Teaching our computer skills to others, including the disadvantaged, can be a powerful ministry.
PC Maintenance for Computer Users with Limited Repair Services
An RTF (Rich Text) downloadable 117k file (readable by any word processor) prepared for people who are not too technical, and especially for missionaries and others with few people to call on.
DriverZone |
The Device Driver Guide
Find and download drivers for printers, scanners, etc.
You can also open a Hotmail account. Then enter 'Options'. Insert details of your POP3 server, user ID and password and click OK. By logging onto Hotmail and clicking 'POP Mail', you can pick up your 'real' email, from several POP3 accounts if wish, and from any computer anywhere. Note - if you reply, the message will appear to come from your Hotmail account rather than your real account - unless you go back to Options/Preferences, find the 'Reply to' feature, enter your real email address here. Then your replies will be shown as coming from your real email address. Note - if you don't use your Hotmail account every 30 days, they will cancel it.
Escape big email attachments for ever
If your Internet connection is slow or paid for by the minute, you have probably been bothered by people sending you without asking, huge file attachments which take 5, 10, 15 minutes or more to download. And that's if they don't stall halfway, and you have to start again. But until they are downloaded, you have a queue of emails you can't get at! There are several ways to get round the problem:
Eudora and Pegasus
These email programs are more flexible and also less able to be affected by viruses than
Outlook emailers which are part of Windows. There is an email discussion group for mission-related issues on encryption: join here.
Graphic shrinker: MyPhotoZip is a new program (free 30-day trial) which will shrink a 10mb image down as far as 100k without visible loss of quality! Speeds up transmission, saves enormous amounts of storage space. If both user and receiver possess a copy, large graphics can be sent down slow Internet connections.
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