Computer Tips and Tricks

Hello, students! I’ve got a couple of ways to make your academic life less painful. They’re not all free, but they’re all good.

Microsoft offers deep discounts for students
If you’re headed back to school (or if you’re already there), you’ve realized that you’re actually going to need to write some papers at some point during the school year. Even if your cunning plan is to wait until the very last minute, you’re still going to need some software to get that done.
There are plenty of alternatives to Microsoft Office, but if you qualify, you can get the full Microsoft Office Professional Academic 2010 suite for roughly  $79 US. Check this site for more information.

You’ll need to send an email to Microsoft, get some information back, purchase online, and then download (and install) the software.

Evernote lets you access your notes just about anywhere
Microsoft Office Academic comes with a program called OneNote, which is a decent note taking program. But in my opinion Evernote has OneNote beat. Take notes, take a picture, capture a web page or portion thereof with Evernote on your Windows computer, your iMac, your iPhone, your Android phone, your iPad, or your Linux computer, and you can access that information from any of those devices. You can secure your information, or share it.

Evernote is unbelievably useful. Their slogan is “Remember everything.” but I think Evernote is great because I don’t have to remember anything! I just have to go to Evernote to retrieve it. The free version is adequate for many, but if you need additional storage, you can purchase it. Grab it here. It will change your life.

Thanks to Cate at http://www.computercarekelowna.com for her great articles