Hi helpful mates,
Has anyone found a good Linux forum to discus Linux related
hardware/software Issue?
Thank you.
Charles.
I've got a uber busy schedule with precious little off desk time to watch
videos or read QUE- like books re" MS Publisher.
I really need a good Publisher online forum where I could pose questions
and read discussions re: specific tasks.
The Yahoo and Google Publisher groups seem very quiet.
Does
Would anyone please suggest a good group for MS Outlook questions?
Thank you!
Charles.
I ask for your understand as I try to track posts from several lists and
gmail becomes less user formed;sy to earch for info byt the day.
I'm not sure how I can check on this list's web site to ascertain if I've
posted a topic and searching my gmail for this list of digest messages by
keyword is a
My esteemed listmates,
I'm in search for a helpful online Graphics group where one can
discuss graphics issues.
e.g. where to find free graphics, the best software for a particular task,
editing graphics, etc.
If anyone on this list could please possibly suggest the correct software
to acc
My esteemed listmates,
It’s been increasingly challenging to find independent, objective reviews
for computer hardware.
Ex. Best webcams, laptops for video recording, etc.
PC Magazine and Tom’s Hardware *used to be* reliable.
Have you found any objective computer hardware sites?
If n
My esteemed listmates,
Have any of you successfully live streamed an event at your library or any
of your branches?
Thank you!
Charles.
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I’m curious which sites you’ve found helpful when you need to use photos,
videos, music, etc. for library events?
For photos, pixabay has been pretty good.
Are the other sites you’ve enjoyed?
Thank you!
Hi my esteemed mates,
Sorry for peppering questions but hopefully they help others on the list.
Our tech guy is gone so we're having to find solutions on our own.
I haven't Skyped since Microsoft bought them.
I need to Skype in a speaker for a panel I've created.
I would so appreciate your tho
Does anyone on this list participate in a 3D printer group or online forum?
Thanks so much.
Charles.
Hi All,
I’ve been trying to find a good online graphics forums for a long time but
haven’t so far.
If you have found any such group, I’d appreciate you sharing any.
I’m on a super deadline for a video edit for the library and looking for
*f*ree clip art/photo/image/graphic of a spline rolling
Hi All,
I'm having to edit vidoes we're recording to teach patosn (for free) hwot
to do things.
I'm new to video editing but a few tasks I've learned by watching YouTube
videos for Open Shot have helped me learn some of the beginner skills.
I really need a good Open Shot online forum and didn
Hi All,
I’m on a new suden deadline for the end of today for a video I’m editing
for free online programs we’re offering with our public library.
I’ve searched for days for 2 items to be included the video but can’t find
a free graphic for either.
If could please share any photo, clip art, or
Hi All,
It’s amazing what can be done without necessarily having an audio/video
department or a tech degree as I’ve learned video editing.
BTW, that video editing software edits; it doesn’t create videos or .gifs.
I was wondering if anyone on this list has created a .gif?
I’m interested in crea
I was curious if anyone has experience participating in 3D printer online
forums?
Thank you.
Charles.
Hi all,
I thought someone might have posted on the list re: using GIFanimator -
downloadable to your PC?
Thank you.
Best,
Charles.
My esteemed listmates
I need to work on graphics on my personal laptop which does not have MS
Publisher on it. I can't work on graphics online so Office 365 is not an
option.
I thought I might use Libre Draw as a substitute for MS Publisher but it
seems to have its own methods/learning curve.
*Hi All,*
*I hope you are all doing well.*
*I was wondering if anyone this list had experience creating a leaflet in
MS Word or Publisher?*
*I have the graphic in a Word document which I’d like to print as a ½
sheet.*
*It’s one whole graphic on the front side and another on the back.*
*I’d lik
Hi All,
I noticed on a person’s iPhone they can snap a photo and then there’s some
application on their phone which converts that photo into a graphic of that
photo you can edit with arrows, text, etc.
Have any of you used such an app on your iPhone? What’s that app called?
I’m trying to do some
Hi All,
I watch live webinars which I can download and save to my hard drive using
Firefox to watch at a later date offline.
The problem is that the video downloads in 380 and not 1080p so the words
on screen appear tiny and grainy.
Has anyone figured out a hack for that?
Thank you.
Charles.
Hi All,
Here's one I've researched and have not resolved so I'm hoping others have
resolved.
I want to search my gmails for greater than one year.
In the top gmail search bar I CAN type in and search date range but that
drop down menu with To, From, Has Words in will not appear if I type in a
da
Any DaVinci Resolve (Free) users on this list?
Thank you.
Charles.
Hi All,
My apologies for the barrage of tech questions.
Gone are the days of finding objective, independent reviews of software.
Yes, you can Google but developers cna pay to have a higher Googled result
so...
I appreciate those who've actually used software who generously share their
experienc
Hi All,
I've watched 3 YT and read a few Google results re: how to read all the
stats on your Facebook page.
None worked.
Maybe it changes between browsers?
I load the FB page and in the drop down menu see Settings & Privacy and
click on that.
I then see Activity Log in that drop down menu and
I'm working on a graphic project I thought would be fairly straightforward.
I've created "text" (words) in a Word 365 document with starbursts.
I need to then copy/paste that creation into a Word flyer template created
by another person.
I then need to create a 1/2 sheet of that "creation.'
But
Hi All,
Here’s the challenge I’ve faced and perhaps others have as well and can
please share your work-around?
I want to learn new, free software.
I YouTube it and find titles which look promising. Once I click on the to
view them the “words” in the tutorial look tiny and mostly indiscernible.
Ho Joe,
It IS the former.
I watch YT instructional videos so seeing the characters is really
important they appear in larger enough size in the video.
The video I included does not appear large enough even for those with 20/20
clear vision and supposedly appearing in 1080p.
What I'm learning fr
Hi Marijane and Tim,
I use a PC - Windows 10 with the Firefox browser.
I don't see any cog wheel or word Settings in FF to adjust video quality.
Tim, thank your for confirming that the "words" in the YT video are not
clear in 380p.
I don't know how to change the view to 1080p in FF nor how I c
Hi All,
Hope you're all doing well.
As part of my employee goals, I need to follow a library and/or
tech-library blog.
This is a wonderful list but I don't think it qualifies.
Would you please share a couple of your favorite library and/or
tech-library blogs?
Thank you so much.
Charles.
Thank you ALL so very, very much.
What awesome blogs you have kindly shared!
My best to you all.
Charles.
Hi All of my esteemed listmates,
I've found in many YT tutorials characters ("words") appear tiny in the
videos.
Ex. Watching a YT tutorial in how to use software the functions (e.g. File
or Inspector, et.c) appear too tiny to see.
I've emailed the content creators and they assert they've export
Hi Jon et al,
Jon... Thank you ever so much for your detailed breakdown!
As they would say in "Swingers"... you are so money! :)
Did you end up streaming to YouTube and find that the better fit?
I was thinking of live streaming one of our music events at the library or
maybe live stream musicia
My esteemed listmates,
We’re considering adding software on the library’s public access computers.
I was wondering which applications others offer which your public or
students have found helpful?
Do you offer any open-source programs like Libre Office, GIMP or Firefox?
We have MS Offic
Hi Bonnie,
Thank you for sharing Krita (painting). It looks interesting.
Which kinds of projects do your patrons use that software for?
Did library management have any concerns about it being open-source
software on a public computer?
Do you offer Kritain in the Windows version for the public
Hi John,
Thank you so much for sharing!
You shared ... Below is an exported list of installed software ...
But, I didn't see that list on the digest version of the messages I get.
Can you pls privately email me that list?
When have you found Zoho Unattended Access to be most effective?
e.g.
Hi John,
Thank you so much for so generously sharing your list of software.
I've used many with great satisfaction - e.g. Audacity (most intuitive
software I've ever used, Mozilla FF and TB), etc.
I would add Edit Lite 8 as a text editor.
I had a huge TB Inbox file to open and search and Notepa
My esteemed listmates,
Please forgive me if I've posted this before as it's a crazy busy time in
our little library that could.
Creating programs on the run, producing therm, video recording them and
editing them ourselves all with free software is a challenge tracking
everything.
For on camera
I found that be true when I was running a writing competition.
Submissions were all supposed to be in Word but a couple arrived in odd
formats that turned out to be in old versions of Word which Word would not
open.
Libre Writer did the job.
I've also recently created graphics in Libre Writer (n
Hi my esteemed listmates,
My bad if I missed this but I’m looking for a downloadable (not online) PDF
editor?
I want to be able to copy “language” out of a PDF I receive and paste it in
plain text in a word[processor document.
Can you please recommend PDF editors you’ve actually used which
Hi my esteemed lisstmates,
I stumbled upon an excalletn andsucuitn leaqnritn video on You Tube.
There is no reference to who created the learning video in the video nor
below it.
How could I ascertain who created this excellent video and how to contact
them besides posting under the video that
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I need to watch educational webinars offline many times.
I've been using the Ant Downloader with Firefoc but once the video download
when I play it in VLC Media Player it just play the audio, not the video.
I've also used (but it's not working last 2 days) youtube-GUI.
I'm trying to add the "Search" tool to File Explorer.
I've Googled this and tried to follow many ways to do this but I never see
in my File Explorer what they posted on forums, etc.
My goal is when I open FE I can see that tiny calendar in the upper right
of FE which I can click and then search m
Hi my esteemed listmates,
Thank you so much for your continued and generous insights about tech
troubleshoots.
Here’s a new one I’d so appreciate your thoughts and suggestions addressing.
We’d like one co-worker at a different branch library sitting at his desk
to view us using (learning to use)
My esteemed listmates,
Have you found any tech where you can grab an audio device and not have to
touch anything opr pre-program but records immediately?
I have an Olympus digital recorder but you have to fumble with buttons.
Thank you.
Best,
Charles.
My esteemed listmates,
Anyone use MS 3D Paint?
Not MS Paint but 3D?
I’ve watched an educational webinar and 3 YouTube videos re: creating a
marker.
I reach the point of drawing a lined outline around the object I wish to
create/retain as a marker.
I click Remove and then drag that off the Canv
Hi,
Would the owner or moderator for this list please email me privately?
Thank you.
Charles.
My esteemed listmates,
I never got a list of digest messages where this was posted so I'm guessing
it never got through?
Is there an accompanying Web site where I can see messages individually
posted to this list?
My questions is about using MS 3D Paint?
Not MS Paint but 3D.
I’ve watched an ed
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I’ve watched a plethora of YT instructional videos where seeing the words
on screen are critical to learning new software but the words appear tiny
on screen.
Enlarging the screen makes the screen larger (e.g. Ctrl +) but doesn’t
enlarge the words in the video.
No
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I'm trying to figurer out how to create a Timleline liks this (below) so I
could link the skill to the point in the vdieo wjhwre it woujdl appear.
[image: image.jpeg]
Here' the instructional video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1WhD108W0o&t=118s
I like how they ci
Hi there,
I have MS Outlook questions so I registered with Ask a Microsoft Question
Community.
I then posted my question successfully.
The next day I get a messenger and my account is blocked.
I click Next and type in my phone number but it won't accept it.
Has anyone found a good forum to ask
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I'm so sorry for the barrage but now that our library is in another stage
of opening we have a plethora of issues we're addressing.
Our "Friends of the Library" NPO wants to have a Web site.
They are great people but not that tech oriented so I've narrowed down
their we
Hi John,
Thanks for sharing that.
How might I go about searching the Code 4 archives for those posts re:
soliciting web development projects for
students to cut their teeth on?
Yes, CMS and security are critical.
The challenge is offering a CMS solution that's easy to learn/use and I
only have
Hi Deborah,
I was finally able to reconnect with a friend who's retired and traveling
who worked in graphics for years.
What you noted is exactly what he shared.
Instead of recording on a smaller screen so "smaller-screened people" could
easily see the words they record on their jumbotrons and w
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I’d so appreciate your thoughts about which sites you’ve found to be reliably
independent which recommends similar authors.
Ex. Ken Follet (BTW if you haven’t read “Pillars of the Earth” treat
yourself! similar Historical Fiction author?
I’ve searched on the Liter
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I’ve Googled this matter and none of the results provide a solution.
I want to easily and quickly ID the location of the subjects in the Windows
10 lock screen pictures.
I’ve read you hover your mouse over a camera icon yet there is no camera
icon on my networked PCs
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I understand GIF is considered by many an antiquated and/or non preferred
format.
But, I can't open a GIF created by a trusted source with W10 Windows Media
Player.
I can open it in Irfanview but is there a way in Irfaview to slow the GIF
down?
If not, has anyone used
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I need to take a graphic I download (with permission) off a Website and
make it 1920x1080, or larger by the same ratio so its quality will be
higher.
It would be even better if I could convert it into 3840x2160.
Has anyone used a FREE Windows tool to do that?
I underst
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I'm trying to record steps taken in a video editing software using a video
screen recording software.
The Windows 10 Game X screen recording software hasn't worked.
I was reading about Screenrec but has anyone used that application?
Thank you!
Charles.
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I hope you're enjoying a good holiday season.
Have you tested any Android or iPhone or iPad or Tablet (Samsung) apps
which allow for screen recording?
I like OBS for the PC desktop but they don't make a mobile app.
Have you found any good vetting tech sites?
Thanks so
Hi my esteemed listmates,
Have any of you formatted and partitioned a new external hard drive using
the Windows 10 Disk Management Tool?
I’m trying to format my new Seagate external hard drive 2 TB from exFAT to
NTFS as well as create 4 partitions as follows:
Partition 1 488GB
Partition 2
Hi Andrew and Patrcia,
Thank you both so very much!
Paticka were there features you preferred with AZ Recorder over Android 11
or do you use an earlier version of Android?
I wish I could find reliable voice to text software other than Windows 10
built in (but online) nor Dragon Naturally Speakin
Has anyone on the list tkane any of their courses?
Likes? Dislikes?
They offer some interesting titles?
Thank you!
Charles.
Hi Beth,
Thank you so much.
That's such a help when one share details of what you liked about a class
or software not just that it was "awesome."
Did you find any of the non-tech classes helpful?
Ex. Getting to Know your users through interviews and focus groups, telling
the library story thr
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I was able to avert a real problem today but the cause remains the same.
I need a new cell phone which makes it easy to see when a Voice Mail has
been left. My old LG was decent for that but this Samsung Galaxy J2 shows
nothing.
I’ve read and tried following a ton
Hi All,
I'm trying to create still graphics of step-by-step instructions for both
Word and Excel 365.
The challenge is when I hover the mouse over an icon in a Group once I
press the Printscrn button or use a Windows hotkey to try to capture that
word description over the icon disappears once yo
Hi All,
We’re considering offering as an opt in on our library page for patrons
interested in a program(s) so they voluntarily sign up.
Would anyone please kindly share any such language you’ve used for your
opt-ins?
Thank you so much!
Charles.
My esteemed listmates
I’m trying to help a patron learn English conversationally as Portuguese is
her native language.
She’s tried CDs, DVDs and books but learns best conversationally.
Has anyone found a good resource for learning English conversationally when
English is not your native la
phone to the car?
Thank you!
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, Fl
Restaurant or Sign
In prominently on the map.
Mapquest seems even more bizarre.
Has anyone found an online application or free downloadable program which
will create custom maps for basically a square area where you can include
just one destination?
Thank you!
Charles.
Charles Meyer
you can pre-set the
arrow to proceed through content as you are talking about without having to
physically move the arrow to that content?
Thank you kindly.
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, Fl 33952
h it.
I Goolged pointer, arrow, moving arrow.
Thank you!
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Hi my esteemed listmates,
I wanted to search for a bookmark by locating it under the folder it's
bookmarked under.
I can find the name and the url but that FF All Bookmarks doesn't reveal
the folder it's saved in.
Any FF users?
Thank you,
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlott
st.
Has anyone found a browser and site which does this?
Thank you.
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
Under Display section, check Disable
hardware graphics acceleration
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, Fl
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, Fl
Hi my esteemed listmates,
We're videorecording a lot of programs for digital sharing these days.
Maybe you are, too?
Has anyone used a green screen app (free) on their cell?
Someone mentioned Chroma but there are LOTS of Chroma apps on Google Play.
Thanks.
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Char
script.
Can you think of any ways I can cheat to create the look of my eyes looking
straight into the camera while reading the script without a real
teleprompter?
Thank you!
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, Fl
s nothing.
How have you searched gmail by only the Starred emails?
Thank you.
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
x27;m planning on both video recording as I did the other day wth the DSLR
camera but positioning the camera 15-25 feet away so you don't see eye
movement when reading the script in (have to experiment to ascertain how
far away is enough) + I thought I'd try recording a Zoom meeting and
Odd question but not if you work in a library… besides using a label maker
have you found any “marker” to label the “metal” part of a flash drive with
just letters so it doesn’t get wiped out if you sweep your finger over it?
Sharpies don’t work.
Thank you!
Charles.
Charles Meyer
rt.
Has anyone used some kind of an adapter to connect the old style headset
mic plug into that USB adapter which you can then plug into a USB port on
your laptop?
Thank you!
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
Hi Ann,
I think that will work on the flash drives.
Thank you and all the kind posters.
I didn't want to print a label for a flash drive!
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
Date:Tue, 17 May 2022 17:55:48 +
From:"Kucera, Ann F&quo
long
that .gif is.
Thank you so much.
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
video!
Thanks,
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
Date:Mon, 30 May 2022 12:14:42 -0400
From:Joe Hourclé
Subject: Re: .gif - determining it's time length
> On May 30, 2022, at 12:02 PM, charles meyer
wrote:
>
> Hi my esteemed listmates,
mentioned it has the worst charging cable.
Anyone find any trustworthy sites which vets Androids and the apps you'll
need for them besides the sites listed above?
Thanks so much.
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
nouns with pronouns?
Thank you?
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
the files
contents but not just the sub-folder names.
Have you had to buy a commercial program to do that?
I'm hoping there's a solution besides some DOS line command option!
Thank you!
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
Hi my esteemed listmates.
I have a glossy brochure form a NPO.
I'm trying to replicate the 2 sided brochure with just card stock until
we're sent more brochures,
It's 3 " x 7 3/4"
It's not a trifold but has anyone used Publisher for this kind of task?
Other template where this 2 sided brochure
Hi All,
Thank you all for a lively discussion!
Stephen - what do you use to check your grammar?
Printed AP Style? NYTimes printe style book?
Thank you so much.
Charles.
Date:Tue, 7 Jun 2022 20:43:45 +
From:"McDonald, Stephen"
Subject: Re: Grammar Checker - sites
I misspoke
are poorly taught
with badly created YT videos.
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
Date:Thu, 9 Jun 2022 21:34:53 -0400
From:Joe Hourclé
Subject: Re: MS Publisher - Replicating a brochure
On Jun 9, 2022, at 7:10 PM, charles meyer wrote:
>
> Hi m
As a follow up, what's your favorite printed grammar book?
Thanks,
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
My esteemed listmaters,
I understand few, if any, use MS Publisher but are there any other simple,
free or built in applications you do use?
MS Paint? MS Word? Libre Draw?
I have a free .jpg from a free site but it has a checked background I want
to replace with white.
Any Apub users?
Thank
>
> Date:Sat, 11 Jun 2022 09:47:34 -0400
> From:charles meyer
> Subject: Graphic - replacing the checkered background with white
>
> My esteemed listmaters,
>
> I understand few, if any, use MS Publisher but are there any other simple,
> free or built in applic
Column A, first name into Column B, etc.?
Have you had to take extra measures to ensure all the data from an online
program exports correctly into the Columns you’ set up in Excel or tables
in Word?
Thank you!
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
11 Jun 2022 09:47:34 -0400
> From:charles meyer
> Subject: Graphic - replacing the checkered background with white
>
> My esteemed listmaters,
>
> I understand few, if any, use MS Publisher but are there any other simple,
> free or built in applications you do use?
>
> MS Pa
HI Morgan,
We can't use Google forms at our library.
I'm OK using Excel but trying to avoid making mistakes at the beginning in
set up.
Have you ever completed a project and then people chime in that you should
have done it this other way?
I'd like to better understand those learning moments no
MS Publisher?
Other free or built in program?
Thanks so much.
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
What do you use to download non-YT videos?
Thanks os much.
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
Hi All,
I used to receive a digest of library jobs in Florida from here.
http://www.floridalibraryjobs.org/
I tried contacting them but are they still active?
Have another org taken over?
Thank you.
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
ed out.
So, MS Publisher? MS Word? Libre Office, LIbre Draw? GIMP?
Thanks all.
Charles.
Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
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Charles Meyer
Charlotte County Public Library
Port Charlotte, FL
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