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*Updated for 2023 with VirtualBox version 7 content* Information Technology has come a long way in the past 5-10 years and one of the greatest advancements in this field has to be that of virtualizing computers and servers in order to save IT administrators a lot of time and their companies a lot of money when it comes to building their backend systems. And now we can even go beyond virtualizing computers and virtualize our networks as well. Because virtualization allows us to run multiple computers (virtual machines) on one piece of hardware, it makes it's easy to set up multiple systems ...

With everything being online these days it only makes sense that you need to be able to use the Internet to some degree to keep up with the times. If you don't know how to go online and find your way around its hard to even do simple things like find the phone number for a local restaurant. Thanks to the Internet, doing things such as keeping in touch with friends and family is easier than ever and even shopping for your favorite items is as simple as clicking a few buttons. Then of course we have the ability to stream movies and music on all of our devices so we can be entertained anywhere...

**UPDATED FOR 2024" With the growing trend of working and attending classes from home, there has been an increased need for the ability to share your work online with other people on your team or from your classes. Emailing documents back and forth can get messy and when you have multiple copies of your work in a bunch of different emails, then things tend to get missed or even lost. Everyone knows about Google and how they are one of the leaders when it comes to online technology and applications so one would assume they would have a solution for anything you need to accomplish over the ...

**Updated for 2022 with Windows 11 content** With everything being connected these days it only makes sense that even our homes and small offices will benefit from having our computers networked together so they can communicate with each other. Microsoft Windows is the most popular operating system in the world and is seen in most businesses as well as most homes. If you have multiple computers, whether they be desktops or laptops and want to be able to share files, folders and printers between them then its not a super difficult thing to do assuming you have some decent Windows skills. The...

With many applications being used online these days, it makes sense that Microsoft would have its own online app that you can use to create things such as presentations, personal stories, reports and other types of documents. This free app is called Sway and is available for anyone to use free of charge. Once you create your "Sway", you can then share it with others via a simple link and even allow them to add their own personal touches to it. If you have some basic computer skills and a little creativity, it's not too difficult to create your own media that you can use at the office for ...

With the growing trend of everything being online and the need for businesses and even individuals to have a "web presence", it makes sense that we would see an increase in website creation tools geared towards those who might not have the technical skills required to do real HTML website coding. Not too long ago, if you wanted a website created for yourself or your company, you would need to hire a website developer to do all the work and this is certainly not a cheap process. Everyone knows about Google and how they are one of the leaders when it comes to online technology and ...

** If you are looking for Windows 11 specific file management help, then check out Windows 11 File Management Made Easy. Available on Amazon. If you use a computer at home or at work on a regular basis then you should be familiar with the concept of files and folders and how you have both of them stored on the hard drive of your desktop or laptop, and without access to these files and folders it’s hard to get your work done. Knowing how to manage these files and folders is essential if you want to become a proficient computer user and if you can’t easily find them or know how to ...

Not just for seniors! Within the last decade, smartphones have gone from something only technically savvy people enjoyed to a daily device that can be used by anyone from children to grandparents. These days you are in the minority if you don't have a smartphone and are missing out on all the wonderful things you can do with them. As these smartphones keep getting more advanced, some people may find it hard to keep up with everything they can do and how to do even the simplest of tasks. Not everyone is a tech genius and since our smartphones generally don't come with instruction guides we ...

Desktop publishing software has been around for many years and is still widely used today by graphic designers, printers, advertising companies and even home users. Microsoft has one of the most widely used graphic design programs out there called Publisher and it offers some powerful tools to help create some professional looking publications. If you have some basic computer skills and a little creativity, it's not too difficult to create your own publications that you can use for your business such as brochures, flyers and business cards. You can even use it at home to make things such as...

With the growing trend of working from home and keeping in touch with friends and family via the Internet, there has been an increased demand for easy to use online meeting and video conferencing tools. With the popularity of Zoom skyrocketing, Google has decided to make their Meet online meeting application free for all of us to use at the home and office. Google Meet allows you to host and join online meetings and video calls with other people and offers a very simple and easy to use interface making it an ideal choice for those who are not the most tech savvy and at the same time offers ...

With the growing trend of everything being online and people working from home as well as taking their school classes online, there is a growing need to be able to work in "the cloud" and be able to access your files from any location as well as share them with others so they can work on them as well. Microsoft Office has been around since 1990 with various versions and improvements throughout the years and lately Microsoft has really been pushing their user base to use their online subscription based versions rather than the desktop versions we are all used to. You might have heard of ...

With the growing trend of working online from home, we have seen many of our favorite apps being moved to "the cloud" so we can use them from any device with an internet connection. Everyone knows about Google and how they are one of the leaders when it comes to online technology and applications so one would assume they would have a solution for anything you need to accomplish over the Internet. If you have a business, club or class project and have the need to create a form that others can respond to online, then Google has you covered. Google Forms can be used to create online surveys, ...

Cloud computing is nothing new and you might have even noticed how we do more and more of our daily computing tasks online such as working with shared documents and even working on documents from within our web browsers. There are many cloud storage services to choose from such as iCloud, DropBox, OneDrive and Google Drive but one easy to use and powerful app you might not know about is called Box. Box Made Easy was written to help you get up and running with the the Box cloud storage service. The goal of this book is to show you how to create an account, upload files and folders, share and...

Not just for seniors! Email has been around for many years and even though most people now use texting as their preferred way of communicating, it doesn’t mean email is going away anytime soon. Email is still the primary method used for communication by businesses and other agencies to share information as well as to send files in the form of attachments. Over the years, there have been many companies that provide free email services such as Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL and so on. No matter which one of these email accounts you decide to sign up for, they will all function in a similar ...

Taking photos has become a normal part of our lives and these days we don’t even think twice about it since we can take a picture any time, any place with our smartphones. Most people don’t even own a camera anymore since our phones do such a good job of taking photos. Google Photos allows you to upload your pictures and even videos to their online storage repository so you can use it as a backup and a way to share photos with other people without needing to send them as an email attachment. You can also create and share photo albums with others just by sending them a link. And if you ...

Video editing software has been around for many years and for many years only people who were in the movie business or had a large budget could afford to use such software. Even when your average home videographer was able to afford their own video camera, they still had no reasonable way to edit their movies. Now that everyone has a smartphone and considers themselves a professional movie maker, the need to edit their own footage has dramatically increased. Thankfully, Microsoft has a free app built into Windows that allows anyone with a camera and a computer to make some great looking ...