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• Desktop Media — Get a desktop icon for every drive you insert

  Posted on August 12, 2024 at 02:44 CDT by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

  FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  Microsoft asks what you want to do whenever you insert any type of removable media, such as USB thumb drives, CDs, or DVDs.

  But pay attention: you get only a few seconds to answer before the offer fades away. Too slow! Now you have to go hunting for the drive in Windows Explorer. Grrr.

  We’ve been setting up limited-use computers for the Mennonite communities in our area for years. One little program that we install on every one of those computers is Desktop Media by Ian Perez. Although this handy program was last updated in 2011, it still does its job for Windows XP, Windows 11, and everything in between.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.33.0, 2024-08-12).

  Freeware Spotlight Deanna's Freeware Spotlight, Desktop Media, Newsletters, Shortcuts, Windows Desktop

• Office tools: Something old, something new

  Posted on June 15, 2020 at 01:15 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums
  

  SMALL BUSINESS COMPUTING

  By Amy Babinchak

  Most of us begin our workday with a heavy sigh and a click of our email app.

  So many messages to review, so many meetings to accept and schedule … so little time. For all of you who toil in Outlook, there are many tools for making the task of managing email and meetings a bit easier. Two of my favorites are Outlook’s built-in Quick Steps and the newly enhanced Microsoft 365 app called Bookings. Here’s why and how I use them every day.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.23.0 (2020-06-15).

  Office AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Bookings, Quick Steps, Scheduling, Shortcuts