Scott La Counte

Unleash the Power of Pages! Pages is powerful software, and if you get a Mac, it's free. But let's face it: you've probably spent most of your life using Word-or if you were a renegade, WordPerfect. For a Mac user, Pages can make your documents really shine...but first you need to know how to use it. This guide will help! Instead of spending hundreds of pages on functions you probably will never use, it shows you what you really want to...

Master Gmail!If you are like millions of people, then your first email was probably AOL, Juno, or Hotmail. Email as a communication tool, however, has been around since the 60s.Gmail is the most widely used provider today, and if you are using it (or considering using it) there's probably a good reason: it does more than perhaps any other email provider out there.You can make phone calls with Gmail! You can make video calls with Gmail! You can send...

★★★ Discover how to use Word's most popular features ★★★ There's a good chance you grew up with a typewriter. Typewriters weren't exactly feature creep. They could bold, italicize, and underline things, but that's about as deep as their functionality went. Modern word processing does so much more! It checks your grammar, let's you co edit documents with others, even add pictures and multimedia. And when it comes to Word processing,...

You got AirPods Pro! Now how do you use them?! In 2016, Apple released the Apple AirPods- small, wireless headsets that pop into your ear with no cords whatsoever. The device was an instant hit. A second generation was released in 2019 with a better battery life and a wireless case. It wasn't until later in 2019 that things really started to change when Apple released the AirPod Pro. The 2019 pro line featured noise cancelling sound (and a transparent...

A simple guide to learning how to use Watch4 I remember the first time I saw a calculator on a watch. I was blown away! A watch that could tell me what 1+1 equals! How advanced! Times have changed.Today's watches do so much more than tell time. Time is a minor feature. They help you with fitness calls, keep you in touch with your family, let you listen to music, and more! The Watch4 does so much, but for many people, it is an entirely different user...

Welcome to the wonderful world of Chrome! Now how on Earth do you use it? A laptop less than $300? That used to be unthinkable! Even more unthinkable was a computer that relied on an operating system that wasn't Windows, Linux, or Mac. In 2011, Google disrupted the computer industry, when it introduced the Chromebook. The lightweight computers with small price tags were the perfect solution for schools already using Google's suite of free cloud-based...

Track your goals! Get healthier! Everyone knows Apple Watch, but Fitbit has become a forgotten gem of sorts. A powerful fitness accessory when it launched over 10 years ago, but now overshadowed by Apple. Overshadowed as it seems at times, Fitbit is very much around and still one of the most trusted names in fitness. This book is intended for new and returning users of Fitbit who want a better understanding of how it works, so they can make sure...

iOS 14 is here... now how do you use it? Each fall, a new iOS comes to iPhones everywhere and it is, packed with features! This year is no different. Widgets, App Library, Picture in Picture video playback, Messages redefined, a more powerful Safari browser, and App Clips are just a few of the many features introduced this year! If you've already had an iPhone (or maybe several), then chances are you already know how it works. But, if you want to...

Do you know what time it is? It's time to discover the latest, greatest, Apple Watch! Not only did 2022 see some big improvements to WatchOS (the operating system that can be freely upgraded on older watches), but an entirely new type of watch (with an additional button) was added alongside the two watch refreshes: the Apple Watch Ultra—a rugged, athletic watch that is meant to work in the harshest conditions. Whether you are new to Apple Watch...

Take project management to the next level Working as a team can be challenging, but working remotely as a team can add a layer of complexity to the work; it can be difficult to monitor who is working on (or responsible for) different aspects of a project and where they are in terms of deliverables. Trello, which is a part of the enterprise software development company Atlassian, is a Kanban-style project management tool that can run natively on your...