The Challenge

Mwaah is a new magazine aimed at women in East Hertfordshire and West Essex.  Dawn Leahey wanted a new website that would have fast changing information to support the glossy paper version.  It also needed to form part of the overall web marketing strategy.

The Solution

The website is built using our limitless CMS (Content Managed Services) enabling Mwaah staff to update the site easily on a daily basis.  It also incorporates a facility to add subscribers to a mailing list that offers individualised vouchers.  The site bristles with social networking links and is set to evolve quickly with the potential to build an online community of readers.

Visit Mwaah Magazine to see the website

You can change the way Microsoft Excel formats dates so it displays days and months

What Day of the Week were you Born on?

Formatting dates in excel is fun.  Let's play a little game... Do you know what day of the week you were born on?  Excel does!  Try this...

1. Type your date of birth into a cell.  The easiest way to type a date is to use the calculator pad on the right of your keyboard and use the following format date/month number/year e.g.  27/6/61

We have had calls from worried people about the following screen that suddenly appears after starting up the computer

Is is a Virus or MalWare?

In this entertaining video, Rory Sutherland talks about how marketing can add value by changing our perception without changing the product itself - Intangible Value (16 mins)

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• marketing

There is a little known secret on our website for people keen to master their PC

It’s called Easykey Help – a treasure chest of answers to computing questions our pupils have asked us over the years.

If we are honest, although we want to learn, it seems that we find the discipline of making time to do it really hard.

Our thoughts might go something like this...

“I know there is a better way to use my computer but I’m just too busy to study.” Learning is a fickle thing.  Sometimes we are our own worst enemy. Allow me to illustrate… You decide your new year’s resolution is to... Get Computing Fit in 2010! You may already know there is a growing library of useful learning nuggets at www.easykey.net/help – (if you didn’t you do now!)

So your resolution is to visit www.easykey.net/help once a week and learn two things that will increase your computing confidence.

Let’s be truthful, (like that new diet or fitness fad) Your new regime will probably not last a month!  Everything will conspire against your quest to master your computer.

So here is my gift to you...

Easykey Tipfeeder!

Once a week (Wednesdays) I will email you just two 'bite-sized' computing tips from Easykey Help.

As your coach I suggest you try it for two months.  Allow these bite-sized morsels to feed your computing knowledge and self confidence and let me know any topics you would find useful.

Why are we giving you this gift?

At Easykey we are passionate about equipping you with computing knowledge and belief in your own ability – this is why we exist!

Click Here for Your Free Subscription

As an experienced trainer I know this style of learning may not suit everybody.  If it's not for you just click the link in the footer of any tips we send you that says – Please Stop Sending Me Easykey Tipfeeder.

Just in case you didn't already know, we also offer immediate online remote help (Mon-Fri, 9-5) and if you are in or near Hertfordshire or Essex we can come and teach you onsite one to one on your computer.

We wish you a Happy New Decade!

Best wishes

Easykey - Dedicated to Your Learning

There is a lot of talk around using Facebook and Twitter to promote your business

But how do people find the time?

This course is for busy people who have already registered their Facebook and Twitter accounts but need a crash course on getting focussed.

In a concentrated 3 hours the following will be addressed:

• What's all the hype about?

• What should Tweet / Facebook about?

• How often should I do it?

• What simple free tools can I use to manage all my accounts in one place?

• Can I automate my broadcasts?

The next course will be:

Date: Thu 24 June
Time: 8:30am to 11:30am
Venue: Harlow Enterprise Hub
Price: £54 plus VAT - Early Birds Offer £27 if you book by Wed 9 June 2010

Participants need to bring along their laptop and know their login usernames and passwords for their Facebook and Twitter accounts