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What I do:

Use Windows -- I use, primarily Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000, but I make sure the documentation and examples I write about apply also to Windows 98 -- from a home-user's point of view, primarily with applications including:

Assist in implementation and use of Windows while using programs such as the above for home use. Below, are some matters I am prepared to assist with, using Windows 95/98 or NT/2000.

An "Assistance" means normally:

  1. A 1-hour no-charge session where I explain what we will work on and we discuss your overall objectives for the assistance. At this session, you are passed the first hands-on lab exercise and you may do that lab exercise at your own speed (with internet or phone support with SCScompA).
  2. You "go away" and do the lab as best you can (again: with eMail or phone support via SCScompA).
  3. We meet again, at a cost of $25 per hour, to discuss your work with the lab, questions, and make certain you are comfortable with moving onto another lab exercise. A second lab is given to you at this time and that lab's objectives explained to you. Normally, this meeting takes around two hours.
  4. The above two steps are repeated until your overall objectives have been met.

    Contact SCScompA using:

    Dave Shogren (SCScompA@aol.com) or phone: 919-872-2283

    if you are interested in any of the above areas and could benefit from some assistance. When I assist you, the assistance includes:

    Cost of an assistance is currently $25 per hour or a flat fee discussed prior to starting the service. An example of a flat fee service would be:

      Obtaining, Installing, Connecting, Basic Use of Your PC or Laptop - Cost: $300 for the four sessions and handouts summarized below:

    1. Personal visit / discussion summarizing objectives and plans for the assistance service.
      Expected duration: 1 hr.

    2. Assistance while you select your PC and/or laptop plus basic peripherals (such as printer, scanner) from a PC store/provider. Assist in deciding which software you may choose to download, purchase, and implement to meet your initial needs.
      Expected duration: 3 hrs.

    3. Assistance in setting up and connecting your PC and/or laptop. Including access to your internet provider (such as America Online). Lab-1 handed out and its objectives discussed.
      Expected duration: 4 hrs.

    4. Introductory session to assist you in familiarization with computer fundamentals and basic use. A getting started session! Getting started with organizing your PC or laptop for multiple users within your household. Lab-2 handed out and its objectives discussed.
      Expected duration: 4 hrs.

      • Free copy of the in-progress document summarizing matters I use and support.

      • Support via eMail on a best-effort basis.

    A later-on example of a flat fee service would be:

      Introductory Examples of Using your PC or Laptop - Cost: $150 for the four sessions and handouts summarized below:

      Note: Each of these sessions comes with a recommended set of exercises and sets of questions/answers which you can do at your convenience and which can be discussed later with me in a follow-up session or via eMail. Each of these sessions benefits from a provided set of Freelance foils which may be used by you later as reference material.

    1. Expanded, introductory session aimed at answering your questions and concerns which may have come up following your previous "Getting Started" session and your follow-on work. Enhanced discussion of computer fundamentals, terminology, and basic use. Using My Computer and Control Panel. Discussion of challenges related to and examples of how to organize your PC or laptop for multiple users within your household. Introduction to a set of exercises for using America Online, Microsoft Word, and Freelance Graphics. This set of exercises is intended for your use prior to our follow-up meetings which will take place later at times which can be mutually arranged.
      Expected duration: 2 hrs.

    2. Examples of using America Online (AOL). Use of eMail, Address Books, basic use of Internet and what are Web Pages.
      Expected duration: 2 hrs.

    3. Examples of using Microsoft Word (Word). Letter writing, using some of the Word-provided sample routines to assist you, creating your own letterhead. Examples of imbedding images. Examples of using Word to create and print mailing labels.
      Expected duration: 2 hrs.

    4. Examples of using Lotus Freelance Graphics 97 (Freelance). Developing basic presentations for use at group meetings in your society, church, family, or other activities. Using some of the Lotus-provided sample routines to assist you as you create your own presentations. Examples of imbedding images.
      Expected duration: 2 hrs.

      • Updated, free copy of the in-progress document summarizing matters I use and support, if it has been updated since the first meetings we had.

      • Support via eMail on a best-effort basis.

    $25 Per Hour sessions can be arranged for use of:

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