Top 10 Ways You Can Help at Geek Girl Boot Camp

Can’t come to Boot Camp this year because of distance, other plans, money tight or travel? No worries! We have many ways you can still be involved! Here are the Top 10 ways to help! 10.) Volunteer! There are many ways you can volunteer at Boot Camp and we are always in need of committed people! We have openings for techy volunteers as well as non-techy. For the techy, we have positions like roaming techs to help with tech support, our famous Geek Girl Help Desk where you can assist attendees one-on-one with technical help, man a discussion group table….

Top 10 Reasons to go to Geek Girl Boot Camp…

Here are the Top 10 Reasons to go to Geek Girl Boot Camp on Saturday, March 19th from 8 am. to 6 p.m. at the Cape Cod Community College in West Barnstable: 10.) Not a Geek? Not a problem. It’s meant for all types of computer users; newbies, the hesitant, the self-taught, hard-core geeks, and people just wanting to empower themselves with all things geeky. Knowledge is Good! 9.) Not a Girl? Not a problem. The demographics of Boot Camp range from our youngest at 10 to our oldest at 84. And guys are totally welcome! 8.) Open schedule. Go….

Using QuickBooks To Make A Workers' Comp Audit Easy

The final report will show all subcontractors paid during your audit period, their workers compensation dates and your auditor can either work from this list for a random sampling in an in person audit or it can be printed and included in a mail in audit.

Facebook Now Adds LGBT Relationship Status Options

To describe your relationship status on Facebook, we had the choices for so long of “Single, In a relationship, Engaged, Married, It’s complicated, In an open relationship, Widowed, Separated and Divorced”. Now U.S. residents can choose between “In a domestic partnership” or “In a civil union,” to describe their current relationship status. It was only a matter of time for societal norms to kick in and alter social media sites, but congrats to Facebook for making the change to allow some users their own special category that reflect their current relationship. Now if we can just get a relationship status….

Not Getting Your Most Recent Facebook News Feeds?

When Facebook had their new updates, things got a little weird in the way your News Feeds were being streamed. If you are having this issue, no worries. It’s a simple fix. To edit your general preference for posts you see: 1. When you are on your Most Recent News Feed view, click “Most Recent” to expand a drop-down menu. 2. Select “Edit Options.” 3. Expand the drop-down menu next to “Show posts from.” Choose either “Friends and pages you interact with most” or “All of your friends and pages.” 4. Click “Save.”

To the Cloud! Microsoft Named Sponsor for Boot Camp Cape Cod 2011

We are so pleased to announce that Microsoft has joined us a major sponsor for Boot Camp Cape Cod 2011 this year! Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Geek Girl Camp is so excited to have Microsoft a part of Boot Camp 2011, fortifying our already stellar Office workshops – Excel, Word, and Powerpoint, as well as all of our PC desktop workshops. They will also be providing some Help Desk experience and some expert assistance on Bing, the Microsoft search engine…..

Are you part of an organization that empowers women and girls? We need you!

We are attempting to compile a Resource List of organizations, groups, conferences, events, etc.,  that empower women and girls, mostly in technology and STEM education, but also resources that can empower women and girls with useful information on running their own business, entrepreneurialism, and being successful. If you have a program that educates women, especially in tech and provides educational scholarships for women, we want you, too. Does your organization or group do this? You need not be a non-profit – NFPs, Business Groups and for profits are totally welcome and encouraged! We are looking for groups as geeky as….

IMPORTANT: Protect Your Facebook Data From Being Hacked

Recently, Facebook announced on their site “A Continued Commitment to Security” that they would be enabling a secure HTTPS connection, thus translating into all Facebook data will be protected. Secure connection was only used previously to protect user names and passwords. With the new security connection update, Facebook users now have the option to make ALL their data they transmit secure. And for those of you utilizing open wifi networks, this is for you. This option may or may not be available on your account, but it soon will. Follow these steps to make your site secure: Log in to….