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17 November 2011

Home Computer Setup Details

I recently had to set up a new computer for my wife Alison. Whilst the set up of the iMac was fairly easy to do, I needed access to all the various usernames and passwords to set up email accounts and log-ins for our main websites and blogs.

Unfortunately her old PC had died a few weeks before, we had back ups of all the data files, but all the email address details etc were on bits of paper and in my head!

So I decided to solve this problem with some pages in my A5 Filofax, and below are the results of a mornings work.



Whilst you might not understand all the terminology, don't worry about that because if you are giving these details to a technician or servicing person, they will be very pleased with the level of detail you have recorded on these sheets and it will be quicker for them to set up your new machine or to fix a problem.  Or ask them to fill in the details for you, so you have a separate record of the settings.

I also have a sheet for recording log-ins for various websites... and remember to change your passwords every so often and to use a mix of characters.

 You can download these sheets from our Files Page:
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9 comments:

  1. Unknown17 November, 2011 01:50

    Great idea, thank you for the templates Steve

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  2. Tommes S.17 November, 2011 03:36

    Hi Steve,

    this is an awesome template! But you better do not loose the filled-in page... ;-)

    Thomas

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  3. Alison Reeves17 November, 2011 04:38

    Thanks Steve - really useful!

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  4. gdigesu17 November, 2011 06:30

    Filofax Facts is on its way to my desk top. A Friend is seeing that it happens. Fantastic, is it not?

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  5. Unknown17 November, 2011 12:39

    Are you planning to make any medical pages in the near future? I'd like to set up a medical notes filofax but I'm not sure how to make pages.

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  6. MsPencil17 November, 2011 14:27

    Outstanding!

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  7. Steve Morton17 November, 2011 15:39

    @lostwithoutyou That sounds a great idea. If you can email me the details of what you need on the page, I can create the pages and make them available on our files page.

    I will do them in A5 and Personal size as well.

    Please email the details to philofaxy at gmail dot com

    Thanks
    Steve

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  8. Butanben17 November, 2011 18:57

    @ Lost Without You, there are some medical pages on DIY planner and Vertex 42 sites. Diabetes trackers, blood pressure tracker etc. May not apply to your needs though, but thought I'd mention them. You may be able to adapt some of the charts to your needs.

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  9. Unknown18 November, 2011 10:31

    Thanks Steve and ButanBen, I'll get some ideas down on paper and email you this evening Steve.

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