John W. Scherer receives Freedom Team Salute from
United States Army

John W. Scherer, CEO and Founder of Video Professor, Inc has received the Freedom Team Salute for his support of computer literacy programs for retired military. The award was signed by Army Chief of Staff George W. Casey Jr. and Secretary of the Army Pete Geren
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High gas prices keeping you home? Stay connected!

High gas prices are creating new words in our ever changing language including “Staycation.” Simply put, it describes folks who are staying close to home this summer instead of the annual travel vacation. For many, the local beach or even backyard is replacing a theme park half way across the country. Read more...

Adotas.com begins exclusive 3-part interview series with John W. Scherer, the Video Professor.

Adotas.com Publisher Bob Regular begins a three part series of interviews with Video Professor CEO and Founder, John W. Scherer. Adotas.com is the premiere news and information website for the E-Commerce industry.

The un-rehearsed and often candid interview was shot recently at Video Professor’s corporate television studio in Lakewood, CO. Regular and Scherer discuss the success of Video Professor, the company’s successful mix of both marketing on television and the Internet plus Scherer provides valuable insight and advice for your entrepreneurs starting their own businesses. Read more...

Staying competitive in a shrinking job market requires computer skills

Economic headlines continue to be gloomy, every day we read about layoffs and the rising number of people on unemployment. It’s another reason to stay up-to-date on the latest office-productivity software. Often when cutbacks or layoffs occur, it’s the super users that get to stay. These are the staff members who know the most about PowerPoint®, Excel®, Outlook® and many other programs.

Learning these programs is the core of Video Professor’s award-winning library of computer tutorials. Read more...

Video Professor’s Learn eBay® tutorial is a hit

Everyone knows about eBay and just about everyone has likely bought something on the site. Quite a few people have sold something on eBay and some have been very successful at it. A few of them have even created full-time businesses on eBay operating from the comfort of their home.

In an economy where everyone is looking at the bottom line, it’s no wonder that Video Professor’s Learn eBay tutorial is the company’s best selling lesson. Read more...

Don’t let a tight economy cancel your dream vacation

The news is hard to avoid, the economy is tightening and people are looking to save money anywhere they can. At the top of many luxury item lists is a vacation. It doesn’t have to be that way. Read more...

Protect yourself from spammers and scammers this tax season

You’ve likely read or heard about the tax rebates the government plans to send most of you to stimulate the recessed economy. These are in addition to your normal tax rebate checks and should be issued sometime in May or June. However, you won’t get them until after you’ve filed your 2007 tax return.

Scammers have latched on to this rebate plan as yet another way to make a quick buck at your expense or worse yet, steal your identity. Already the IRS is warning people to be wary of very official looking notices that ask you for personal information which can be used to steal your identity, your money or both. Read more...

Video Professor announces appointment to E-Commerce Team

Video Professor is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin Rifkin to Business Development and Media Planner for the company’s E-Commerce group. Rifkin comes to Video Professor from an online advertising agency in New York. Read more...

Video Professor donates to Native American Computer Literacy Projects.

Video Professor is working with the Native American Chamber of Commerce to promote computer literacy. The Lakewood, CO based company just donated 48 complete lesson sets to the group for use at training centers around the country. Read more...

Video Professor announces donations to non-profit organizations

Video Professor, Inc. is pleased to announce donations of tutorial lessons to the following nonprofit groups as part of the company’s on-going efforts to support computer literacy efforts around the world. Read more...

Two Lakewood employees discover an Afghan connection

Crystal Swenby and Mo Wahlmeir, employees of Lakewood, Colo.-based Video Professor, Inc., discovered an interesting connection half a world away, quite by chance. Read more...

Video Professor brings holiday spirit to Lakewood

On Thursday, a group of Video Professor employees piled numerous donated gifts into at least five cars to deliver presents to the local Salvation Army. The only thing missing was a red velvet suit trimmed with plush white fur, a decorative winter sleigh, eight speedy reindeer, a large red sack and an extra large fireplace! Here at Video Professor, members of the company’s philanthropic group, Seasons Club, do not need reindeer and a sleigh. They utilize the modern-day SUV to deliver Christmas joy to Lakewood. Read more...

Video Professor Salutes our Troops with a special free learning offer

Video Professor—the leader in comprehensive self-paced computer software tutorials is offering a very special thank you to our U.S. Military serving us both here at home and overseas. Read more...

Video Professor honors Veterans in a big way!

The employees of Video Professor arrived to work early on a cold Monday morning to display thanks to our veterans and our community! Before the sun rose, employees and Seasons Club members gathered in the parking lot to place 150 flags along Video Professor’s property. Read more...

VIDEO PROFESSOR OFFERS WINDOWS VISTA® TUTORIAL

VIDEO PROFESSOR—the leader in comprehensive, self-paced computer software tutorials—is offering a six hour Learn Windows Vista tutorial to teach people how to use the dynamic new and improved features of the latest Microsoft® operating system. Read more...

Video Professor offers consumer help via newly updated Resource Library

Video Professor is pleased to announce exciting new updates to the Video Professor resource library on www.videoprofessor.com. Dozens of new articles are now available to enhance your computer learning on topics such as digital photography and Adobe Photoshop, how to create spreadsheets quicker in Excel, how to optimize your web site to increase traffic, and so much more. Video Professor will regularly and continually add fresh and interesting articles to its web site. Read more...

Video Professor Offers Protect Yourself Online:
Viruses, Scams and Social Networking Tutorial

VIDEO PROFESSOR OFFERS PROTECT YOURSELF ONLINE: VIRUSES, SCAMS AND SOCIAL NETWORKING TUTORIAL
Leader in self-paced computer training combats Internet security fears with the launch of its newest tutorial, Protect Yourself Online: Viruses, Scams and Social Networking. Read more...

Video Professor Employee Announcements

Video Professor is pleased to announce the following appointments and promotions to its Lakewood, CO based management team: Read more...

Video Professor Sets the Record Straight about Lawsuit

Lakewood, Colo. - September 26, 2007 - THIS IS NOT ABOUT SUING CUSTOMERS. The fact is that Video Professor doesn’t know who is behind the anonymous complaints. CEO & Founder John W. Scherer asks, “What if they are competitors or others intending to profit commercially by these slanderous and defamatory postings?” Video Professor, just like every other business or citizen in this country, has a right to find out. Read more...