Windows
Scheduling a PowerPoint Presentation Broadcast
PowerPoint 2002 gives you the ability to broadcast a presentation over the Internet or on your company network. Instead of waiting for specific people to view your presentation, you can broadcast it so everyone can view it at the same time. If you are broadcasting a presentation to 10 users or less, you can simply [...]
Giving X10 Another Chance
This Report originally appeared in CPU Magazine Where would we be without our computers? Probably out playing Jai-Alai a little more often, actually. Let’s assume that you prefer activities that involve more physical exertion than running an application or surfing the Internet, whether this is the case or not. Humor me. When you’re away, do [...]
Windows Anti-Phishing Tool Free from Netcraft
Many of you have heard Aunty pile accolades on anti-spam program Cloudmark for their unique and highly effective way of stopping spam for their users: they have a network of several dozens of thousands of “reporters”, and when a certain number of them all report back to the Cloudmark mothership that a given piece of [...]
Xteq X-Setup v6.6
X-Setup is the most complete system tweaking tool today. More than 750 hidden functions can be controlled with some simple button clicks (e.g. Windows, Internet Explorer, Instant Messaging, Office, Explorer appearance, Server options, Network settings, Security, etc.). It offers an Explorer-like interface with categorized tweaks easily accessible from a tree menu. X-Setup can also write [...]
Real Beer
Coffee may be the beverage of choice for those looking to get through the day, but beer is what people turn to at the end of the day to help them unwind. With so many brews (both domestic and foreign) available, it’s no wonder that people enjoy sampling the variety of liquid refreshment. Assuming that [...]
Turn Off Web Images
Q: When I travel with my laptop, the only Internet connection that I can usually find to use is dialup. Since dialup is painfully slow, how do I turn off the images from showing in my browser? All I really want to do is get my work done, and the images are just wasting my [...]
Any Standard Is Better Than No Standard
Articles about the problems seniors have with pointing devices and how to help them attract a lot of attention. But one thing we have not considered is the alternative to pointing devices: keyboard shortcuts. Both Windows and most applications have many keystroke shortcuts built-in. To what extent can these be used to help seniors, particularly [...]
Use The Appointment Form To Create An Appointment In Outlook 2002
One of the nice things about Outlook is that it can keep track of your appointments. Think of it as your own personal assistant that will send you reminders of your upcoming events. You can create an appointment or event within the Day/Month/Week view or you can use an Appointment Form. You can do so [...]
Grouping in Windows XP
Grouping is a little feature in Windows XP that few people are familiar with. However, it is a great way to quickly organize your folders and files. I often use the Details view, and the grouping feature can turn one big mess into something that is more organized. Regardless of the number of files and [...]
AOL Users See Sharp Decrease in Spam
ISP giant America Online (AOL) has announced that their users have seen a dramatic decrease in spam over the course of the past year. According to AOL, spam messages reported by members for this past month, November 2004, numbered about 2.2 million per day, and that’s down from 11 million a year ago. In addition, [...]
