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2006 December

Tank-O-Box

In this arcade combat game, you operate a tank and protect your headquarters from fearsome enemy attacks!
You must endure 55 intense tank battles that unfold in some very imaginative 3D environments, including all four seasons, daylight, twilight, and even nighttime! Fight off the deadly onslaught of eight different types of tanks and armored vehicles [...]

OrangeCD Player v6.0.6.10811

This program reminded me of my first few experiences with a computer. I remember the first time I stuck a CD in my PC and thought, “Wow, it can play CDs, too!” Of course, that was more than a few years ago and a lot of time has passed since then. Now my computer is [...]

Chalksite

Teachers are becoming overwhelmed with new information and tools to use in the classroom, and this is making their already busy schedules a whole lot busier. It seems like there’s always a better way to teach something, and staying on top of these new educational methods can be exhausting. After all, it’s hard enough to [...]

The Leopard Programming Challenge

My beginner’s programming language called Leopard has been distributed through WeatherBug Labs for almost two months now, and it’s been exciting to hear what teachers, students, parents, and both programming neophytes and experienced programmers have had to say about the language. Just check out what this one teacher and her class had to say about [...]

Place A Shortcut To The Run Command On The Vista Desktop

When you want to launch the Run command in Vista, you have to do using the Search function on the Start Menu. This is not all that difficult or time consuming but a lot of people will miss not seeing the command on the Start Menu. In a previous tip, I outlined how to put [...]

How Can I Upgrade My PC For Gaming?

Technology moves so quickly these days. By the time you’ve bought a PC, it’s guaranteed that most of the parts will be out of date within a few months. This can also depend on where you buy your PC from. A lot of companies sell PC packages that can seem like a good value for [...]

Software For Your Home Office

Whip your office into shape with these freebies and trial programs. Among PC World’s picks: Office 2007, a time-tracker useful for billing, a screen sharing program, and a PDF maker.
TextMaker Viewer
Open, view, and print common word processing formats for free.
Microsoft Office 2007 (Free 60-Day Trial)
This redesigned productivity suite is powerful and full featured once you [...]

Cheapo (And Belated) Christmas Present - Modified 12/27

The Weather Underground Site, in my opinion (which, some of you have cause to know, is often not very humble), is the best weather site on the Web. I know there are a zillion others, and you probably have your favorite, but WUnderground.com is mine.
So, I was happy to learn that I could give [...]

Add Special Characters To Your Slides (PowerPoint 2002)

Have you ever wondered how to add a character such as a “©” or “™” to the text on a PowerPoint slide? Your first thought may be to look on the keyboard but you will not find any keys on the keyboard containing any of these characters.
These types of characters in Office are [...]

Add A Page Border To Your Document

Page borders are just another way that you can spice up your Word documents. You can add page borders of different styles, colors, sizes and art. You can also apply page borders to certain pages and sections of a document.
To accomplish this in Word 2002:

Open your Word document.

From the Format menu, click Borders and [...]

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