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2006

Harassment Or Incompetence? Or Maybe Just Hiccups…

All writers like to think that a column such as this can rise above muck-raking and flaming. Ranting over an injustice or incompetence can be cathartic, but does it really solve anything?
So I approach the latest chapter in the great Time-Warner takeover of Adelphia with some trepidation. Please don’t think that I’m just ranting. T-W [...]

Setting Up Spam Filtration Using Gmail Accounts

First of all, you need to have a Google account. That allows you to subscribe to their free Gmail service. You can open a free account here.
Let me say up front that if you have privacy issues regarding the Internet, this isn’t for you. Since I don’t believe I have any privacy on the Internet [...]

Working With Indents In Word (Part III)

In the previous installment of this series, I outlined how you can alter set the first line indent for a paragraph using the First Line Indent marker on the horizontal ruler. Another type of indent that you may want to work with is referred to as a right indent. This is the place where you [...]

Disable Drag And Drop Text Editing (Word 2002/2003)

Using Drag and Drop Text Editing, you can move and copy selected text using the drag and drop method. Select the text you want to move or copy (this can be a word, sentence or paragraph). Point to the highlighted text, hold down the Ctrl key, and drag the text to the new location.
Now [...]

Smart Technology in my New House

I’m meeting with Bill Gates tomorrow (no joke). I wonder if he has to deal with any of these problems? Nah, he probably pays people to deal with the problems - and then hires people to deal with the people who deal with the problems. I’ve got too much to do, and I can’t wait [...]

Kaspersky Internet Security Suite

Today’s Internet threats have evolved in both the volume and complexity of attacks compared to just a few years ago. Early on, Kaspersky Lab recognized that these rapid changes were unfolding. Our virus experts believed that a new standard for protection needed to be created - one that would combat even the most sophisticated computer [...]

Multiple Image Resizer .NET v2.0.2.0

When it comes to image management, maybe I am still in the dark. I like to take high resolution photos, but it is a pain to resize the images I wish to shrink down to size. What is a guy to do in this situation? Well I found a freeware program that [...]

ZapZap

When podcasting first became a huge hit, I remember listening to as many shows as I could handle. My productivity took a nosedive because of this audio preoccupation, but I wasn’t the only person that podcasting affected in this way. Now that a couple of years have passed, I’ve evened out in my podcast consumption, [...]

Working With Indents In Word (Part II)

In the previous installment of this series, I outlined how you can alter the indent for an entire paragraph using the Increase Indent or Decrease Indent buttons on the formatting toolbar. However, what if you simply want to indent the first line of a paragraph, instead of all lines?
You can create a first line [...]

Choosing A Word View (Part II)

Word includes different views that change the parts of your document that are displayed on the screen and determines how much of your system’s resources are used. Knowing the purpose of each view will help you to select the correct one.
Word includes the following views:

Print Layout

Normal

Web Layout

Outline

In the previous installment of this article, I [...]

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