Windows
down2night
After a long day at work, you’ll either be fully exhausted and ready to crash for the night, or you’ll be ready to go out and hit the town before coming home to crash and start the vicious cycle all over again in the morning. Where I live, there aren’t exactly any hot spots to [...]
The Ecstasy Of Learning Something New
Sometimes tutoring has more rewards than simply earning a little extra spending cash. A senior couple that recently started using my services is a case in point. I mentioned the man in a previous column. He is a nominally retired CFO who still serves on a couple of boards and prepares financial statements for companies. [...]
Scan Dog
You have most likely heard the expression “hang dog” as in being down and out, but I am faced with “scan dog” this morning. I would venture to guess that it has been over one year since I have had to use my Epson Perfection 1650 scanner, or for that matter the need to scan [...]
Vertical Text Selection In Word
Here is a nifty tip for selecting text in Word that many people don’t know about. Normally when you select text in Word, you do so horizontally, from right to left or left to right. However, what do you do if the text you need to select is vertical; for example, what if you want [...]
Word's Tools Calculate Command
If you perform simple calculations in Word, you should add the Tools Calculate command to the toolbar. This way, if you need to find the sum of a few numbers, you don’t need to open another application such as the Calculator. To add the Tools Calculate item to the toolbar: Within Word, click the Tools [...]
Vicariously South By Southwest
There are millions of people in Austin, Texas this week for South by Southwest (the festival to end all festivals). Ponzi and I went last year, but “too much work” kept us at home this time around. I’ve been keeping track of updates through my feed reader, but I was hoping to hear directly from [...]
UnderCoverXP v1.14
It has been a long time since I did some high end organizing of my burned DVD and CD collection. I used to jump through all of the hoops, print labels and make boxes for each one. That is a lot of work though. These days I just grab a black permanent marker, write what [...]
Evoca
Ever since podcasting hit the mainstream, audio has become more important on the Internet than ever before. Text used to be the format of the Web, but images, sounds, and videos are prevalent now. While it may be much easier to scan through and digest text, I’d still rather actually hear from someone than read [...]
Laser Mouse 8000 Vs. Vista – EUREKA!
Gnomie Graham Batchelor writes: Chris… I have, I think, found a workaround to (an issue I was having with the Laser Mouse 8000 not cooperating with Vista), and I have passed it on to MS. It worked for me, and maybe, if you have time, you might want to try it to validate it… You [...]
Password Protected Screensaver In Vista
Screensavers were originally created to prevent any discoloration to your monitor. With advances in technology, the need for using screensavers for this purpose has essentially been eliminated. Now, may people just use them for their own personal entertainment. Screensavers can serve a much more important purpose other than providing us with a few minutes of [...]
