Moving Table Rows Up And Down (Word 2002)

Mar 13, 2007 | No Comments

Here is a useful tip if you frequently work with tables in Microsoft Word. If you need to move a row in your table up and down, you can try doing a cut and paste or you can retype the information. A much easier way to reorder rows is to use your keyboard. Click inside [...]

Gee Whiz, Gmail!

Mar 12, 2007 | 4 Comments

Gmail scalability issues, perhaps? Hello, Chris. My name is [BLANK] from [BLANK]. Have you heard of anyone having problems with Gmail recently? Something has happened to my account; I did not change my password but now I cannot log in. The Gmail team told me to wait five days and then try to recover my [...]

OpenOffice Approaches Dell To Supply OO As Original Equipment

Mar 12, 2007 | No Comments

In an open letter released today, the OpenOffice.org community invited Michael Dell to work with it to pre-install OpenOffice.org 2 office software on Dell computers. Dell’s own IdeaStorm Web site has recorded an overwhelming customer demand for this feature, currently showing over 70,000 requests for OpenOffice.org 2. Text of the letter: Michael S.Dell, Chairman and [...]

Give A User The Right To Back Up Files And Directories In Vista (Part II)

Mar 12, 2007 | No Comments

In the previous tip you learned how to add a user to the Backup Operators group through the Computer Management console. You can also assign a user the right to backup files and directories through the local security policy (instead of adding the user account to the Backup Operators group). Open the Group Policy console [...]

Doggone Friday

Mar 9, 2007 | No Comments

Over on my personal blog, I’ve written quite a bit about my recent thoughts on Vista, its problems, the resulting complaints, and a few solutions that I see every day. It’s a bit lengthy for me to rehash here, so go have a look there if you want to read it! Now for something completely [...]

3D Rain Forest Adventure Screensaver

Mar 9, 2007 | 2 Comments

Like a painting by Henri Rousseau brought to life, 3D Rain Forest Adventure is full of life and color. Watch as jungle birds, big cats, primates, and butterflies fly, climb, stalk, and flit among gently swaying jungle foliage. A lively waterfall backdrop adds to the tropical ambiance. Want a soothing nighttime scene? Just set the [...]

Orb v2.00.0856

Mar 9, 2007 | No Comments

Orb provides the ability to MyCast. MyCasting gives the user instant access to photos, music, videos, live television, and other digital content on their home PC at anytime and from any Internet-connected device, such as a mobile phone, PDA, or laptop. Orb is first of its kind to allow consumers mobile access to all of [...]

I Accept! I Accept! I Accept!

Mar 9, 2007 | One Comment

There I was, lost in an alternate geek universe! Let me start at the beginning. Once upon a time, Snow White… Ooops, wrong story! The following is the real story. I had been using Vista when it was still in beta and I had no real issues with my Office 2003 Suite. At the time [...]