When I open PowerPoint presentations, my preference is to have them open in Normal view with the Outline and Slides tabs displayed on the left hand side. A co-worker recently emailed me a presentation for review and each time I opened it, it opened in a different view than what I prefer.
Instead of continuously [...]
If you don’t use your computer for so long it slows down. Why?
The answer could be a variety of issues, but it is probably due to Windows power management drivers. There have been a variety of issues reported with Windows power management, including slow computer response as well as multiple hardware issues requiring a reboot.
Here’s [...]
Heh. Even the manufacturers don’t want to deal with Windows Vista. From day one, I’ve been complaining about NVIDIA’s lackluster support for the big “V” - being lucky enough to capture desktop quirkiness now and again to prove that it’s not PEBKAC (see my YouTube videos). If you have a laptop with Windows Vista, you [...]
Great new files in this week’s PC World collection, all Open Source and free. That means that they’re continually improved by the developer community and are often superior to packaged software.
Audacity
All-purpose audio editor lets you record, play, and edit digital files.
Miro
Video feed agregator and recorder with a grassroots bent also lets you search the major [...]
Rebecca and Robert are avid restaurateurs ready to start their next adventure.
With a secret family recipe, they can turn any dive into a pizza paradise. Help them build a successful franchise with a welcoming atmosphere, good food, and most important, turbo service! This colorful and outrageous story brings excitement to fast food by working [...]
As much as I try not to, I still tend to see a lot of things on the Internet that I want to buy. When the world is your shopping mall and your computer is the shopping cart, it’s easy for things to get out of hand quickly. Countless consumers have racked up severe credit [...]
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 [...]
Gnomie Mike (aka Mavro) writes:
Hi Chris,
I hope this email finds you well. I just wanted to thank you for posting about the topic of the upcoming FCC auction. This is a huge event and I’m glad you weighed in on the topic to bring on some more awareness. I hope Americans a well as us [...]
Bugs - those little creepy-crawlies that might be hanging around your computer - can be very annoying. They’re especially bothersome when you’re outside on your laptop in the middle of summer: spiders, bugs, flies, ants, and other insects can really bother you during your computer time.
Ultrafobos is a program you can run on your computer [...]
Gnomedex is pretty much full-up this year. I’ve already received a few requests for “more tickets,” but have already publicly stated that I dislike the idea of opening up the overflow room. I’m interested in your arguments for overflowing again, pro and con. It’s going to cost us more to stream the video into the [...]
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