2008 August

How do I print from Web sites without all of the junk and advertising that wastes so much ink? – Clarence
With the cost of ink being one of the most expensive consumables for most computer users, limiting what prints when you print something from the Internet is a good way to save a lot of [...]

I’ve written many tips on how to assign your own shortcut keys in Word. However, not only does Word let you assign shortcut keys, it also lets you print out a list of the keys you have assigned. The print out makes a great quick reference guide, particularly if you have assigned several shortcut keys. [...]

Find new and used cars up to 90% off retail value!
Every month, thousands of cars become government property through seized and foreclosure laws. Since there are so many cars in these government auctions, and the enormous costs for storage, these cars must be sold fast and cheap!
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These nine tools, selected by PC World’s editors, many of them free, will help you edit, capture and convert video. Here are five:

VideoThang

This free, friendly utility makes video editing as painless as it can be, but the workflow’s a bit restrictive.

TurboDemo Standard

Easily create Flash and GIF demos, even if you have no programming knowledge.

muvee Reveal

Creating [...]

I have a database program that requires me to type in all upper case, so when I switch to Outlook, I end up typing messages in all upper case unless I remember to change the setting. I can’t find an easy way in Outlook to change the case of something that I have already typed [...]

Microsoft Word makes it very easy to copy text formatting with the Format Painter button. As the name implies, you can paint specific text formatting to other areas of your document. To use it, select the text containing the formatting you want to copy, click the Format Painter button, and the select the text in [...]

I’ve downloaded quite a few ZIP files during my time as an Internet user, and I know I’m only going to download more of them. Despite the fact that compressed file formats have been around for a long time, there are still people that don’t quite understand them or know how to treat them. They [...]

Get ready for a new adventure that combines classic hidden object fun with reality TV craziness!
Do you have what it takes to compete against 5 cut-throat teams in a worldwide contest that spans 30 locations? Are you ready to search for whatever we can throw at you? Or do you like to travel at [...]

OutWit is a Firefox extension that strives to make it easy for people to gather “data elements, documents or media from virtually any public (and legal) source of content” from the Web.
[970K] [Win2k/XP/Vista + Firefox] [FREE]

One of my nerdy friends told me that I should install a program called Threat Fire because it can do things that my anti-virus program can’t do. Is this true and should I install it? – Samantha
When it comes to protecting your computer from viruses and other malware (malicious software), there are two approaches to [...]