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Windows 7 Build 7000 Wallpapers
Gnomie Michael Coombes writes: Hey Chris, Just saw your video on wallpapers in Windows 7 Build 7000, and thought you might like to know a few things about them, in case you didn’t already: The default wallpaper you get is based on the locale where you install it, so being in the US you should [...]
Change The Number On The First Slide In PowerPoint 2003
When you number your slides in PowerPoint, the number one automatically appears on the first slide. There might be instances though where you want to start the numbering at a higher number, such as four. You can easily change the starting slide number in PowerPoint 2003 using the steps described below. Click the File menu [...]
QikCom
There’s no doubt that Twitter has become somewhat of a phenomenon over the past year. I knew that things had gone to the next level for Twitter when I first saw CNN mentioning and using the tool to get feedback from viewers. Microblogging is great for a lot of things, and while Twitter has become [...]
Does Dell Owe Me Money?
I heard that Dell settled a class action lawsuit and all Dell computer owners may have a claim in the settlement. I couldn’t find anything on the Dell Web site, so how do we find out if we have a claim in this settlement? – Todd Computers have always been a much more complicated consumer [...]
Manually Undo En And Em Dashes In Word
In a previous tip, I showed you how to prevent Word from automatically changing hyphens to en and em dashes. However, instead of disabling this feature, you can manually change en and em dashes back to hyphens on an as needed basis. You can do so using the AutoCorrect Options button as described below. Find [...]
CostToDrive.com
The price of gas has been out of control for quite some time, but now we’re seeing prices drop sharply. This is great, but at the same time, the reason that the prices have gone down so much isn’t exactly positive. While I don’t have to make sure that I’m getting the most out of [...]
En Dashes And Em Dashes In Word 2002
When you type two dashes in Word (–) that are preceded by a space, Word automatically changes the two dashes to an en dash (-). When you type two dashes that are not preceded by a space, Word automatically changes the two dashes to an em dash (-). You can prevent Word from formatting hyphens [...]
Insert A Linked Object Or Embedded Object From An Excel File
Word 2007 lets you insert a linked object or embedded object from a file created in Excel. You can even retain the use of Excel tools to make changes to the data in Word. To insert a linked object or embedded object from Excel into Word 2007: Open your Word document. Open your Excel spreadsheet. [...]
Rofo
I’ve never had the need to find commercial office space since I work from home, but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t looked at what’s out there in my area. I’m one of those people that loves to look at open houses, and since I run my own business, I guess it’s also reasonable to [...]
How Did I Get Infected With Antivirus 2009?
I have Norton Internet security, yet my computer has been infected with the Antivirus 2009 program. How can this happen and how do I get rid of it? – Glenn Your question underscores an often mistaken mindset of many computer users: “If I have security software in place, I shouldn’t get any infections.” Nothing could [...]
