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Tips For Saving Files In Word & Excel
There are three completely different screens that can come up when you’re saving files in Word and Excel. I’ll help you recognize them so you know what to do next with each one. More important: I’ll show you some options that will simplify the process of opening and...
WIRELESS NETWORKING AND WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2
Here's a brief article describing the process of connecting to a wireless network using Windows XP Service Pack 2, along with some screen shots. It's basic but helpful if you're...
MAC SPOOF
If you're bored, this home-made spoof of a Mac commercial is a good chuckle, and perhaps a relief from the constant Apple evangelizing.
COPYRIGHT CRAZINESS
The House and Senate have been acting as branches of the recording and motion picture industries for some time, seeking to enrich those industries by assigning new "rights" to...
SEARCHING WITH X1
There's lots of companies that are almost ready to help you search for things on your computer. Google introduced Google Desktop Search last month - fast searches through Outlook...
MARKETING FIREFOX
Whether you're selling a product, a concept, a piece of software, a politician, or a war - the most effective marketing creates the illusion that it's not marketing at all but...
MICROSOFT IN THE NEWS
Two events this week will get more attention than they deserve. First, Microsoft will unveil the final version of its search service, MSN Search, aimed squarely at Google. Here's...
AMERICA ONLINE: THE DEATHWATCH
It's time to begin a deathwatch on America Online. It will be a lingering death but it seems inevitable. AOL is screwed. Its dialup subscriber base is shrinking fast; even poorly...
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 3
Adobe graphics software is designed for professionals and tends to be difficult for normal people to learn. I have been known to gripe about this a teensy bit. But I can't deny...
TEN AXIOMS OF MODERN COMPUTING
John Dvorak's column in PC Magazine today lists ten axioms of modern computing. He recommends simply accepting them; fighting them will make your life miserable. Although tongue...
MP3 PLAYERS
The iPod costs three or four hundred dollars, and completely dominates a rapidly growing market - currently claiming an 82% market share. The market for portable music players...
MULTIMEDIA
Aging baby boomers will soon be unable to recognize anything handling media in the home of an affluent 25-year-old. The convergence between the computer world and the audio/video...
USB FLASH DRIVE MANAGER
Microsoft has released a collection of free software for Windows XP through a web site titled "Microsoft Partner Pack For Windows." It installs updates to a couple of Windows...
WORDPERFECT: CAN A CORPSE BE REANIMATED?
Corel is planning a comeback for WordPerfect! Here's an article with details. It's interesting to read this stuff, but don't get too worked up. This marks, if memory serves, the...
GOOGLE DESKTOP
The Google Desktop is a free program that indexes and searches your Outlook folders and the documents on your computer. This will have more of an impact on your world than you...
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT AND THE LONG TAIL
This article from Wired Magazine is essential reading. We are watching the creation of an entirely new economic model for the media and entertainment industries, with...