Category Archives: Windows Tips

Bill wants … replacements for MS Office

Bill wants to know what we suggest as replacements for Microsoft Office I know you guys have written about this before, but I can’t find everything in one place. Do you have a list of suggested replacements for Microsoft Office? I’d appreciate it if you could post it in your newsletter. Thanks for all your help over the… Read More »

Cloudeight Freeware Pick 3/12/2011

Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector Windows XP-SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32bit/64bit) Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector gives you a lot of information about your Wi-Fi connection – and about others around you 26.4 MB download file size I really like things that tell me stuff I don’t know – or show me stuff I know but I can’t see. Like if… Read More »

More things you might not know about Gmail

1. Did you know that attachments sent in formats that Google Documents can read can be opened directly in your browser when you’re using a Gmail address? They can. And the list includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and RTF files. No additional software needed, Gmail can open them automatically. 2. When you receive or send attached image files… Read More »

Make any program window sticky (freeware)

Works with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32bit and 64bit) EB has a little program she likes that keeps a program window on top of all other windows. Just the other day I needed a program like that but I couldn’t remember the name of the one she uses. But if I wrote her and asked her… Read More »