Alternatives to Microsoft Office Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 This past week we’ve seen dozens of emails from folks touting Open Office as an alternative to Microsoft’s ubiquitous Office suite. Microsoft’s Office is, by far, the most installed office suite in the world. But it has its drawbacks, the biggest of which is its price. Now… Read More »
Installing Windows 7 from a flash drive – faster and more convenient Did you know you can install Windows 7 from a flash drive? Putting the Windows 7 installation on a USB flash drive has a couple of big advantages: A flash drive is more portable than a DVD, and Windows 7 will install much faster from a… Read More »
1. Fill in the blank Did you know Google will fill in some blanks for you? It will. Try this: Thomas Edison invented * 2. Plus is a plus Google ignores common words and characters such as where, the, how, and other digits and letters that slow down your search without improving the results. If a common word… Read More »
Did you know you actually have quite a bit of control when it comes to printing from notepad? Once you learn these simple tricks, you can print many things from notepad instead of opening a resource hungry word processor! Open Notepad. Go to File, Page Setup. (See Screenshot 1 at bottom) Click the arrow beside “Size” so can… Read More »
If you’re using a home wireless network, you really should consider securing with WPA2 security. There are many videos on the web showing anyone can make a high-gain Wifi antenna with a Pringles can, a copper wire, and a couple of nuts and bolts and grab wireless signals from 1/4 to 1/2 mile away from an open router.… Read More »
If you’re used to organizing your email into folders in Outlook Express, Windows Mail, or Outlook, and you have a Gmail account, you’re probably wondering how you can organize your mail into folders. There doesn’t seem to be a way to create new folders. But there is. Gmail uses something they call labels. Think of labels as folders.… Read More »