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January 7th, 2009
Rotate images, photos, clip-art, and WordArt in your PowerPoint 2003 presentations. January 6, 2009, at 2:16 P.M. EST
Have you inserted an image, clip-art, photograph, or WordArt text in a Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentation and noticed the angle was not quite right? Perhaps a piece of WordArt should be angled slightly as to draw attention, or a photograph needs to be flipped 90 degrees due to the orientation of the camera when the picture was taken.
PowerPoint offers several ways to rotate images and WordArt:... MORE >
When accessing remote systems with Putty, use a line, block, or flashing cursor. January 6, 2009, at 12:49 P.M. EST
To further customize your Putty configuration, when accessing remote computers, you can change the cursor to a block, underline, or vertical line. Plus, if you have difficulty finding the cursor onscreen, you can also make it blink.
1. Open Putty.... MORE >
Expand the list of recently used files displayed in the File menu of Access 2003, or remove this list from the menu. January 6, 2009, at 11:38 A.M. EST
By default, near the bottom of the "File" menu in Microsoft Access 2003 is a list of recently-accessed files. This way you can reopen frequently-used databases without having to navigate your system via the "File" - "Open" menu.
While four files is the default, you can have Access 2003 display up to nine. Or, if you do not need this part of the "File" menu, it can be turned off. ... MORE >
Display an alternate version of the Google News website that focuses on news images. January 6, 2009, at 10:12 A.M. EST
While many people access the Google News website as-is, a couple of alternate versions of the site are available.
One version of the site, an Image Version, displays a matrix of images and photos pulled from various sources. Each image relates to a news story, and each image has an identifier listing the number of related images to the story. The list of news items is displayed on the right side of the page; hover over an image and the selected news article scrolls into view.... MORE >
For privacy reasons, remove items from Safari's History list after only one day. January 5, 2009, at 4:31 P.M. EST
Depending on your configuration, when viewing Safari's "History" list of previously-accessed websites, these sites may remain in the list for one month or longer. While this lets you easily find previously-viewed sites without having to remember their web addresses or use search engines to find them, if multiple people access your PC, this may violate your privacy.
You can configure Safari to remove items from the history list after only one day by doing the following:... MORE >
Info on using piers as digital photo subjects and locations for shooting photos. January 5, 2009, at 2:57 P.M. EST
Piers are popular in the world of photography as they serve many purposes:
* If you want to photograph sunrises and sunsets near the water, a wide-angle shot with a pier near the foreground can add a nice subject to a potentially ordinary photograph. ... MORE >
Expand the list of recently-accessed programs displayed on the Windows Vista Start Menu, or clear this list altogether. January 5, 2009, at 1:58 P.M. EST
By default, Windows Vista's Start Menu displays a list of recently-accessed programs directly above the "All Programs" link. This way you can quickly run frequently-used applications without having to find them again via the "All Programs" link or other shortcuts.
If desired, you can expand the size of the Start Menu to show more programs, useful if you access many applications and want quicker access to them via this menu. Also, you can contract the size of the Start Menu to show fewer programs. Or, for privacy reasons, you can completely remove this list altogether. ... MORE >
Prevent attendees from proposing new times when you send out meeting requests in Outlook 2007. January 5, 2009, at 12:50 P.M. EST
When you send out meeting requests in Microsoft Outlook 2007, you can choose whether or not attendees can propose new times. This is done by clicking on the "Responses" button in the "Attendees" section of the Ribbon when sending out a new meeting request, then unchecking the "Allow New Time Proposals" box when the popup menu appears.
If most of your meeting requests require specific times that should not be changed, you can change Outlook's default so that every meeting request you send disallows new time proposals.... MORE >
Hopefully you won't shoot your eye out as you gaze at the original house from the movie A Christmas Story. December 24, 2008, at 1:29 P.M. EST
In 2004, the original house from the movie "A Christmas Story" was offered for auction on eBay. Now restored, the "A Christmas Story House" is open for viewing in Cleveland, Ohio as well as the "A Christmas Story House Museum", complete with props from the movie.
The official website offers an online gift shop, and yes, before you even ask, you can buy a full-size replica of the famous Leg Lamp from the movie. Other items include a bb-gun (make sure to read the prohibited shipping information), a snow globe, board games, and ornaments. ... MORE >
An assortment of Christmas television specials from The Office, 30 Rock, American Dad, and more. December 24, 2008, at 12:35 P.M. EST
Still not in the Christmas spirit? Television and movie content website Hulu has released a "Best of Christmas" collection of holiday specials from modern and classic television shows:
* 30 Rock... MORE >
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