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July 5th, 2009
Create a keyboard shortcut that opens up a Favorite website, even if Internet Explorer is closed. July 3, 2009, at 3:12 P.M. EDT
Sure your favorite websites in Internet Explorer 8 may be easy to access - just open up the "Favorites" menu or click the Favorites button. You may even have Favorites accessible via the Windows Start Menu. But how about making them easier to access from anywhere by creating a global keyboard shortcut that opens up your browser* and displays the website?
1. From Internet Explorer 8, click the "Favorites" button in the Command Bar.... MORE >
Move an entire page when editing a Publisher 2007 document. July 3, 2009, at 1:58 P.M. EDT
After working on a multi-page Microsoft Publisher 2007 document, you may find that a story, its related graphics, and all other objects on a page need to be moved elsewhere. Perhaps a story buried on page 5 of a newsletter suddenly has gained importance and needs to be moved to directly after the title page. Or the contents of a catalog need to be shifted around due to seasonal sales volume.
You do not need to copy and paste all objects on a page from one to another - here are two ways to move pages around:... MORE >
Step back from waterfalls to avoid water droplets and water vapor getting on your digital camera. July 3, 2009, at 12:23 P.M. EDT
Although most photographers recommend not using a zoom lens as much, recommending you physically getting closer to a subject, when taking digital photos of waterfalls you can get too close. Step back and then use a telephoto lens to zoom-in if necessary. Set your digital camera on a sturdy tripod if you have problems with camera shake due to the telephoto zoom.
Even if you think you are at a safe distance away from a waterfall, droplets can splash onto your lens. If this happens, be sure to quickly wipe off any excess moisture on your camera, not only on your lens but also on the entire digital camera body. Although getting your lens wet can cause problems, liquid getting through to your camera's internals could prove disastrous.... MORE >
Toggle having Bing display search suggestions as you enter queries. July 3, 2009, at 11:02 A.M. EDT
Microsoft's Bing search engine by default displays search suggestions as you type a search query. This convenience feature is provided for several reasons including spelling difficult words, saving typing, and finding related queries.
While many people find these suggestions useful, there are those who would rather not have their searches broadcast over the Internet before finishing them. Some not accessing the Internet via broadband may find loading the suggestions slow. And others just may not like this feature. Thus here is how to disable them, plus instructions to re-enable suggestions later if you change your mind:... MORE >
Don't want to purchase an aquarium and pay for the upkeep? Feed virtual fish on your iGoogle homepage. July 3, 2009, at 9:34 A.M. EDT
Don't have the cash for an aquarium, exotic fish, fish food, and all the extras and maintenance? Add a virtual aquarium to your iGoogle page with the "Fish" gadget from Adam Bowman. Move your mouse pointer inside the gadget and the fish will follow. Press the left mouse button to release "food" and watch as the fish eat.
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FontList is a freeware application for Windows that creates HTML files displaying installed fonts. July 2, 2009, at 3:58 P.M. EDT
FontList is a freeware Windows application from Edwin Martin that creates HTML files displaying all fonts installed on your system. The simple dialog box lets you customize the sample text, where the HTML file is placed, and whether or not to include Symbol, non-English, and Raster fonts in the output.
Besides displaying all installed fonts on your system, the output HTML file lets you preview fonts in bold and italics as well as switching between a small and larger font size. Via a "CharMap" button you can open a window displaying a font's character map, especially useful with symbol fonts.... MORE >
With an Internet Explorer 8 Accelerator, access the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine to see archived copies of a site you are browsing or a hyperlink on a page. July 2, 2009, at 2:24 P.M. EDT
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is a growing archive of billions of web pages going all the way back to 1996. With it you can see how your favorite websites looked in the past or display sites that no longer exist.
Via an Internet Explorer 8 Accelerator you will not need to access this site directly. Just visit a website in your web browser, right-click, and use "Find with Wayback Machine" to view archives. Or if you find a link to a website that is no longer online, right-click the link and use "Find with Wayback Machine" to see archives of the page.... MORE >
PC Tools File Recover is a commercial program for Windows to help you preview and recover deleted files. Note the trial only lets you search for possibly recoverable files. July 2, 2009, at 12:53 P.M. EDT
PC Tools File Recover can scan your hard drive, floppy drive, or other fixed media for files to possibly undelete. The commercial software works for Windows 2000 and up (when this tip was written, Windows 7 support was not mentioned).
PC Tools File Recover can deal with bad sectors and works with multiple file systems including FAT12 (floppy disks), FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS. Multiple scan types are supported - a quick scan for deleted file entries, deeper scan for unallocated clusters, and a physical scan that may be beneficial when dealing with corrupted media. Note that scans can take a long time to perform...... MORE >
Configure Safari for Windows to download files to another folder besides the 'My Documents' folder. July 2, 2009, at 11:21 A.M. EDT
When you download files from the Internet via Safari for Windows, files are normally placed in your "My Documents" folder. If you'd rather place files elsewhere by default, do the following:
1. Press the general Safari settings menu button near the top-right of the browser (it looks like a gear).... MORE >
Force Windows Live Mail to render all messages as plain text. July 2, 2009, at 9:52 A.M. EDT
When you receive messages via Windows Live Mail in HTML, fonts, hyperlinks, and other features are displayed in the messages for a more rich text experience.
If you are concerned about phishing or other malicious hyperlinks (note that Windows Live Mail does come with phishing protection), hidden text inside e-mail messages, or possible security problems in the software that may be exploited by malicious HTML, this feature can be disabled. Or you just may rather turn off HTML formatting as a personal preference. All messages will be rendered as plain text, no matter the format used when sending.... MORE >
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