Archive for the ‘Computer Issues’ Category
Monday, April 10th, 2006
Most folks know placing a border around a paragraph makes the text look like it’s in a box. To make it look even more professional , you can add a drop shadow to your text, giving it a 3-D appearance (the text will “stand out†from the rest of your ...
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Saturday, April 1st, 2006
I would never recommend that you mess with a person's computer on April Fool's Day but if you were already planning to do it anyway, let me help you do it well. Check out this site from RJL Software that has a bunch of free software that are designed to ...
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Sunday, March 26th, 2006
Have you ever needed a quick Spanish to English translation of a phrase or a website? Next time just surf on over to Babel Fish. You can enter single words or sentences (up to 150 words) and it will translate up to 12 languages. It will allso will also translate entire ...
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Friday, March 24th, 2006
What happens in the brain of a person with Alzheimer’s disease? Visit the Alzheimer's Association site and take a tour that explains how the brain works and how Alzheimer's affects it. There are 16 interactive slides that provide an easily understandable description of how this terrible disease effects the brain.
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Thursday, March 16th, 2006
Number2.com is the only website that offers students access to comprehensive free online test preparation courses for the SAT, ACT, and GRE.
The company was founded by professors and graduate students who wanted to make high quality test preparation universally accessible. The sample tests offer immediate corrections and each subsequent test ...
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Wednesday, March 15th, 2006
Anyone who owns a home knows that the fulfillment of the American dream is a lot of hard work. However, if you find that you could use a little help you may want to surf over to HomeownerNet.
Whether you are taking on a remodeling project, gardening or decorating a room ...
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Wednesday, March 8th, 2006
In theory, everyone who enters a crime scene brings something in with them, and everyone who leaves a crime scene takes something with them. This is one of philosophies behind forensic science.
Forensic experts can use technology and scientific advances to sift through evidence in criminal cases. Unfortunately, some of ...
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Tuesday, March 7th, 2006
This site is run by the people who publish Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines. You can search for recipes or exchange recipes in the forum. You may want to check out the Quick Kitchen recipe collection which features recipes that take 30 minutes or less to prepare.
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Epicurious Recipes
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
If you want to sharpen your chess playing skills, I have found a nice little on-line game site call FlashChess. Just click to start playing. The game history window shows you the moves that have been made. If you don't have time to finish, just click Save. You can come ...
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
Yahoo has started the beta version of its mapping service. Of course all of the mapping services (MSN, Google, etc.) include many similar features. However the Yahoo system also has a tool that helps you adjust the viewing area and zoom level of the map by simply dragging a slider ...
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Saturday, February 25th, 2006
If you insist on continuing to use those heathen Windows computers, I guess you should have the tools and knowlege necessary to keep your system limping along. The Personal Tech Pipeline site offers a quick tutorial on how to clean out virus and spyware infections from your Windows computer.
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
Of course you have virus protection and spyware running on your Windows computer, right? Well if you start to notice that your system is slowing down, you will have to do some troubleshooting. If your antivirus and spyware programs don't find any problems, try checking to see what processes are ...
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Thursday, February 16th, 2006
One of the problems you may run into from time to time is trying to e-mail a large file. At best, you will clog up the recepient's e-mail if the file actually goes through. Unfortunately, many e-mail systems won't even let you send a large file.
So what is ...
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Monday, February 13th, 2006
The latest trend in the IT world is to move software to the Web. Of course if you are like me, you can think of a bunch of reasons not move in this direction. However, I think you will be surprised to find that some of them work ...
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