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Flickr 4 Word 2008-05-28 23:46:02
Easily insert images from Flickr
into your Word 2007 documents.
Download the free extension “Flickr4Word” from CodePlex.com
To install it, open the file ‘Flickr4WordSetup.msi’ and follow the steps through the installation.
Open Word, the new symbol ‘Flickr Image’ will appear on the upper standard toolbar. Click on it to open the Flickr selection dialog. F
CPU aka….. 2008-05-30 13:06:20 The Central Processing Unit aka ‘CPU’ aka ‘processor’
Its not really that hard to understand how the cpu works.
The first thing to understand is - whenever we start a program, their instructions are stored in memory to be executed by the CPU.
It fetched the instructions, understand it and decode the instructions as well as to determine [...]
Phenom X3 and Phenom X4 2008-05-31 10:51:38 Before we have Athlon X2, right now we have a new breed…
The new AMD Phenom X3 and AMD Phenom X4. X3 represent the triple core and X4 for the quad core version. We’ve got the lineup below:
Seem its a new strategy from AMD to compete the Dual Core from Intel. Nevertheless, in the real benchmark, [...]
Digsby 2008-06-01 09:52:43 Digsby = IM + Email + Social Networks
More than just a universal messenger, an IM with email integration and alerts from your social networks sites including MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. Can even be widgetized! Means that, you could post it on your blog or website where visitors can chat with you directly.
One combined buddy list [...]
Windows Vista SP1 - what’s new… 2008-06-03 13:33:50 Performance:
Vista
is considerably faster with Service Pack 1
Copying file much faster
No more interference and interruption in audio-video playback
Notebook’s battery could hold much longer Read more:Windows Vista
, Windows
-myFree- Personal Software II (updated) 2008-06-04 13:12:38 A suitable freeware might even surpass or on par in performance compared to the available commercial software. Simple, Easy and Free. -myFree- listing as below:
-myFreeAV- Avira AntiVir Personal
-myFreeAntiSpy- Ad-Aware 2008 Free
-myFreeFirewall- Comodo Firewall PRO 3.0
-myFreeCleaner and Privacy Tool- CCleaner
-myFreeDefrag- IOBit SmartDefrag
-myFreeUtilities- Advanced WindowsCare Personal Edit Read more:Software
Crashed Office 2008-06-10 05:34:35 The Office program crashed just before you save a document and sometime it’s just hanged and couldn’t be closed except through the Task Manager.
When it restarted, the last saved status of the backup copy is restored and it’s likely that you would lost the last ten minutes or your work. Read more:Crashed
Enable Task Manager 2008-06-09 08:52:14 When you try to open Task Manager, the following error may occur:
“Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator”
-It’s highly likely that your system have been infected with a virus that enable the DisableTaskMgr policy via the registry.
USB drive as a portable pc 2008-06-14 11:00:24 USB flash drive
; despite being use as a storage to save and transferring files, could be changed as a portable computer or a portable office that will always accompany you. How’s that? Simple, get a flash drive with a good specification and a collection of portable applications.
Rogue Software and Security 2008-06-18 03:23:42 While working with your pc, ever had advertisements pop up suddenly and keep wanting you to buy their software? or a pop-up says that your pc have been infected by spyware, viruses and forced you to download its software.
Most of the time, they will display a message such as:
“WARNING! Your computer is infected with spyware! [...] Read more:Rogue
, Software
Stop Laptop Theft 2008-07-02 10:46:55 What steps could be taken to make safe your notebooks from being stolen or lost?
YouGetItBack.com reported that more than 70, 000 notebooks and personal digital assistant (PDA) haven’t yet be claimed and according to Accenture, 10-15% handheld devices lost are because of the owner’s carelessness.
There are certain steps we could do to reduce the risk: Read more:Laptop
Blog World Expo - BlogWorld 2008-06-30 13:28:29 .
The 2008 BlogWorld
& New Media Expo will take place September 20-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with the exclusive “Executive & Entrepreneur” conference beginning September 19th.
The first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of blogging and new media. In addition to the only industry-wide [...]
The Difference of Adware, Spyware and Viruses 2008-06-26 15:37:19 Adware, spyware and computer virus share some similarities, one of which is that all three are major nuisances for computer users. Let’s differentiate the three.
Spyware
is software that does not intentionally harm your computer. What they do is that they create pathways wherein someone else aside from the computer owner can communicate with the computer. [...] Read more:Viruses
Should ‘I agree’ to Spyware 2008-07-16 05:18:00
Let’s say you found a nice website and you downloaded an unknown software which you thought would be useful. During installation, there is the end user license agreement (EULA), and you say or click ‘I agree’ without reading it. Have you ever read the EULA? not many people read it and so do I. Why? [...] Read more:Spyware
Solutions for Booting Problems for XP (II) 2008-07-14 05:11:54 Continue from Solutions (I)
Bootmen - The “boot.ini” file displays the boot menu; the user select Windows XP
Error: Missing File - The message “boot.ini file missing” is displayed
Solutions: Repairing Boot Sector - Enter “bootcfg /rebuild” in the repair console
Use Dual Pane Mode 2008-07-10 04:58:51 If you click the My Computer icon on your Windows XP desktop, it will open a single pane window showing the drives and resources on your PC.
You can open My Computer in dual-pane mode - the default for the familiar Windows Explorer file manager - by holding down the Shift key while you double click [...]
Solutions for Booting Problems for XP (I) 2008-07-07 13:13:52 There are eleven phases of booting process in XP but it has been improved in Vista with only eight phases. And yet both of them are more sophisticated and complicated than starting a space rocket (three phases).
Tab Browsing 2008-07-03 11:03:03 Always opening websites in tabs instead of new windows.
When you click on some links, a new browser window opens automatically. But the latest Internet Explorer also supports tab browsing. Read more:Browsing
Spam Mail 2008-07-31 02:55:40 Have you received more spam than ever before? Do you know how these people are getting your e-mail address.
Email ‘bomb’? 2008-07-30 04:19:40 What is an e-mail bomb?
An email ‘bomb’ refers to an immense number of email messages sent to an account in an effort to bring the account down. Read more:Email
Seven Must-do Tasks 2008-07-21 05:23:42 1- Cleaning of Data Storage Medium:
Clean the hard disk of all types of junk files. This can be done at night or alongside your daily work. Download CCleaner and install it with standard settings. Subsequently, the tool starts and clears the hard disk of any junk data. You can choose from Windows or applications [...] Read more:Seven
, Tasks
Solutions for Booting Problems for XP (III) 2008-07-20 02:42:20 Initiating Kernels - The NTLoader gives the command to the Windows kernel
Error: Computer hangs - The PC hangs when it shows the message “Windows is booting…”.
Solutions: Microsoft Help further - The Windows developers present several solutions for the numerous errors under
Want some cookies? 2008-07-19 03:10:50 Some antispyware programs regularly flag cookies as potential spyware. A cookie is nothing more than a text file that is used to identify you to some websites that you visit frequently or have registered with.
Cookies are harmless, but some people consider a website’s depositing a cookie on the machine as an invasion of piracy, [...]
Everyday Security I 2008-08-02 03:50:20 When it comes to security and computers, most people think the well-advertised threats of viruses, spyware or adware.
But the fact is that most of us are more vulnerable to the prying eyes of our neighbours, bosses, friends, or the people in the coffee shops next to use who might be reading our e-mail than we [...]
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