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Windows Vista vs Windows XP - which ones on your PC

Windows XP is an operating system that has stood the test of time. It may have had to deal with some pretty serious security deficiencies and can act clunkily after a while but it has rolled with the punches for a long time now, sits beautifully on the...

Published by Neil Henry (18,497 pts ) on May 15, 2008 to
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Change the find highlight color in Excel 2007?

Amazingly, there's no real provision for changing the highlight color of the Ctrl-F search results in Excel 2007. I have a spreadsheet from an associate that has a background color that is the same as the search results color. Some folks have found...

Published by Lamar Stonecypher (20,035 pts ) on Feb 24, 2009 to
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Free Windows Wallpaper from MSN

Some things sound better in concept than they are in actuality. The beta MSN Wallpaper application is sort of like that. Here's the description from their website: "From dramatic landscapes to sleeping puppies, action sports to clips from your...

Published by Lamar Stonecypher (20,035 pts ) on Mar 21, 2009 to
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Internet Explorer, Firefox or Opera - Mozilla Firefox, you had me at hello !

As Jerry Maguire once said 'We live in a cynical world'. Indeed we do, and as the battle lines are drawn once again between Microsoft and the rest of the techno-world it is intriguing to see who will come out on top now that the World Wide Web...

Published by Neil Henry (18,497 pts ) on May 15, 2008 to
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Windows Registry - What are your favorite Reg Edits

I don't know about you, but my children (and wife) are always moaning about the speed (or lack of) when it comes to our home PC's performance. You get a new PC with a fancy new operating system and you are be-dazzled by its responsiveness and...

Published by Neil Henry (18,497 pts ) on May 16, 2008 to
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iTunes Adds $4.99 Bargain Movies

The iTunes store is testing a bargain bin for movie sales. Not only is it not easy to find in the iTunes store (I couldn't find a link from the front page), it's only for a limited time. To see what's available, go to the iTunes store and...

Published by Lamar Stonecypher (20,035 pts ) on Nov 16, 2008 to
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AC/DC Promotion Penetrates Your Office Network

In perhaps the most novel way yet conceived to penetrate corporate firewalls, Sony/BMG in England has made available a portion of a promotional video of Australian mega-group AC/DC's "Runaway Train" available in Excel format. Yes, Excel...

Published by Lamar Stonecypher (20,035 pts ) on Oct 24, 2008 to
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How to Kill Off and Murder Skype Startup Sounds

There's no section in the Skpe settings that specifies the start up and shut-down sounds. I have a multimedia Vista PC that I usually keep the sound turned up on, and that startup sound - whoosh! - and shutdown sound - anti-whosh! - got on my nerves...

Published by Lamar Stonecypher (20,035 pts ) on Oct 7, 2008 to
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How to Get a Secure Connection in Gmail

Did you know that Google offers an SSL connection to Gmail and has since July 2008? Even better, it's very easy to use. Log into your Gmail account. Then, in the web browser address box, change "http:" to "https:" and reload the...

Published by Lamar Stonecypher (20,035 pts ) on Dec 31, 2008 to
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More Internet Download Caps on the Way

"The Biggest Little City in the World," Reno, Nevada, is where AT&T has rolled out the latest in the Internet service provider's plan to impose download limits on high-consumption users. The caps, which include both upload and download...

Published by Lamar Stonecypher (20,035 pts ) on Nov 5, 2008 to
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