http://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?u=3283&o=DateDescending&a=275Posts by Tricia Gossen-UShttp://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/56884.aspxSun, 22 Nov 2009 20:03:02 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56884triciagossDo you have a wireless router with which you have set up a home or small office network? If so, you can add a printer to the router or to a computer on that network so that everyone accessing the wireless network can work with the same printer. Overview There are essentially three steps required if you want to connect the printer to one compute...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/26360.aspxThu, 19 Feb 2009 21:39:08 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:26360triciagossWord is a good application to use to gather ideas and make a basic outline. Learn how to turn these outlines into well-prepared PowerPoint presentations. Getting Started Start by creating a Word outline, plotting the pieces of your PowerPoint presentation (wow, say that three times, fast). If you are not sure how to make an Outline in Word, check o...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/26333.aspxThu, 19 Feb 2009 20:40:17 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:26333triciagossSkype offers software with which you can talk, IM or make video calls. This article will show you how to download Skype, find contacts, and use the major features of this free program. Install Skype The first step is to install Skype on your computer. You can install Skype on Windows 2000, XP or Vista, as well as Mac, Linux and more. Go to the Skyp...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/25198.aspxThu, 05 Feb 2009 00:58:08 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:25198triciagossYou may not be familiar with Outlook voting, but this feature allows you to poll coworkers or other recipients and decide anything from meeting times to where to go for lunch. Outlook will even keep track of the votes for you. Decisions in Outlook If there is one good way to make a decision that involves several people, it has to be voting. Voting ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/26293.aspxWed, 18 Feb 2009 23:36:38 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:26293triciagossWhen you make a PowerPoint slideshow, you want to catch and keep your viewers' attention. Enhancing graphics, such as adding shadow to shapes, is one way to make your PowerPoint more noticeable. Overview One way to make a shape stand out in your PowerPoint slide show is by giving it a shadow, or make the shape look shadowy itself. Learn how sim...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/56394.aspxWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:32:02 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56394triciagossEverybody needs some sort of clock at their computer desk. Sure, you have the clock in your PC's taskbar, but it's not much fun. Find out where you can get cool clock gadgets to download, plug in and more. Clock Gadgets to Plug into a PC USB Since you need a PC clock gadget anyway, why not find one that has other options as well? This gadge...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/56098.aspxMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:12:26 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56098triciagossOne of the many benefits of Microsoft Access is that you can create a database that is easy to augment and expand. However, the more data you enter into a table, the wider and longer your datasheet grows as well. Learn several ways to resize rows and columns to make your Access data more manageable. Overview There are several ways in which you can ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/56023.aspxSun, 15 Nov 2009 23:23:45 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56023triciagossYou try to open your document in Microsoft Works, but it hangs, crashes or displays gibberish every time. Do you need to scrap the word processor document and start all over? Maybe not! Here are some tips and downloads that may save the day. Microsoft Works Word Processor Document Recovery There are several different ways you can try to rec...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/23127.aspxThu, 22 Jan 2009 02:16:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:23127triciagossYou might think that parents, schools, bosses and governments are the only ones who need to create rules. However, by creating rules in Outlook, you can have messages practically sort, forward, and respond to themselves. What are Outlook Rules? Everyone knows that rules are important. Parents create rules for their children to help them learn t...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/22776.aspxSun, 18 Jan 2009 02:58:44 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:22776triciagossYou might know that a Word template can define things such as the default font style, size and color, headers and footers, margins, columns and more. But did you know that you can create a template that has the exact features you need? Microsoft Word Templates Templates in Word control many different features of the documents you create. A temp...