Microsoft just released Internet Explorer Beta 7. I’ve been using it (Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2) recently and find that it is faster loading than Firefox, however there are a lot of quirks that it lacks; the integrated search box, tabs that can be shifted from one side to other, and other little things that…Continue Reading

"This add-in enables you to embed a Creative Commons license into a document that you create using the popular applications: Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, or Microsoft Office Excel. With a Creative Commons license, authors can express their intentions regarding how their works may be used by others. The add-in downloads the Creative Commons…Continue Reading

Microsoft’s new Office iteration allows you to customize it like never before. For those of you who use Windows XP. Office 2007 defaults to the blue color scheme which resembles that of Windows XP. You can however make it look like Windows Vista Theme by applying the Vista color scheme. If you’re like me and…Continue Reading

The Windows Registry allows you to make changes to every aspect of your computer. Of course you have to be somewhat knowledgeable when edititing the registry, inherently the registry’s ability to change anything on your computer can also spell disaster if you mess up. Below you’ll find a description of what the registry is and…Continue Reading

This Excel Add-in allows you to create treemaps which can be used to visually represented for easier interpretation, think of it like a multiple-level pie chart. I’ve seen maps (Smart Money’s Maps) like these used in the stock market to display different Market segments and their performance for any given day. If you’re interested in…Continue Reading

I use Photoshop for everything that involves picture manipulation, I even use photoshop to resize images, I have macro’s (actions) set up so that I can automate the process. I do find however that it would be much nicer just to right-click a picture, hit resize and I’m done. I found that one of Microsoft’s…Continue Reading

Update 6/12/2006: We are experiencing extremely high download demand at this time. The wait time to start the download is very long and many customers may be unable to access the download site. To guarantee participation in the Customer Preview Program (to receive both Beta 2 and RC1) we recommend you use the DVD kit…Continue Reading

I really recommend enabling Clear Type on your Windows XP machine, it will make it a lot easier to read on your screen due to the fact that the quality of the text displayed increases. If you have no idea what clear type is then read on. "ClearType is a registered trademark for a technology…Continue Reading

Well this is not the only way to speed up internet browsing, however it is one of the many methods that will be discussed on my site. Google Web Accelerator essentially speeds up browsing the internet. I have been using the accelerator for about 3 months and with all my computers combined I have saved…Continue Reading

I have run into computers that do not have the Sound control icon enabled by default. Now this can be annoying if you have no other way of easily lowering or increasing your volume. Since I’ve been confronted with this question in the past, I’ve created this short how-to that details the steps necessary to…Continue Reading