Archive for June, 2006

How to Get Rid Of The Annoying Windows Update Restart Prompt

Jun 30, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

I hate it when I’m working on my computer with all my winodows open, I just found an awesome website, I started my music, I got everything the way I want it and all of a sudden out of nowhere I get a notification telling me that all of my updates have been downloaded/installed [...]

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Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 Is Now Available

Jun 29, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

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 [...]

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Now You Can Insert Your Creative Commons License with a Click of a Button

Jun 23, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

"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 [...]

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How to Change Color Schemes in Office 2007 Beta 2

Jun 23, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

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 [...]

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How to Backup Your Registry

Jun 16, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

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 [...]

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Create Hierarchical Maps Like Those Used in ‘Smartmoney’s Map of the Market’

Jun 15, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

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 [...]

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How to Resize Pictures the Easy Way

Jun 12, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

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 [...]

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Download Windows Vista Beta 2 Now!

Jun 08, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

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 [...]

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How-to Enable Clear Type in Windows XP

Jun 07, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

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 [...]

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How to Speed Up Internet Browsing

Jun 07, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

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 [...]

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