January 15, 2010

Fixing That Weird Line Spacing in Word 2007

Filed under: Main — Tags: — Dan Gookin @ 12:01 am

After 200 years of publishing Microsoft Word, they changed the standard line spacing to something odd in Word 2007. Here’s how to change it back.
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January 13, 2010

Automatic (Yet Random) Writing in Word

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I sat down at my word processor to write the other day, typed in one tidbit of cryptic text, and Word did all the typing for me!
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January 11, 2010

Apple Tablet Fanboy Fantasies

Filed under: Main — Dan Gookin @ 12:01 am

The consensus is pretty much solid: On the 26th or 27th of this month, Apple will introduce a tablet computer.
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January 8, 2010

Windows 7 GodMode

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Windows 7 has a wonderful, secret (well maybe not any more) window where you can control just about everything in the computer. A one-stop-configuration shop. The bloggers call it GodMode.
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January 6, 2010

Counter Counterfeiting

Filed under: Main — Dan Gookin @ 12:01 am

Ever try to scan in some currency and edit it in Photoshop? Sure, you might be breaking the law, though you may also have a legitimate reason to want to photo-edit a twenty or fifty. When you attempt it, you’ll be met with an interesting error message.
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January 4, 2010

Well Color Me Blue!

Filed under: Main — Dan Gookin @ 12:01 am

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Pray tell what has caused that filename to go blue?
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January 1, 2010

One Weird Web Ad

Filed under: Main — Dan Gookin @ 12:01 am

freaky-guyPart of the success of an advertising campaign is trying to find a way to get the target audience for your product to identify with the person in the ad. If Internet marketing is working that way, then you should immediately identify with the fellow shown at left.
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December 30, 2009

Predictions for 2010

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Given my dismal track record for guessing what the computer industry is up against, you would think that I’d give up making New Years predictions. You’re wrong.
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December 28, 2009

Am I Clairvoyant? 2009 Edition

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Last year this time, I made some predictions. How’d I do?
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December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas!

Filed under: Main — Dan Gookin @ 12:01 am

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From Wambooli to you, I wish the world a Merry Christmas!

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