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Archive for January, 2011
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Friday, January 21st, 2011Microsoft Excel Tip: Format Painter
Saturday, January 8th, 2011Need to copy some complex formatting? Use the Format Painter (the little paintbrush button on the Standard Toolbar). Find the formatting you want to copy. Click the Paintbrush and then click the cell you want apply it to.
Microsoft Word Tip – Overtype Mode
Saturday, January 8th, 2011Have you ever tried to insert some text only to find that you are over-writing the existing text? You’ve accidentally entered “Overtype Mode.” Hit the Insert key on your keyboard to toggle it back.
Internet Tip: Refresh
Friday, January 7th, 2011Has a web page changed in the last few minutes? Find out by hitting F5. This is the keyboard equivalent of clicking the “Refresh” button on the toolbar..
Windows Tip: Helpful Advice
Friday, January 7th, 2011Not sure what your options are? Or maybe it just doesn’t make sense? The F1 key is your friend. In most cases, hitting it will bring up some helpful advice in ANY program you are using.
Online Diversion: Monster’s Den – Book of Dread
Thursday, January 6th, 2011If you’ve gamed for very long, no doubt you’ve encountered a good dungeon crawler. You know, that game that lets you become a fighter or sorcerer, scouring an underground labyrinth for monsters and loot.
This week’s online diversion, Monster’s Den – Book of Dread, is a great incarnation of this game type. It’s simple enough to start playing immediately, but detailed enough to keep you interested. Enjoy!
Site of the Week: Google Body
Thursday, January 6th, 2011Google first gave us Maps…then, Earth…and finally, Mars… And now, they’ve gone where no GPS has ever gone: the Human Body. Here, you can view every organ and anatomical layer in high detail. Unfortunately, your current browser may not support this ability, but Google gives you links to browsers that do. Enjoy.
Watch Out for These Facebook Scams
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011It was bound to happen. Get enough people using a social website and some lowlife will figure out a way to trick you. Currently, Facebook has a number of scams to watch out for. Pay close attention, some of these schemes are sneaky!
Have you seen any emails from Facebook saying that one of your friends has “tagged your photo in the 2011 Calendar app?” Don’t click it. They are trying to gain access to your Facebook account.
If you ever see a post from one of your friends saying they are “stuck in London” or some other far off place, ignore it, and call your friend immediately. Their Facebook account has been stolen. The identity thief is trying to make you believe that your friend is truly stuck in a foreign country. More importantly, they are trying to play on that friendship to convince you to wire some funds to them to “help out.”
Some sites use the word “facebook” in their web address, but unless it actually says facebook.com, don’t believe it. For instance, a site that looks like Facebook, but has an address like Facebook.social.com is not an official Facebook site. Always watch that address bar!
Turn Your SlideShow into a Slick Presentation
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011By this time, you should have thousands of digital pictures. After all, with no film to pay for, you click as fast as your fingers will let you. However when it comes to showing off your budding photographic skills, how do you do it?
To create incredibly cool, animated slideshows, check out Animoto, Flixtime, and Stupeflix. These sites allow you to upload pictures, choose your music, and produce incredible videos. While the sites are free to create 60 second videos, heavy users will want to pay a little to remove that time restriction.
