Archive for January, 2008

I frequently read message boards on the web, and see people posting pictures and links. How can I do that? Many of the most popular message board systems support a style of markup called BBCode. You can usually use BBCode to spice up your posts with images, links, and formatted text. BBCode is pretty simple to [...]

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Is there any way to record the audio I can hear streaming over the Internet? Windows and Linux users: You can record streaming Internet audio with everyone’s favorite free open-source audio editing software: Audacity. Audacity is available free of charge, and can be used to record whatever is coming off of your PC’s sound board.

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In the market for a new digital camera? Don’t fall into the megapixel trap! Megapixel counts are a technical specification of all digital cameras that are exploited by marketing people to convince consumers of a camera’s superior image quality. The truth is that megapixels are just one part of a much larger picture.

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Pownce is a brand new social network that lets you broadcast messages, files, links, and more to your friends, as well as the rest of the Internet. Pownce is a conversational web application that revolves around sending things to other people. Some of the things you can post to your Pownce stream are messages, photos, links, [...]

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Time Machine is the backup feature of Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5 operating system. So what is Time Machine, and what exactly does it do with your data?

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ShutterSphere is a new magazine that aims to showcase the work of amateur photographers in print, as well as on the Web. Photographers may upload their work directly to the ShutterSphere Web site, where submissions are rated and commented on by other visitors. Submissions are then selected for publication in print. ShutterSphere’s format revolves around photographic themes. [...]

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When I use printers, fax machines, and label makers, I can never tell which direction the paper is supposed to go. Is there an easy way to figure this out? This may seem like a dumb question, but don’t worry – you would be surprised how often this comes up. The answer is that most printers [...]

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Every time I press the print button on my PC, a “Save” window comes up. It doesn’t matter what program I use. I can’t get this to stop. What should I do? It sounds like your default printer has been changed to something other than a printer. Huh?!

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I am putting together an invoice in Excel. How can I hide zeros from showing in the “total” column of empty lines? You can display or hide zero amounts in Excel by changing a few options. There are a few different ways to hide zero amount values: Hide zero amount values in the entire worksheet. Hide zero amount [...]

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The MacBook Air is an ultra-thin notebook computer from Apple. And when I say ultra-thin, I mean ridiculously thin. The MacBook Air is so thin, it fits inside a manila envelope. Frequent travelers may be interested in what the MacBook Air has to offer, but should first be aware of the sacrifices made in order to [...]

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