Matthew D
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Free Antivirus Software
- By Matthew D
- Published June 19, 2008
- Anti-Virus
- Unrated
You don't have to spend any money to protect yourself from viruses.
There are many free antivirus programs out there that protect you just as much as those expensive ones.
TECH TIPS NEWSLETTER - 04/11/08
- By Matthew D
- Published April 11, 2008
- 2008 Newsletters
- Unrated
ADOBE EXPRESS FOR FREE
Adobe Photoshop Express is a brand new web service geared for consumers who want to get their photos online, do some quick polishing—and maybe even some special effects—and finally, share their photos with other people. Photoshop Express is all online and, even better, it is all free.
https://www.photoshop.com/express/index.html?bypass&wf=testdrive
TECH TIPS NEWSLETTER - 03/28/08
- By Matthew D
- Published March 28, 2008
- 2008 Newsletters
- Unrated
CREATE YOUR OWN BLOG
Create your own space on the web with blogger.com. You can publish your thoughts, upload photos and connect with others. You can even send photos and posts to your blog from your mobile phone if you choose. You can set up your very own blog in minutes.
TECH TIPS NEWSLETTER - 03/21/08
- By Matthew D
- Published March 21, 2008
- 2008 Newsletters
- Unrated
FILE CONVERSIONS ONLINE
If you’ve ever wanted to convert files without downloading software, then zamzar is the site for you!
Quickly convert documents, images, music and even video! The service is free for limited use, but you can subscribe to one of their extended plans if you plan to do A LOT of converting!
TECH TIPS NEWSLETTER - 02/15/08
- By Matthew D
- Published March 15, 2008
- 2008 Newsletters
- Unrated
FEDEX QUICK SHIP TOOLBAR FOR OUTLOOK
Fedex now has a toolbar that integrates with Microsoft Office to help make your life easier! Choose the customer's name from your Outlook address book, and create the shipment. You can also check rates and track packages without ever leaving your Outlook application.
TECH TIPS NEWSLETTER - 03/14/08
- By Matthew D
- Published March 14, 2008
- 2008 Newsletters
- Unrated
HOW TO TURN OFF CD'S AUTOPLAY FEATURE
How can you stop Windows XP from launching program CDs?
• Click Start; click Run, type GPEDIT.MSC to open Group Policy in the Microsoft Management Console.
• Double-click Computer Configuration, double-click Administrative templates, double-click System, and then click Turn off auto play.
• The instructions on your screen describe how to configure this setting. Click Properties to display the setting dialog.
• Click Enabled, and choose CD-ROM drives, then click OK, to stop CD auto play.
This setting does not prevent Auto play for music CDs.
TECH TIPS NEWSLETTER - 02/29/08
- By Matthew D
- Published February 29, 2008
- 2008 Newsletters
- Unrated
IMPORT RULES IN OUTLOOK
- Open Outlook 2007.
- From the Tools menu, click Rules and Alerts.
- If you have more than one e-mail account, in the Apply changes to this folder list, select the Inbox that you want.
- Click Options.
- Click Import Rules.
- In the File name box, type the path and file name for the set of rules that you want to import. You will have exported them to a file with an .rwz extension.
- If you want to import a file that contains rules other than those in the Rules and Alerts Wizard, such as rules that are compatible with previous versions of Microsoft Office Outlook, click the file type in the Files of type list.
- Click Open.
TECH TIPS NEWSLETTER - 02/22/08
- By Matthew D
- Published February 22, 2008
- 2008 Newsletters
- Unrated
LISTINGS RIGHT TO YOUR PHONE
Now you can search MLS properties listed by all Realtors in an easy to use map interface! Property Maps delivers all of the current listings right to your Blackberry or Windows Mobile Smart phone. Take a closer look…
TECH TIPS NEWSLETTER - 02/08/08
- By Matthew D
- Published February 8, 2008
- 2008 Newsletters
- Unrated
RECENTLY USED FILES LIST IN WORD
When working in Microsoft Word, you can see the last four documents that you have opened by selecting FILE. The last four documents appear at the bottom of the menu. You can change this feature to include MORE documents OR you can disable the option all together. Follow the steps below:
- Click TOOLS
- OPTIONS
- GENERAL
- Under recently used files, arrow up or down the number of files that you want to appear.
- If you want to disable the feature, uncheck the box
