As you may be aware, one of the ways that Google determines where to rank a page for a particular search term is by its PageRank. This essentially rates the quality of a page in the Google index. It does this in a number of ways, one of which is the number of links to a page.
Google Blogoscoped links to a site that displays a web page with a PageRank beside every link on the page. It’s quite interesting to look at if you run your own site and are wondering how your links stack up.
Michael Otey of Windows IT Pro magazine has put together a list of his 10 favourite little-known tools in Office 2003:
Microsoft Office is without a doubt the killer app of the Windows era and must be the most pervasive software application of all time. Almost everyone uses it, either at work or at home. But despite its widespread adoption, only a handful of the Office suite components are typically used: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, and PowerPoint�and to a lesser degree, Publisher 2003, InfoPath, and OneNote. As one of the most feature-rich products ever made, Office has far more features than most people are familiar with. Of the many little-known tools in Microsoft Office 2003, here are my 10 favorites.
Check it out…
About a year ago I posted about the ProcessLibrary.com web site. I recently received an email from them with some more information:
As you may be well aware we run processlibrary.com, one of the most popular sites serving hundreds of thousands of users with information on over 9000 processes that may be running on their computers at any point in time.
To make information searches easier, we have launched the Process Library Quick Access Bar.
This is a plug-in for the Windows Task Manager that allows users to click on any process running on their computer (within the Task Manager) and immediately receive process definitions and security/performance advice. The Quick Access Bar may be dowloaded from www.processlibrary.com/quickaccess/
I haven’t tried it, but it sounds interesting.
Many otherwise excellent photographs have been ruined by distracting elements in the photo.
One easy way around this is to scan all four side of your viewfinder for things that have no business in your photo. The top of someone’s head, a light standard or maybe sign. If you find something that does not belong or add to the image, then recompose your shot. Either move in a little closer (or zoom in with your camera) or possibly switch positions and change your angle relative to the subject. And when you are finished looking at the sides of your frame, look at the background of your image as well to be sure something back there won’t detract from your main subject either.
Compare the two photos below. Notice the elements in the three corners circled in red and how then take away from the image, then look at the same photo on the right, cropped a little bit tighter to eliminate the extra’s. A little makes a big difference.
The digital photography tip of the week is written by the PCIN Assistant Editor, Chris Empey. Chris is a long time photographer and is currently the vice-president of the Niagara Falls Camera Club. You can see more of his photography at his Photo of the Day website.
If you have a tip to send Chris, or a question about digital photography he can address in the newsletter, send it to chris@pcin.net.
Kids games, chat rooms for kids, plant babies, safe site for kids - KidsCom, fun site for kids.
Kidscom.com seems to have a wide variety of activities and games for kids to try. Check it out!
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