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The Microsoft Office Assistance web site had some nice tips called Customize how Excel starts. One of the tips is starting Excel is Safe Mode. You may be familiar with Safe Mode for Windows. All versions of Windows since Windows 95 have had a way to start Windows with only basic drivers and software loaded. …
While working in a Microsoft program, to quickly select the current word, double click on it. Triple clicking on a word (or section of a paragraph) will select the entire paragraph. And if you need to erase a selection, simply select the text and start to type, you will overwrite any existing text; no need …
With the new VMware® Player, a free download from VMware, anyone can run your virtual machine, test your applications, and experience your programming creativity, exactly the way you intended. Now your colleagues and friends can use their PCs to run the virtual machines you created on your PC — no purchase necessary. VMware Player is …
From InsideMicrosoft: Nicholas links to this list of the top 20 license-free fonts. Could someone please release the files as a torrent? I recently copied the new Windows Vista fonts out of a beta installation and have been using them on my XP box to much satisfaction. Microsoft did a great job designing / paying …
From InsideMicrosoft Blog: Microsoft has released an update to MSConfig, also known as the System Configuration Utility (one of the most useful utilities for Windows power users) that adds a “Tools” tab to the program. This tab links to a lot of the other useful utilities on the system, making it a one stop shop …
Ed Bott blogs about TweakHound: The Web is littered with Windows tips and tweaks, may of dubious quality and accuracy. Eric Vaughan’s TweakHound is one of the few sites that actually tests and rejects the bogus tweaks. Check it out at http://www.tweakhound.com/
Lunacore is a young site that focuses on writing detailed Photoshop tutorials of high quality that are easy to understand, tips, FAQ, training, advice and articles that can help users with this powerful product. Lunacore tries to show those things that are not covered in the manual or at least not in great detail. The …
Convert to PDF from any application by simply ‘printing’ to the PrimoPDF printer – it couldn’t be easier! Within minutes, you can create high-quality PDFs by converting from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and virtually any other printable file type. I haven’t tried it, but PrimoPDF by activePDF sounds like a good utility. SnapFiles, FileForum at BetaNews, …
WorldStart sells various software titles, but they also have an excellent tips section of their site. There are currently 1277 “Regular Tips” and 543 “Coolsites” listed. The main tips page randomly chooses a tip to show. The tips are also divided into categories. There is a listing of the most recent tips, along with the …
One of the most useful utilities I have reviewed is Password Agent by Moon Software. It can save your passwords, auto-fill login forms, and generate passwords for you if you wish. They just recently released a minor update to the software: This update addresses bugs that were discovered after introduction of the previous release. As …