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Let's Take a
Look at the Upcoming Features of Firefox 3.5 Firefox
3.5 is a pretty substantial update to the
popular open-source browser, and it's just around the corner. See what
features, fixes, and clever new tools are worth getting excited about in
the next big release. Can these improvements allow Firefox to overtake
Microsoft in the battle of the browsers? We take a look at what the key
improvements will be. Read on....
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Digital Photo Group
- The next
meeting will be held on
Thursday, July 9th at the CCCC Hyannis campus. All
meetings will start at 1:30pm The theme for the July meeting is
Route 6A.
Participants may view the photos submitted for the meeting by
clicking here.
If you would like to comment on them online, visit the Digital Photo
Blog link on the left of this page |
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With the introduction of Office 2007
we will now identify articles and tips that specifically refer to the
latest iteration of MS Office with the Icon to the left. All other tips and items
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Eco Print
If you want to save paper and not print what you do not want then
GreenPrint may be what you are looking for. This software will eliminate
those pages at the end of a print that contain only a few lines. You can
also save the page as a PDF file. Check out the demo
here. There
is a free version and a paid version ($29).
Monitor Your Memory
UsageBeing
able to keep an eye on your memory usage can help to find programs that
are memory hogs. A memory leak is what happens when a program uses your
memory for temporary storage, but doesn't clear it out when its done.
When this happens, the memory can't be used by other programs that need
it and all of a sudden your computer is slowing down. This usually
happens when using your browser.
Meminfo is FREE and will sit in your
Systems Tray and inform you how much memory is being used. When the
number gets high all you need to do is close your browser and reopen it.
Capture and
Download Videos
Do you have the need to
capture web sites such as Youtube, Metacafe, Dailymotion, Megavideo,
blogs with videos, newspapers or news television? Movier is a
free application to accomplish just that.
Simply copy and paste the
address of the page that contains the videos and the video will be
downloaded instantly.
This program is FREE.
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Microsoft Launches
"Security Essentials"
Microsoft launches a
beta version of its forthcoming free antivirus
software, aiming to protect users who, for one
reason or another, have not installed security
applications on their computers from other
providers. The security software, dubbed Microsoft
Security Essentials, will block known viruses and
prevent some malicious behavior normally associated
with stealthy malicious software known as rootkits.
The software offering a limited free antivirus
service to Windows users will not provide other
security measures — such as managed firewalls,
performance tuning and data backup services — common
in other security products. The company aims to
create a basic anti-malware service that does not
impact PC performance in hopes that attackers will
have more trouble infecting customers' computers.
you can download it
here.
Tips for Restoring
Your Internet ConnectionThere
will be times when you lose your internet
connection. Before you call your service provider
here are three things you should try. First reboot
your cable modem, then reboot your router
(if you have one). Next using Windows XP, go to
the Control Panel and double-click Network
Connections. In the window that pops up,
right-click the LAN (local-area network)
icon, right-click the appropriate network
connection, and in the context menu, click the
Repair option.
Is the Future of
the Web Video?
Cisco Systems said that the
web will continue its breakneck rate of growth to
hit 56 exabytes of data per month by 2013. In 2008, IP
traffic accounted for 9 exabytes per month (An
exabyte is a unit of information or computer
storage equal to one quintillion bytes). Cisco
predicts that most of the increase in traffic
will be related to video — in fact, by 2013, 90
percent of web traffic will be video. Video comprises a large amount of the total traffic
because video files are many times larger than text
files and web pages, and because video is slowly moving
from being delivered via RF (cable TV) and over the air
(broadcast) to being delivered as an IPTV service.
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MS Word - Drag and Drop with a Right
Click We
often find ourselves moving text in MS Word with a quick drag and drop,
but did you know if you use a right click instead of a left click, Word
will offer you far more. The next time you want to move or even copy
your text, simply follow these steps. Highlight the text, move your
mouse pointer over the hig hlighted
text and right click. Drag the text to the new location. When you
release the right mouse button, you won't see an instant move in the
text like you normally would. Instead, you'll see a small menu pop open.
The obvious choices of Move Here and Copy Here
really don't need an explanation. They work exactly as you'd expect. The
Link Here choice is an interesting bonus to the concept
of copy/paste. Linking the text will not only copy the text, but it also
creates a link between the copy and the original. That gives you the
benefit of updating. Linked text will automatically update to match the
original text whenever it's changed.
Firefox and Internet Explorer - Reopen a Closed Tab
Have you ever closed a tab, only to realize too late that there was
something important on there? What did you do? Re-browse to the site?
Next time you're in this situation and you want to re-open the tab you
just closed try hitting CTRL + SHIFT + T. This will re-open the last tab
you closed.
Windows Vista
and XP - Change USB Drive Letter to a Name
Each time you plug your thumb drive in, your PC assigns a drive letter
automatically. If you want to assign a name to it, do the following. In
Windows XP, just double click My Computer,
right-click the drive letter and select Properties.
If you use Vista, go to Start, Computer,
right-click on the drive letter the corresponds to your
thumb drive and select Properties. Type in the new name
then click OK
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