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Tip of the Week: Fast Font Sizing
Increasing the font size on selected text is a great way to emphasize what you are trying to say or you may be trying to squeeze everything that you wrote into a single page. We all know the manual steps to changing font size in the various Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, but the next time you want to play with font size, give this a try:
Select the text you want to work with then hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys and tap the > key to increase the size and the < key to decrease the size!
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Headwhack of the Week: Programs that open in small windows
Invariably, we all run into a stubborn program that wants to open in a small window, when we want it to be full screen. There are a number of causes and cures for this depending upon the specific program that you are working with (a quick Google search will usually net some pretty good advice).
If you want to make sure that all your programs always open the way you want them to, consider downloading AutoSizer, which is a free program that will make your program launching dreams come true!
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Geek Speak of the Week: Collateral Misinformation
When someone alters a Wikipedia article to win a specific argument or is just simply misinformed about the topic, it is said that anyone who reads the false article before the "error" is corrected suffers from collateral misinformation.
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Security: Cleverly disguised USB drive looks like a severed cable
If you are concerned about someone lifting your USB storage device, the folks at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have posted step-by-step instructions on how to create a USB drive that looks like a severed cable!
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News: Internet to hit full capacity by 2010
U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T has claimed that, without investment, the Internet's current network architecture will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010.
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News: If It's Good Enough for Shatner...
What do Bill Cosby, the cast of 'MASH,' and, yes, Captain James T. Kirk have in common? They all endorsed PCs in the 1980s.
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Data Doctors Video on Cnn.com: Abused e-mail addresses
If you missed our discussions on how your e-mail address can get abused if you aren't paying attention to what you are doing online, you can watch our video segment from last week's CNN.com/video webcamcast!
Watch the video and help our rankings on CNN.com! You can watch us live every Saturday morning at 9:30AM Pacific, 12:30PM Eastern or watch the archived versions of our segments whenever you want at CNN.com/video.
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Opinion: Are You Stealing Vista?
Those seeking to use Microsoft's "upgrade loophole" to avoid paying full price for Vista have just been spanked, according to Lance Ulanoff of PC Magazine.
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Weekly Advice Column: Before you sell, donate or recycle your OLD PC...
Disposing of your old computer has become more complicated because of the huge increase in cyber criminals trying to heist your identity. Before you sell, donate or recycle your old PC, make sure you read our advice to protect yourself!
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This Week's Show: Recycling Your Old Technology
Electronic waste (or e-waste) is the fastest growing part of the waste stream. Electronics seem safe to use, but if we throw them out, they can leak toxic chemicals like lead, mercury and cadmium into our water and air. One computer monitor can contain 4-8 pounds of lead, which if released can hurt an entire community.
There are 500 million obsolete computers in the U.S. alone and only 10% of unwanted and obsolete computers are ever recycled. Letting old computers sit in a closet will increase the chances that it won't have a second life and end up being toxic waste.
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