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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Run Apps in Sandboxie to Keep Your System Clean and Secure :: the How-To Geek
via howtogeek.com
Have been meaning to try this, but have just not gotten around to it. After reading this post, I have decided to try this out as soon as I can.
Note: 32 bit only, as stated in the post.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
List of Writing Related Feeds I Follow
I saw the following tweet from Melissa Donovan:
"My feed reader is still pretty dead. Come on peeps! Got any #writing blog recommendations"
This prompted me to check out the writing related feeds I follow and prune them down to only those currently active.
Here is a listing of those that remain, in no particular order or ranking:
Writing, Clear and Simple
Write to Done
Writing Matters
Time to Write
The Blood-Red Pencil
The Adventurous Writer
DailyWritingTips
Blue Pencil Editing
Of course, Melissa's own Writing Forward is also included in my feeds.
I hope this helps Melissa, and my readers interested in writing.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
How to make text wrap around a graphic (and resizing the graphic proportionately) in OpenOffice Writer
When you insert a graphic, it usually looks like this. You can't get the text on either side of it.
What do you do if you want it to look like this, though?
Or what do you do if you want to have the graphic there on the left, then you want to start typing over there on the right, to the right of the graphic?Just follow these steps. Put your text in first, then insert the graphic. (Insert > Graphic > From File, or paste something from the Internet, or choose Tools > Gallery to drag in a graphic.)
Now.
Right-click on the graphic and choose Wrap > Page Wrap.
Now the text can wrap around it.
It doesn't look quite right, though. The words come right up to the edge of the picture. So give it some space. Right-click on the graphic and choose Picture. Click on the Wrap tab and give the picture a little space on all four sides.
Now there's more space.
Also, you might want to drag it to a different point in the document, so go ahead and do that. The wrapping will continue to work.
Finally, you might want to resize the graphic. Click on it so the green handles on the sides and corners show, then move your mouse over a corner handle and drag in to shrink it or out to enlarge it.
Hold down the Shift key while you do this, to make sure that you keep the picture proportionate and don't make it to squat or skinny.
Friday, October 09, 2009
Word2007 - How To
http://www.screentoaster.com/watch/stU0JWRUVIR1xaQV1ZXlteX1dQ
I was at the Windows XP / Vista SIG last evening.
The question of how to remove formatting when pasting into Word 2007 was asked.
I used ScreenToaster at work, during lunch, to make this. I hope it helps.
I had no access to a microphone at work.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Video Interview with Laurie Orlov | Gilbert Guide
Excellent treatment of technology and aging in place.
http://dailywrinkle.gilbertguide.com/articles/technology-keeping-todays-seniors/#Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Keyboard shortcuts for keyboard navigation, in OpenOffice Writer and Calc
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October 05, 2009
Keyboard shortcuts for keyboard navigation, in OpenOffice Writer and Calc
I'd like to suggest that everyone check out the keyboard shortcut features under Tools > Customize, Keyboard tab. Try for Writer and for Calc. Just select the Navigate item in the left hand side and scroll through all the possibilities.
You don't need to change the keyboard shortcuts. Just check out all the possibilities.
Posted at 10:36 AM in Calc: 2009, Configuration and Setup, OpenOffice.org: 2009, Writer: 2009 | Permalink
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Monday, October 05, 2009
Friday, October 02, 2009
A Copyright and Creative Commons Primer [Copyright]
By Kevin Purdy, 7:30 AM on Thu Oct 1 2009, 4,723 views
If you're starting out on your own, or just wondering exactly how and where your independent work is covered by copyright, the Freelance Switch blog has a meaty, explanatory post on the ins and outs of copyright that's well worth the (long) read. Intrigued by the Creative Commons realm, but not sure how it would work for your solo gig? That's touched on, too. Photo by Uncommon Depth.
via feeds.gawker.com
Good explanations.
Import an Access Database into Excel
Thursday, October 01, 2009
The Complete Windows 7 Product Guide & eBook from Microsoft
Check it out, so you have an idea of what to expect the 22nd.
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