Selecting Files in Vista's Windows Explorer

In XP to select files in Windows Explorer, you select the first file by clicking and holding the Shift key click on the last file to select all those and all the files in between, or click the first file and holding the Ctrl key while clicking on each non adjacent file.

Vista's Windows Explorer make selecting files much easier, by supplying check boxes, see screenshot:

You can check the box next to name to select all the files, or check a box next to each file you want to select.

I find this makes selecting files much easier in Vista.

BPCA Website Needs New Free Hosting

At our Broward Personal Computer Association E-Board meeting we discussed needing someplace to host our website for free, as currently we are paying $9.95 per month and have no webmaster, nor funds to continue doing that.



We are looking to have just a very basic site, containing a home page, announcements, somewhere to post our newsletter in PDF format, and maybe reviews.



We own our own domain name and just need somewhere, preferably free, to host it.



As none of us are very proficient at this kind of thing, I am looking for ideas.



Would a wiki be better than a traditional website?



Please let me know via comment, if you have any ideas to help us out.

I Am Back

I know I have not posted in a long time.



I have been very busy, editing two computer user group newsletters, being elected as President of one of the groups (BRCS), elected to the Broward Democratic Executive Committee, involved as a Steward in the Federation of Public Employees, and in my spare time enjoying my granddaughter.



I intend to start posting again, with sometimes computer related items, and at other times political or union related issues, with the occasional rant.



Let's see what happens.

Lifehacker Post - Make Microsoft Word less annoying

There are quite a few very good tips in the posting, linked to in the above title, regarding customizing Microsoft Word (2003 specifically) to make it easier to use only the features that are important to the way you work.

Those of you who have attended any of the BPCA Word Processing SIG meetings, know that I have been advocating similar measures for all the various word processors and even most other applications.

Check this out and let me know what you think.