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Powerpoint Tip Slideshow in a Window (Video)

Ever try to record a screencast of a Powerpoint presentation? If you have you may have noticed like I did that you cannot easily run the presentation slideshow within a window small enough for a practical screencast. After doing some research I discovered that there are some not so well documented features for Powerpoint 2007/2010 that will allow you to run your presentation in a window. This would be particularly useful if you were doing some kind of mashup.

Using the proper Importance Flag with Email

I received an Email Friday from a friend, I receive a lot of Email so sometimes I don't get a chance to review non critical business Email until I have some free time. This morning while responding from the message I realized that part of the message involved a timely issue for Friday evening. The title did not indicate it and the message was flagged normally. This incident was a reminder to me of the usefulness and etiquette of the Importance options with Email correspondence. Here is my interp...

Quick Tip MrFixit for Windows Update Issues

Have you ever encountered errors with Windows Update or had it just stop prompting you all-together? This might be the solution to your problem. Either way it is a web page at Microsoft that will provide the right tool depending on what Operating system you are running. To run the utility navigate to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058 and click on the Microsoft Fix It icon or link: You will have one option that can be selected, only use this option if the first attempt without it che...

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PCI Slots A Quick Visual Guide

This will no doubt be valuable to someone one day. I often neglect to save older data and when I come across something it's off to Google I go to search for information.

Windows 7 Quicktip Aero Snap Feature

The Aero snap feature on Windows 7 is really useful. You can use it to maximize a window by left clicking and dragging that window to the top of the screen or drag left or right to have the active program use that half of the screen. This is what you might see in the Microsoft commercial. There is a small problem, what if you have 2 or more monitors? It doesn't work unless you drag it all the way to the right, left or top most screen edge. You can actually use this feature even with multiple scr...

Quick Tip Email Sorting

Use the "from" and "subject" fields to sort Emails while you are cleaning up your inbox. You should find it easier to get through your back log of messages by addressing issues with certain individual(s)... or certain subjects all at once. Quite often the most recent Email of a certain subject contains all the prior information and the older ones can be deleted.

Quick Tip The Universal Solution

Reboot your troubled PC before calling your help desk or tech savvy friend. If the problem persists through a reboot take notes and get help.

Quick Tip Windows Updates

When windows update prompts you to update your computer, take a moment or two before you log off at the end of your day to make sure you get the updates. They usually fix security issues that can cause a lot of headaches if not addressed.

Don’t Become Over-Dependant on Auto-Save

Develop a habit to save documents as you work on them, whereas not all programs come with an auto-save feature. A quick save can avoid the loss of valuable time in the event of a crash or failure.   Your data is often reproducible or recoverable, but time is not! Most programs reserve the hotkey Ctrl+S to save a file. If a hotkey is available for a program, it is usually displayed next to the "save" option on the program's "file" menu.