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If you have AT&T – but use another voice mail server like Google Voice, here are some codes that are useful to know. Actually these codes are useful to know, even if you use the default voice mail, because you can do things like set the amount
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Vista and Windows 7 offer a filtering mechanism that helps you get where you going, or find what you’re looking for a little faster. This search box (sometimes called filter box) is commonly found in the top right corner of the window you’re
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The greatest advancement in Desktop Computing, without a doubt, is the ability to Multi Process. You can run multiple applications at once. In fact – i think it’s impossible now to **NOT** run multiple or **MANY** applications at once. Combine
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In the past with Windows 95 (what 95? yeah, way back when ... I’m old what can I say??), Windows XP, and Windows Vista I’ve always wanted more control over the Task Tray. What is the Task Tray you ask? It’s the bottom right-most area
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I use CloudDB.com for a lot of things. I program against the API, I use the Web Interface, and I even use the iPhone application to check my data. I rely on it a lot, and I thought since I talk about it so much, I would do a quick screen cast showing
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I’m looking for a new desktop scanner, with an auto document feeder, that can scan both sides (known as Duplex scanning). Against the better judgment of a friend, I’m looking for (was looking for) a NeatCo.com NeatDesk scanner . My buddy suggested
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“Aero” is the name of the glitter and glitz and gives Windows 7 a lot of the eye candy you see in the Scott Cate Windows 7 video tutorials. Some users do not have Areo installed on their Windows 7. It’s possible that their video card
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If you ever have an audience that is looking at your screen, you have a couple of options to change your screen resolution. You can go all out, and actually change your resolution, but that sometimes has a drastic effect that manipulates all your applications,
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Organization is the name of the game, when keeping track of files/folders on your computer. Any computer, Any operating system, it doesn’t matter, if you have tens of thousands of files, they need to be organized. Typically these are organized is
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Good morning everyone! I’ve been upgrading friends and family from Windows XP and Vista to Windows 7. Everyone is saying great things about Windows 7, and I’m personally loving it. It just works, it’s fast, and I really like the new
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I just found a nice feature in TechSmith’s Snag-It Editor that I didn’t know was there, but came in very handy. Batch Processing. Select a group of images, and then manipulate them. Change the size, colors, borders, captions, and a whole bunch
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I was just looking at some Christmas photos in a folder, and wanted to change the thumbnail sizes. There are several baked in options for the Windows 7 Explorer to see thumbnails at certain sizes. With my monitor resolution, the large were too small,
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Running the Visual Studio Tips and Tricks video blog, I have a lot of screen casts to share. In order to do this, I need to host the videos somewhere. When you think video, first you think of YouTube, at least I do. But there are other options, that are
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If you’re seen the tech new recently, you’ve heard about the Microsoft PDC (Professional Developers Conference). If you couldn’t make the conference (like me) then you’ll be happy to know that Microsoft has posted video of all
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At TechEd in the US, there are normally dozens of “Official” hotels, and a bus line that is dedicated to your hotel. Just wake up, exit your hotel, get on the bus, snooze for a while, and wake up (again??) at the convention center. Not this
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