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Today we present a new style for Tips & Tricks. This is an original video we created to demonstrate How to Print on Envelopes:
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Archive for October, 2008
Video: How to Print on Envelopes
October 29th, 2008
Print What You Like (Easy!)
October 28th, 2008 |
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www.printwhatyoulike.com is a dead simple way remove images, ads, or unneeded text from a crowded web page your about to print. Skip the fluff and the wasted ink and print what you like. “Save money and the environment by reducing your paper and ink usage” – printwhatyoulike.com. Tip: You can click multiple boxes of text, and then click Isolate to remove everything else. Just play around a few times. |
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How To Hide Text When Printing Web Pages
October 23rd, 2008 |
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The extra clutter along the edges drive me crazy sometimes when I want to print a nice document of a webpage. It doesn’t always matter, but often I don’t want the extra details like the URL, page numbers, date, etc. Here’s how you can leave those off: Internet Explorer -
Firefox -
Now print clean pages of exactly what you wanted! |
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28 Great Tips for Around the House
October 21st, 2008 |
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Milk Your Money blog offers 27 tips for around the house. This isn’t specifically IT related, but too great a list to pass up. And, it’s a link on the Internet! Here’s an excerpt from above: “Goodbye Fruit Flies: To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it ½’ with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid, mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!” Click here to continue reading more… Also, I’ve been hoping for a long time to share my own “around the house” tip but it wouldn’t fit anywhere else. Use Vaseline on door hinges to stop a squeaky door. I tried everything I could find: WD-40, synthetic lube FOR hinges, nothing stopped it. Vaseline has worked perfect now for months. |
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How to Save Time with Better Subject Lines
October 16th, 2008 |
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Say what you mean in the subject of your email and add EOM to the end. This tells the recipient there is no need to open the email, just read, apply, and delete. EOM stands for End of Message. For example, your subject might look like this: “Let’s meet in Conf. Room 223 at 3pm 8/21/08 EOM” and nothing in the body. I always enjoy tips on GTD (Getting Things Done), time management, etc. Today we’re bombarded with emails that consume our time. This little trick could help speed us through. I learned about EOM recently from an article on Lifehacker: Read more on practical use here. |
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Get Cash for Your Gadgets
October 14th, 2008 |
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Gazelle.com pays you for your old gadgets. They make it easy. If you’ve upgraded and have old or unwanted items such as a cell phone, MP3 player, digital camera, laptop, GPS device, gaming console, etc, Gazelle will send you a postage paid box to ship in your item, then send you a check or PayPal funds (or donate to charity). If anything, this sure feels better than tossing old items in the trash… or leaving them lay around forever collecting dust. You might make more selling on Ebay, but Gazelle makes it a 2 minute job. Done! |
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Free Online Books
October 9th, 2008 |
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Here are some examples: Other resources for books/articles online: |
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How to Stop Programs From Running at Startup
October 7th, 2008 |
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It can be aggravating to have a program start every time you turn on your computer. If you don’t use AOL Instant Messenger but see it every time you login, or Weather Bug pops up, or Adobe Updater, etc. These all just slow down your startup, and running Windows in general thereafter. If we’ve worked on your computer, we’ve probably limited your start items. This is common practice for any tech savvy person to help “clean up” your computer. The method below may seem technical, but it is in fact quite simple and effective. Here’s how…
Here you will see a complete list of items that start when you load Windows. Some may look like Greek to you, no worries! Look for the program you don’t want to load and uncheck it. Click OK and reboot your computer. After your computer loads, you may see a popup warning. Check the box and hit OK. You won’t see it again thereafter. Extra help… How about all the other stuff you see in that startup list? NONE of it is required to run Windows. However, some of it could be very important. For example, your backup program is probably listed, probably something to run your sound or mouse, etc. Have a look through the list and feel free to turn off anything, give it a try, and turn back on if there is a problem. Be careful here as you could disable something that you shouldn’t. Note: |
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Basic Lessons in Plain English
October 2nd, 2008 |
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The CommonCraft Show produced the neat video we watched earlier this week, how to search the Internet. If you didn’t explore more of their videos, you’re really missing out. Again, their unique approach really breaks things down into small, short bites. Learning and applying are simple. Here is a great introduction to “Blogs”: Social networking: See much more at www.commoncraft.com/show (scroll down). |
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