Mark Russinovich, a Technical Fellow at Microsoft, writes a blog on TechNet that is full of plenty of juicy details for the technical audience. I'm particularly a fan of his posts where he troubleshoots a specific problem and covers the intricacies of tools used to track down and solve the problem. Mark's blog provides a fine example of troubleshooting at its finest with new … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2008
A Basic, Non-technical Understanding of Computer Security Issues
If you're looking to get a grasp on the basics of computer security concerns and a heads-up on what you should keep your eyes open for, the US government has provided some documents for just that reason. Written for the non-technical user, the terms are kept simple and presented in a non-intimidating manner. Read up on cyber security tips at the United States Computer … [Read more...]
Free Office 2007 Ribbon Customizer
There are two big changes with Office 2007 that are fairly visible. One of those changes is the new file types: .xlsx, .docx, etc. The other change is to the interface. Office 2007 introduces the "Ribbon." Overall, it serves the purpose of unifying the interface through the Office suite. This should make it easier to use one application and then switch to another and not have … [Read more...]
Camtasia Alternatives
Camtasia costs $299 and that should be a big enough incentive to at least investigate if there are free or lower priced alternatives. I checked out a few of these alternatives and found CamStudio to be one that could hold its own. With a simple interface, CamStudio is particularly easy to sit down and use for the first time. You simply sit down, hit the record button, and … [Read more...]
Setting defaults in Word 2007
New to Office 2007? Don't like the default font, font size, spacing, or justification for Word 2007? Tired of changing it to your preferred setup each time? Let's configure the Microsoft defaults to your defaults. First, make sure all Office applications are closed. Now we're going to browse to where the default template stores these settings. Open up My Computer and you'll … [Read more...]