How to Send and Receive Hotmail from Your Gmail Account

Have you ever wanted to read your Hotmail from inside your Gmail account? In the next screen enter in the Hotmail or Live address into the Address field then choose Next Step. In the next section we need to enter in the proper controls so the connections work. Enter in your username and password for your Windows Live account. verify the following tweaks are correct. When everything looks correct punch Add Account....

March 13, 2009 · 1 min · 112 words · Jason Baker

How To Bring Back the Old Menus in Office 2007

It is laid out much differently than previous versions of office. This is where UBitMenu comes in, it places the classic 2003 menu in as a new ribbon. It will add the Classic Menu to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. For example in this Excel shot you could see there is the new 2007 means to save the document. If you are annoyed by this feature check outThe Geek’s article on how to disable it....

March 8, 2009 · 1 min · 111 words · Renee Thompson

Convert PDF Files to Word Documents and Other Formats

Zamzar Arguably the most popular online file conversion site is Zamzar. This free service allows you to convert files up to 100MB for free. Just browse to the PDF, snag the format to convert to, then input your email address. When the document is ready Zamzar will send you an email with a link to the document to download. Use Zamzar Free Online File Conversion PDF Online Another great online service is PDF Online....

March 5, 2009 · 2 min · 306 words · Paula Stephens

Organize Your Messy Desktop with Stardock's Fences

After a quick installation you are presented with options for setting up your fences. Choose an existing layout to get started or create your own right away. If you go the layout route you are presented with a couple of layouts to choose from. If you have a messy desktop you might want to go with the sort icons layout. After choosing your layout Fences is ready to go. you might place as many icons into each fence by dragging the shortcut or icon into the fence....

March 4, 2009 · 1 min · 182 words · Denise Zamora

Keep Your Software Up To Date with Personal Software Inspector

you might use either Simple or Advanced mode and both feature an easy to follow program patch process. This example is the Simple mode for the less tech savvy user. In Advanced mode much more technical information is provided. Everything is laid out in an easy to read format with charts and graphs to represent different statistics. The first option is a direct download solution which links to the most current version....

March 3, 2009 · 1 min · 119 words · Erika Thomas

Open Office Easter Egg: Play Space Invaders in Calc

Today we will look at the hidden game in the Open Office Spreadsheet program Calc. double-check and punch in in the capital letters as shown to get it to work. The easiest would be to copy the text above and paste it into a cell. This opens up the Star-Wars Galaxy game which is a Space Invaders clone. Just use the arrow keys to move and the Spacebar to shoot.

March 2, 2009 · 1 min · 70 words · Aaron Perez

How To Read Comic Books On Your Computer

Reading and organizing a comic book collection on your setup is efficient and a lot of fun. Download CDisplay from geocities.comUsing ComicRackAnother great choice is ComicRack which actually has more viewing features than CDisplay. Switching pages is easy with a pop up menu that scrolls to different pages in the comic. you might go in and change the page order of the comic under Preferences. you’ve got the option to keep up with the latest builds and other ComicRack news....

February 24, 2009 · 1 min · 96 words · Mrs. Sarah Pena MD

Help Keep Children Safe Online with KidZui

Today we’ll take a tour through how it works. KidZui is cross platform and works with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. For more on safe family computing check outour review of Windows Live Family Safety Filter. Using KidZui To get started simply install using the installation wizard. You will first need to create an avatar for your child. you’re able to choose different skin, clothes, accessories, etc. After creating your kids account they will need to login anytime they want to use KidZui....

February 23, 2009 · 1 min · 175 words · Eric Good

Stupid Geek Tricks: Watch Movies in Your Linux Terminal Window

The surprising thing is that some videos are even fairly watchable. I’ve found that cartoons work best because of the limited detail. These screenshots don’t really do it justice - it’s seriously just as bad when you’re watching. Now that was truly a Stupid Geek Trick!

February 22, 2009 · 1 min · 46 words · Ross Hurst

Make Your System Clean Up Old Downloads Automatically

Does your download folder constantly get cluttered with old files that you don’t even remember downloading? Next you’ll want to opt for folder in the logically named “web client For Folder” dialog.

February 19, 2009 · 1 min · 32 words · Jason Molina

Geek Fun: Use Double Vision to Stealthfully Watch Television at Work

Another option you will most likely want to enable is muting on the Quick Hide key combo. Of course Double Vision also makes a great tool for stealthfully surfing the web while “working”. Download Double Vision for XP and Vista

February 16, 2009 · 1 min · 40 words · Amy Holt

Use Sleep.FM to Wake Up with the Web

This article was written by our very own Mysticgeek, a big fan of Sleep.FM. Who likes waking up to an annoying loud buzzer every morning? Well, this is the vision of the developers of Sleep.FM the social alarm clock. You might be cautious about using an online alarm because your Internet connection might be disconnected for some reason. Well, the cool thing is Sleep.FM will work online or off. You just need to pull up the page online and leave the page up....

February 13, 2009 · 3 min · 445 words · Jason Lewis

Create a Hyperlink in a Word 2007 Flow Chart and Hide Annoying ScreenTips

Earlier last year we looked at Creating a Flow Chart in Word 2007. The simple answer to the question is yes. We can make hyperlinks pretty much anywhere in a Word document. This will fire up the Insert Hyperlink dialog box where you will notice the highlighted text above. Now you’re able to enter the link in the flow chart by using the Ctrl+Click combination. These are ScreenTips which can be helpful in navigating documents but sometimes they annoyingly get in the way....

February 10, 2009 · 1 min · 95 words · Sara Jones