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Picture LE v1.2 (Download)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041125_cpicture_le_v12.phtml

Picture LE is for viewing and working with your digital photos. It offers support for thumbnail browsing, EXIF display, histogram view, as well as various features to resize, rotate, crop, and more. You can also remove red-eye effects, create an HTML gallery or picture index, and batch process images to perform selected operations on multiple photos at once. The program supports all popular image formats, and even the ability to view/convert various RAW formats as...


Beyond Compare v2.2.7 (Download)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041125_beyond_compare_v227.phtml

Beyond Compare is a great, simple to use tool for comparing files and folders on your system. What can you use it for? More like what can't you use it for!...


Movie Mistakes (Favorite)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041125_movie_mistakes.phtml

The movie industry has released countless fantastic films with over the top visual effects, storylines, and acting. But guess
what? They're not perfect. If you have a keen eye, you've probably noticed a handful of blunders in some of your favorite
films. Sometimes minor mistakes will accidentally get passed over in the editing room, and end up appearing in the movie for
millions to see. Whether it's the reflection of a camera in a mirror ...


Deleting Firefox History (Gnewbie Gnook)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041125_deleting_firefox_history.phtml

Q: I?m using Firefox 1.0 PR and would like to know how I can delete some of the addresses from the address bar. I hardly ever visit some of the sites that are there, and I'd much rather remove them than keep them. How is this done?...


The Sky Is Falling, But We're Doing Fine! (Sherman's Senior Service)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041125_the_sky_is_falling_but_were_doing_fine.phtml

Yesterday I mentioned a disaster that hit a friend when his house burned down with everything in it, including, not the least, his
complete network of computers and all his data. It turns out that this is not the only disaster to hit seniors with computers.
Check out this letter from Jerry:...
 


Feedback: Tut, Tut on the Troubleshooter (Feedback)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041125_feedback_tut_tut_on_the_troubleshooter.phtml

In response to our entry about The Ultimate Troubleshooter, Gnomie Sarah Danks writes: I work at keeping my systems clean and lean. This app sounded good, so I ran it on my Toshiba Portege 3500 tablet running XP Pro Tablet. Of the tasks currently
running, it told me that Norton Speed Disk and the Toshiba power manager were bad; that it knew nothing about 13 items, including Ad-Watch and a number of the Toshiba bits...
 


Making Your Document Read-only (Tips)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041125_making_your_document_readonly.phtml

If you have Word documents that you want others to be able to view, but not change, you can make those particular documents
read-only. Word 2002 makes this very simple to do. Once you have completed typing your document, select Save As from the File menu. In the Save As dialog box, click Tools and select Security Options. Place a check beside Read-only recommended as shown in the figure. Now when users open the document,...
 


Changing the Color of Your Clip Art in PowerPoint 2002 (Tips)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041125_changing_the_color_of_your_clip_art_in_powerpoint_2002.phtml

PowerPoint allows you to change the color of a clipart image that you have inserted. When you insert clipart into one of your
slides, you will see the picture toolbar appear. If you click on the Recolor Picture button, you can alter the colors in the image
from drab, boring colors to something much more exciting. So here is what to you have to do:...
 


More Mailbox Cleanup Tips... (Feedback)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041125_more_mailbox_cleanup_tips.phtml

In response to Mailbox Cleanup by Diana Huggins, Gnomie Ron Davis writes: An important tool in managing e-mail messages is a rich directory structure in your personal folders. I can't get very specific, because the right structure will be different for each
person, but the top level, for example, might be a folder for each of "Friends," "Businesses," "Family," "Government,"
"Subscriptions," and the like. The next level in each folder might be a folder for...
 


The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang Camp (Family First)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041125_the_holeinthewall_gang_camp.phtml

Growing up is really tough on a child. It is even tougher on their parents (look at my gray hair, and you'll see what I mean).
But when a child develops a life-threatening illness, there are long periods of not so happy moments. Many of those moments are pain filled as treatments are given, medications administered, and rehabilitation undertaken. But the site we are visiting today
is designed to help make those long periods more...
 


Tux Paint v0.9.14 (Download)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041124_tux_paint_v0914.phtml

Tux Paint is an easy-to-use drawing program, designed for children ages three and up. It offers a simple interface with
large, colorful buttons and sound effects. Even though it is designed for kids, the program is not limited to simple paint
operations, but includes a good array of features like paint effects (rainbow, fading, sparkles etc.), auto-fill, text insertion, shapes, image gallery, image stamps, and more. The program can either run in normal windowed mode...
 


Rover (Download)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041124_rover.phtml

When we as human beings look into the sky at night, we dream about the possibilities of space travel. Having the opportunity
to explore the unknown is something that fascinates all of us. You just know that astronauts' lives have to be completely
changed once they experience the glories of space firsthand. While most of us will never have the opportunity to be a part of
the space program, we still have our imagination about...
 


Darwin Awards (Favorite)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041124_darwin_awards.phtml

The utter foolishness of some people never ceases to amaze me. Let's be honest with ourselves: we all do stupid things from time to time. In most situations, people aren't around to see our displays of ridiculousness, and we can all be thankful for that.
While we may do absent-minded things occasionally, they are of no comparison to the actions of others. We can all take comfort in the fact that there's always someone dumber...
 


Until We Build A Better Ratware Trap... (Gnewbie Gnook)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041124_until_we_build_a_better_ratware_trap.phtml

Ken Colburn of Data Doctors helps out Curt, who writes: Like many, I get a lot of spam. But I have noticed in some there's a
line of text that's in a tiny font. I copied it into Word to see what it is and found it to be just a bunch of mixed words. What
do they use that for? Spam has become a big business for spammers and for the companies that create...
 


At The Beginner's Own Pace, Anything's Possible (Sherman's Senior Service)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041124_at_the_beginners_own_pace_anythings_possible.phtml

Much of what I have discussed in this column involves teaching how to use existing computers and is implicitly software and
applications oriented with a heavy dose of Internet. What about the students who are tired of being dependent on pricey experts
to fix hardware problems? Most students who come to you will have had at least one encounter with a conflict between software and hardware. Many realize the value of adding memory, and some...
 


Add the Calculator in Excel 2002 (Tips)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041124_add_the_calculator_in_excel_2002.phtml

If you are working in Excel, there is a good chance that you are dealing with numbers. Sometimes you may need access to the
Windows Calculator while you are number crunching in Excel. Normally you would you open the calculator from the Start Menu. However, here is a nifty little tip that puts an icon for the calculator on your toolbar in Excel....
 


Displaying the Security Tab in Active Directory Users and Computers (Tips)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041124_displaying_the_security_tab_in_active_directory_users_and_computers.phtml

If you want to set access control permissions on an object within Active Directory, you open the properties dialog box and use the Security tab. However, you may notice that when you first open the properties dialog box for an object there is no security tab. This is the default behavior and a few clicks will make it visible again. To make the security tab visible in Active
Directory Users and Computers in Windows Server...
 


Shoppers Not Very Interested In Holiday Parties This Year (Talk)
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20041124_shoppers_not_very_interested_in_holiday_parties_this_year.phtml

For many online consumers, holiday comparison shopping defines the season - surpassing worries about weight gain and the
importance of social gatherings - according to a survey commissioned by Shopping.com (Nasdaq: SHOP) and conducted by
Harris Interactive. A greater percentage of U.S. adults who are online believe that the price and details of presents they will
purchase (79%) are more important than the meals they plan on serving or eating (59%); the weight they will...
 


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