Computer Book » tools http://www.the-computer-book.com Computer and online product guide Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:18:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Make an Animated GIF with iPhone http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/make-an-animated-gif-with-iphone/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/make-an-animated-gif-with-iphone/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:41:24 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/make-an-animated-gif-with-iphone/ With all the tools available to make animated GIFs with no image-editing skills whatsoever, it was only a matter of time before such a tool appeared for smartphones. GIF Boom for iPhone empowers anyone to make a custom, animated GIF in just a few short minutes

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-use-word-2010-wordart-features/feed/ 0 How to Use Word 2010 WordArt Features http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-use-word-2010-wordart-features-2/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-use-word-2010-wordart-features-2/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:04:48 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-use-word-2010-wordart-features-2/ One of the new features in MS Word 2010 is the addition of some special effects in WordArt; where before there was little ability to do more than pick from a list of predefined graphic effects, Word now gives users the ability to add new effects and to customize those effects in great detail. To see how to use the new WordArt feature, first start with a new blank document.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-use-word-2010-wordart-features-2/feed/ 0 How to Use Word 2010 Remove Background Tool http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-use-word-2010-remove-background-tool/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-use-word-2010-remove-background-tool/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:51:08 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-use-word-2010-remove-background-tool/ One of the lesser known new features that Microsoft added to Word in its 2010 release is something called the Remove Background Tool .

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/override-firefox-default-permissions-settings-for-individual-websites/feed/ 0 Make a Comic Strip the Easy Way http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/make-a-comic-strip-the-easy-way/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/make-a-comic-strip-the-easy-way/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:26:52 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/make-a-comic-strip-the-easy-way/ Most everyone enjoys a good comic strip—which is why this section of the newspaper continues to retain its popularity as overall newspaper popularity declines. Comic strips are classic, graphical ways to communicate ideas and concepts; plus, they are good for a laugh

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/make-a-comic-strip-the-easy-way-2/feed/ 0 Change Your Preferred Language for Displaying Pages in Firefox http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/change-your-preferred-language-for-displaying-pages-in-firefox/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/change-your-preferred-language-for-displaying-pages-in-firefox/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:22:27 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/change-your-preferred-language-for-displaying-pages-in-firefox/ Although a huge percentage of webpages are offered in English, there are virtually no limitations to the languages that webpages can display. In fact, the most popular web browsers can display webpages that contain any one of dozens of languages. Learn how to change your preferred language for displaying webpages in Firefox.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/change-your-preferred-language-for-displaying-pages-in-firefox/feed/ 0 Import and Export Windows Firewall Configurations http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/import-and-export-windows-firewall-configurations/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/import-and-export-windows-firewall-configurations/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:44:59 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/import-and-export-windows-firewall-configurations/ These days, having an anti-virus software alone is not enough for protecting your computer against offline and online threats. It is recommended you also secure your PC by using and effectively managing your firewall system.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/import-and-export-windows-firewall-configurations/feed/ 0 Make Forms in Word 2007 http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/make-forms-in-word-2007/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/make-forms-in-word-2007/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:42:24 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/make-forms-in-word-2007/ PDFs have long been the format of choice for sending clickable, fill-able forms. However, Word is just as capable of creating forms, and since most of us use Word or a similar word processor every day, it is more natural to learn than Adobe or the many shareware programs available. To start making forms in Word 2007, you must first turn on the ability.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/make-forms-in-word-2007/feed/ 0 Use Windows Firewall to Block Out All Incoming Connections to Windows 7 http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-windows-firewall-to-block-out-all-incoming-connections-to-windows-7/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-windows-firewall-to-block-out-all-incoming-connections-to-windows-7/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:03:22 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-windows-firewall-to-block-out-all-incoming-connections-to-windows-7/ With breaches in home computer security at an all time high, it is no wonder why Microsoft built the Windows Firewall application right in to the last few versions of Windows. Using Windows Firewall, you can lock out all incoming connections to maximize your computer’s security

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-windows-firewall-to-block-out-all-incoming-connections-to-windows-7/feed/ 0 Generate Graphs about Your Gmail Usage http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/generate-graphs-about-your-gmail-usage/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/generate-graphs-about-your-gmail-usage/#comments Sat, 30 Oct 2010 11:59:37 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/generate-graphs-about-your-gmail-usage/ Veteran Gmail users have half of a decade’s worth of stored emails—we rarely delete anything thanks to the ample amount of space Gmail allows us. With years worth of stored emails, a Chrome extension called Graph Your Inbox can reveal much about who we are…or at least who we email.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/generate-graphs-about-your-gmail-usage/feed/ 0 Send Twitter Tweets in Morse Code http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/send-twitter-tweets-in-morse-code/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/send-twitter-tweets-in-morse-code/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:22:12 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/send-twitter-tweets-in-morse-code/ The United States Coast Guard officially stopped using Morse Code in the late 1990’s, leaving the nearly two-centuries old communication system without an audience, with little sign of future use. Technology has evolved passed the need for dashes and dots to communicate individual letters—we have cell phones, instant messages, text messages and global positioning devices that are far more effective. However, if you are looking for a neat way to confuse or amaze your Twitter followers, Morse Code is ready and available on a site called MorseTweet.com

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-firefox-to-view-a-webpage%e2%80%99s-security-information/feed/ 0 Use iPhone, Email or Twitter to Find Product Prices by a Barcode http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-iphone-email-or-twitter-to-find-product-prices-by-a-barcode/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-iphone-email-or-twitter-to-find-product-prices-by-a-barcode/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:09:24 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-iphone-email-or-twitter-to-find-product-prices-by-a-barcode/ Barcodes are the most precise way to find a product’s price. Many of the latest Smartphones have apps for scanning barcodes, but none of these programs work consistently due to low lighting in many stores or bad recognition on the part of the software.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-iphone-email-or-twitter-to-find-product-prices-by-a-barcode-2/feed/ 0 Find Twitter Movie Reviews the Easy Way http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/find-twitter-movie-reviews-the-easy-way-2/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/find-twitter-movie-reviews-the-easy-way-2/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:47:11 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/find-twitter-movie-reviews-the-easy-way-2/ Twitter enables anyone and everyone to become a movie critic. Thousands of reviews are available for any one movie, but the reviews are scattered across the Twitterverse, making it hard to find a collective consensus on whether a movie is worth the average $12 theater ticket price

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/listen-to-twitter-tweets-while-surfing-the-web/feed/ 0 Update All Hardware Drivers with Ma-Config http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/update-all-hardware-drivers-with-ma-config/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/update-all-hardware-drivers-with-ma-config/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:21:53 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/update-all-hardware-drivers-with-ma-config/ Many computer users rely on the Windows Update tool to keep hardware drivers current. Unfortunately, Microsoft does not monitor each and every piece of hardware on our systems as we would like to believe

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