Firefox is the Better Browser
May 7, 2008
I’ve been using Firefox for the past couple of years and ever since I made the switch I haven’t looked back. Sure, Microsoft has made an effort to play catch-up with the release of Internet Explorer 7. But, for me it just doesn’t cut it. This post is dedicated to Firefox and all of its great features. Before I get down to the details, lets revisit just what a web browser is.
A web browser is a piece of software that allows you to view a web page (which is just a html file). It takes the HTML code that makes up a web page and translates it into what you see on your screen. Different browsers interpret this code in different ways which can change the web page’s appearance. This is a subject of great debate amongst techies as web designers are forced to design their sites in such a way that they look the same across the 4 most popular browsers, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Opera. So why do I like Firefox so much? Keep reading!
How to Import Digital Pictures to Your Computer
May 5, 2008
So, you spent all your hard-earned money on your cool digital camera and you went out and took a day’s worth of pictures. Now you want to email the photos to your family but you have no idea how to get them onto your computer easily, much less get them in an email-friendly format.
Being able to “develop” your own pictures on your computer is, to some, both a blessing and a curse. Sure, it saves you from having to drop-off the pictures at your local neighborhood Walgreens, but downloading them to your computer and cropping, adjusting brightness, and resizing are intimidating to most people.
How to Disable the PDFMaker Toolbar in Office 2003
February 6, 2008
If you use Microsoft Office 2003 or newer, you may already be aware of the presence of the PDFMaker toolbar. If you’re at all like me, you’ve been plagued by this toolbar’s persistence in displaying itself proudly on the screen.
This little toolbar makes itself most apparent in Outlook 2003, attaching itself to the main Outlook window as well as each and every new mail message you open. Here are a few ways to disable this thing once and for all.
