Archive for October, 2008

Protect Firefox Passwords

October 30, 2008

If you use Firefox as a browser, it’s easy for anyone to see all your passwords just by going:
Tools- Options – Security – Saved Passwords.

To protect yourself, make sure you click on “Master Password” and create a password
to keep your other passwords safe.

Improve Your WiFi Reception

October 27, 2008

If you’re having trouble getting good wifi reception, try this easy and free option.

http://www.freeantennas.com/

Filmstrip View in Win Explorer

October 22, 2008

If you’d like to see your pictures in Windows Explorer in a Filmstrip format, you may need to set it up initially. If you are browsing a folder in Windows containing mostly images and this feature is not available, you may need to customize the current folder’s view.

1. Select “View” – “Customize This Folder”.

2. The folder properties multi-tabbed dialog box will appear. Underneath “Use this folder type as a template” choose “Pictures” or “Photo Album” as desired.

3. Click “OK” to close the dialog box.

The “View” – “Filmstrip” option should now be available.

Quick Shutdown for Windows

October 21, 2008

If no window is selected or all windows are closed, you can quickly shut down Windows with the key combination – Alt-F4. You can also click in an open area of the Tasbar to deselect any windows. This is nice to know when you’re having problems and only a reboot will fix the problem.

Blurry Background for Artifical Setups

October 15, 2008

If you want to take a picture of an insect or something rather small, and don’t like your current background, here’s a solution. Take a picture of a nice generic background, blur it in Photoshop, print it out and use it as your new background. Now when you take the picture of your insect, you’ll have a nice blurry greenish background which looks very natural.

Thanks to Nop for this tip.

Control Printing of Web Pages

October 4, 2008


If you’ve ever wanted to print just a small part of a website and not all the pictures and advertising, here’s a site which will make that happen. http://www.printwhatyoulike.com
It’s fairly easy to figure out and allows you to take complete printing control of web pages.