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2014 Stories
Acer F900
Reviews The F900 is a solid performer with a nice 3.8in. screen, good battery life and a reasonable price. Acer's front end for Windows Mobile could do with a rethink though.
Tags: Battery, Acer Inc., HTC Touch, MicroSD, microSD Card, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Display, HTC Touch HD, Accelerometer, Microsoft Windows
Dell PowerEdge T710
Reviews Dell's PowerEdge T710 is ideal for branch office or medium-sized business use, where performance, expandability and flexibility are key attributes.
Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Xeon, Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express, Storage, Dell PowerEdge, Server, RAM, processor, Dell Computer Corp.
HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless
Reviews HP's Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless is a suitable inkjet for offices with high-volume print requirements. With a touch-screen, multiple networking options and very fast print speeds, this workhorse gets an Editors' Choice award.
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Scanner, Wireless, Optical Character Recognition, photograph, printer, fax, built-In
Where is the AutoFormat As You Type feature in Word 2007?
Techguide Word 2007 has relocated those handy AutoCorrect options, which can be disorienting. See where to find them, or simply add buttons to the Quick Access Toolbar to toggle the options you need.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., C, Quick Launch, Tool, Button, check box, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Access
Add a looping introduction to a PowerPoint presentation
Techguide You can set up your slide shows to include a little preview presentation that will help prime your audience for the main event. Susan Harkins shows this simple but highly effective technique.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Presentation, Slide, Template, Button, Invoice, PowerPoint Presentation, Microsoft Excel 2007, sales tax, Figure
Fix numbers that deviate from your numbered list format
Techguide Here's how you can eliminate the paragraph formatting to make the number match the others.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Database, Button, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word
Microsoft says automated 'Fix it' is working
News One-click solutions to problems have attracted more than 7 million people and have had a 95 percent success rate, the software maker says.
Tags: Business applications, Computer, advertisement, Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Business applications, general manager, online support, virus, PC
Amazon sets up payments on smartphones
News New Amazon service will let developers build in one-click payment buttons into mobile applications on smartphones and other devices.
Tags: Mobile commerce, E-commerce, Smart phones, Phone, mobile, Amazon.com Inc., handset, Amazon Payments, Smart Phone, Google Checkout
Zap unwanted formatting in Word
Techguide You can spend a lot of time formatting content in a Word document and then even more time trying to get rid of it!
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office, Customization Tool, Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel 2010, Excel 2010, October Sale, C, Microsoft Corp., Sales, Microsoft Excel 2007
Nokia vs Apple: The hidden scandal
Insight commentary Nokia's dragging of Apple to court over wireless patents exposes IP law as being on the verge of failure.
Tags: Copyright, Mobile/Wireless, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Marconi, Phone, mobile, handset, intellectual property, wireless technology
Mozilla gives add-on developers a tip jar
News Creators of add-ons for Firefox now have a way to get paid for their work, at least through Mozilla's add-ons site.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Business applications, Web browsers, PayPal, Developer, micropayment, Mozilla Corp., Contributions, Mozilla Firefox, pilot program
Microsoft finalizes Exchange 2010
News The e-mail and communications server becomes the first of the 2010 wave of Office products to hit that milestone.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office, communications server, leadership team, Microsoft Corp., Berlin, Server, Microsoft PowerPoint, e-mail, leadership
Web of Trust extension comes to Chrome
News In the newest sign that Chrome's extensions are becoming practical to use, Web of Trust has released its add-on for Google's browser.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, App servers, Business applications, Open Source, Extension, Google Inc., Business applications, Web sites, Web 2.0
Netex gets patent, could make Google pay
News Internet giants the likes of Google and Yahoo may have to pay an Israeli company for a search patent, which it has obtained in the United States.
Tags: Search, Web sites, Patent, Web Browser, Israeli company, stock price, search engine company, TechCrunch, search bar, WWW
Design ideas show Firefox 4.0 with a Chrome look
News A Mozilla mockup for Firefox 4.0 raises the possibility of a very Chrome-like interface for the browser.
Tags: Web browsers, Security, Web Page, Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, performance, window
