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Lenovo ThinkPad T400
Reviews The ThinkPad T400 is a solidly built and reasonably configurable business notebook that performs well. We like the integrated mobile broadband, but it's a shame that a webcam and Bluetooth aren't standard on all models.
Tags: Battery, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Graphics, Notebook, Mouse, IBM ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., optical drive, performance
Toshiba TDP-T95
Reviews The Toshiba TDP-T95U seems to define the midpoint of the XGA projector market. There are brighter, lighter and cheaper models around, but none boast the same combination of price, brightness and features.
Display blocks of text in your Word documents
Techguide You're in the final stretch of writing a massive document when you realize that a block of text, such as Company Confidential, needs to appear in the right margin of each page of your Word document. Learn how Word's Header and Text Box features make it easy to add this text to your documents.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office
Two ways to return a unique list in Excel
Techguide Filtering data to produce a unique list of entries is a common task in Excel. Here are two methods of getting the job done: manually and with a bit of VBA automation.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Data, List, Cell, Database, AdvancedFilter Method, Default Value, Mouse, Microsoft VBA
Tools to monitor memory usage in Windows 7
Techguide Over the years, Microsoft has vastly improved the primitive Resource Meter and increasingly made it easier to see what is going on with the OS's use of memory.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Amount, System Resource, Physical Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Entry, Tool, Microsoft Windows 7, Memory, operating system
Insert a line above a Word table at the top of the page
Techguide If you've ever gotten stuck trying to add text above a table at the beginning of a document, this tip's for you--and you won't believe how easy it is.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Table, Cell, Positioning, font, Mouse, Microsoft Excel, mouse pointer, Microsoft Outlook
Print gridlines and headings in Excel
Techguide A printout of data can be more useful if you print gridlines and column and row headings. The gridlines help keep you on track.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Excel 2007, page layout, Microsoft PowerPoint, printing, Microsoft Excel, spreadsheet, Microsoft Office
Google reveals Chrome security patch details
News The search company was less than forthcoming earlier, arguing it did not want to increase browsing risks for Chrome users, but now Google published patch details.
Tags: Security, Web browsers, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Vulnerability, Mouse, software, Facebook, program manager, mouse pointer
Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk
News Vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursors puts users at risk of serious cyberattacks. Microsoft is working on a fix.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Microsoft Windows
Use these character formatting shortcuts to save retyping
Techguide Take the shortcut! Whether you need to change the case or switch formats, it's easy with these Word shortcuts.
Add your own Quick Parts to Word 2007
Techguide Word 2007 has replaced the AutoText feature with Quick Parts that lets you create Quick Parts for frequently used document content such as a paragraph, logos, graphics, specifically formatted headers or footers, or standard tables.
Tags: Microsoft Office
Customize Word text wrapping with Edit Wrap Points
Techguide Not everything is modular and even. That's why Word's Edit Wrap Points feature lets you decide how you want your text to flow around your graphics--even if the images are irregularly shaped. Mary Ann Richardson explains how to use Edit Wrap Points, and make text line up elegantly.
Add borders to text in Word with a few keystrokes
Techguide If you favor the ease of keyboard shortcuts to using menus and toolbars, then check out these handy Microsoft Word tips on how to add a variety of borders to paragraphs in your documents.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office
Using title attribute to provide more data about HTML elements
Techguide The ability to provide additional information is especially helpful with HTML forms where tooltips can be used to let the user know what is expected in user input.
Tags: Web browsers, Title, IBM Corp., Web Browser, Title Attribute, Mouse, ID, Tooltip, ALT, Microsoft ASP.NET
Create reusable Web components for Mozilla
Techguide Learn how to create a custom, reusable component bound to custom behaviors through XBL.
Tags: Software, Protocols and platforms, Component-based development, Web browsers
