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Picking the right printer is tough. Just look at the choices, brands, types, speeds, feeds, functions. It’s enough to make your head spin. But if you follow a few simple guidelines, you will end up with a good printer, that does what you want, for a good price. So let’s get started...

The habit of going to a search engine has become so ingrained a behavior for Internet users that many input names like eBay or Yahoo into a search box instead of the address bar of the browser or favorites to go to an internet site. Why Why Why???

When problems on your network arise, as they inevitably will, who is your first line of defense? Perhaps you have someone in your organization who has undergone basic troubleshooting and maintenance training that should be contacted if there seems to be a problem with a piece of hardware. Or, perhaps there is someone in your organization that can be a point of contact for network problems.

To assist your organization in properly maintaining and troubleshooting your computer system, it is a good idea to start a network documentation binder, and this is how we do it….

Has this happened to you: You're sitting in a restaurant when a CellPhone rings, they answer, talk and laugh and carry-on, oblivious to the disruption they are causing? How about talking to a coworker when their CellPhone rings and they simply LEAVE YOU THERE HANGING? My daughter even tried texting somebody during our conversation, ONE TIME! Doesn't that burns you flat to the core? What to do...

Outlook 2003 has a handy three-column format, with the reading pane on the right, which makes it easier to read mail without opening each message. But sometimes you need more room for reading. Alt-F1 toggles the navigation pane on and off, giving the extra space to the reading pane. Try this once and you'll probably use it regularly.

When working in Excel, it's not unusual to accidentally enter data that is out of range for the file you're working in. Let’s see how we can add the Formula Auditing toolbar with Excel's data validation feature to monitor out-of-range data.

Most of us like straight lines, boxes, symmetry. However, sometimes it’s more effective to be less modular, and creatively wrap text around pictures, particularly if the graphics have irregular shapes.

Suppose you paste an irregularly shaped picture into your document. Then, you use the square option under the Text Wrapping tool in the Picture toolbar. Unfortunately, the text wraps haphazardly around the picture. Rather than trying to move the text, let’s use Edit Wrap Points to adjust the border around your picture, and this is how we do it:

If your users have restricted use to your Access records, it's essential that they not be allowed to print, copy, or delete particular records. Let’s see how to protect the records from unauthorized action when working in the Single Record Form window.

Talk about a surprise. One would ask oneself, what would a chipmaker want with security software? Integrated security software on chips? Could be a smart idea. Perhaps Intel buys McAfee because it feels it needs integrated security tools, but that would only make sense for mobile...