Monthly Archives : November 2008

Automatically inserting dummy text into a Word document

Occasionally it is nice when you are laying out a new document to have some dummy filler text that will give you a basic idea of who the page will look once text has been entered. Unfortunately just typing something like "aaaaaa" will not give you the most accurate idea of how that will work. In Microsoft's newest version of Office for the PC, Office 2007, you can insert dummy text automatically. just type "=lorem()" Now you can modify how much text is created by changing the variables "p" and "s" in the following example: "=lorem(p,s)". In this case "p" stands for the number of paragraphs and "s" for the number of sentences you want in your dummy text. Thanks to www.howtogeek.com for showing us this tip.

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Speed up your computer!

As a computer technician, I often get asked to help people speed up their computers. Many people think it's some kind of secret process or takes all kinds of special skills, but it really doesn't, but there are a few things to keep in mind. Rather than try to write pages about how to do it, check out these few webpages from lifehacker.com that really explains how to speed up Windows. Mythbusting: Debunking Common Windows Performance Tweaking Myths Top 10: Top 10 Ways To Clean Up Your PC One thing that I will add that wasn't included in the Top 10 list or the Mythbusting is concerning Service Packs. Service Packs are released on a regular basis from Microsoft, as well as numerous other updates. They are worth installing for two main reasons. First, the Service Packs can improve performance issues (example: Vista). Second, getting a virus or some other form of malware is an easy way to slow down your computer, and Service Packs and updates from Microsoft along with virus protect

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