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Yeah Write

Download size: approximately 1 megabyte
Works with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP and Windows Vista

Well, we featured this program eons ago and we forgot all about it until one of our readers resurrected it from obscurity. And funny thing, we used to love this program. So we downloaded it again and found, much to our surprise, they haven't changed a thing. That's a good thing. Once you have a nifty program, you shouldn't gum it up with a lot of other junk. At least not a simple, fill-in-the-blank word processor like Yeah Write.

Here's the developer's description:

"Yeah Write, the easy to use fill-in-the-blank word processor for the computer illiterate or for those business professionals that want to create a document quickly and easily, without having to worry about formatting. You can create journals, keep addresses, take notes, and write simple letters and memos. A memo can become a letter with just a few clicks of the mouse. Yeah Write is very fast, very small (the download is less than 1 MB), .... (and) it's very easy to use...."

There is a $19.00 charge if you wish to use all the "pro" features for more than 15 days. But most of you will be quite happy using the free version of it. It has plenty of features to enable you to do basic word processing tasks easily. After all, isn't that the purpose of Word Processing software? To let you do word processing quickly and easily? Indeed it is.

So don't be put off by the "Purchase" buttons on the Web site. And don't write us and tell us it isn't free. We already know that. The free version is free though and there's only one version. Are you confused? OK I'll explain. You download the full version. You can use it free for 15 days. The full version has a lot of fancy features. After 15 days you can't use the fancy features unless you pay. But you can still use the basic program and the important features - just not the fancy ones. Got it now? Good.

You can learn more about and/or download our Freeware Pick Of The Week "Yeah Write" by visiting this page.

Squint No More

Ever find yourself squinting at the buttons on the toolbars in various MS Office programs? Wish they were bigger?

Well, your wish is my command. Relief is just a few clicks away!

To begin, you need to go to the Tools menu, Customize choice. (Or right click over any toolbar and choose Customize from the toolbar list).

On the Options tab, you should see the Large Icons choice. Check this box. Instantly, you should see the difference. The buttons should all be enlarged, while the document itself was not.

If you like this solution, click on the Close button. The buttons will then stay the new size.

If you don't like this solution, uncheck the box. This should return your buttons back to their original size. (Then click the Close button).

One quick side note: When you change to Large Icons, you've changed the buttons in all the MS Office Suite programs. (So, don't be surprised if you change them in MS Word and find them enlarged in MS Excel as well).