The OrlandoSentinal wants to know, Are you smarter than a fifth grader? You get 20 questions on this fifth-grade multiple choice test. It's way tougher than it sounds. I got to 75 percent; my wife got 90 percent.
Quiz: Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
So you say you didn't do so well on the fifth-grade test? Here's something a little easier: "What American Accent do You Have?" I tried it and it picked up my Brooklyn accent right away.
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Do you know anything about a search engine called YouGetIt? What makes it different than all the others and is it reputable?
First of all, you can access the YouGetIt search engine by visiting www.yougetit.com. YouGetIt focuses on providing you with all the information you need from a local standpoint. So, the first thing you'll probably see in the top left hand corner is your zip code. If you want to change the zip code it has selected, just click the "Change Zip Code" link and type another one in. (I think the site goes by the closest big city to you, so if you live in smaller town, suburb, etc., you may need to change it). Once you're all set with that, you can start searching.
The search box is located at the very top of the page and beside that, you'll see a pull down menu of the different categories you can search under. Those include: Businesses, Information, People, Video, Classifieds, Jobs and Real Estate. You can choose a subject and then type in a few keywords to find what you're looking for. When you're ready for your results, just hit the Get it! button. For one of my searches, I chose Businesses and typed in "pizza." My results came back with several pizza restaurants located in my area. It didn't include pizza places from all over the country, just the ones in my city. How cool is that?!
Now, below the search box, there are several tabs that run across the whole page. Those are: News, Business, People, Classifieds, Coupons, Auctions, Events, Photos, Videos, Traffic and Talent. Just click on a tab to search in that field. For example, I chose to search under News. When I clicked on that, a long list of options came up. I could choose between top rated news, most views, recently added, etc. I clicked on recently added and a whole slew of news stories from my area popped up. So, instead of seeing all the world news, I was able to read about my own city only. I love it!
Back on the Home page, you can also customize all the information that shows up there. You can design it so it's like your own little Web page with all the information included that you want shown. For example, on my page, I have Local News, Local Classifieds, Local Auctions and Local Events. If you mouse over any of the boxes on YouGetIt's Home page, your cursor will change so you can drag and drop those boxes anywhere on the page. So, if you want your news to be shown first, drag it up to the top. Once you experiment with it a little, you'll get the hang of it.
You can also register with YouGetIt if you want. Just click on the Register link at the top of the page and fill in the information. Once you're signed up (for free!), you'll be able to enjoy all the perks of this new search engine. And let me tell you, there's a lot of them! I've only given you a sample of what you can do with YouGetIt. Once you start navigating the site, you'll find so much that I know you'll just love.
Now, YouGetIt is still in the beta form, so they're still working on getting everything just right. So, if you run into some problems, don't panic too much. It's probably just a snag that the YouGetIt team is trying to smooth out. If you're having a lot of trouble, you can click on the Contact Us link at the top of the page and send them your feedback. It's all done through e-mail, but they seem to be good at getting back with you in a timely manner. Under that link, you can also read more about the Web site, suggest a feature to them, read their privacy policy, etc. It's all laid out there for you to see.
Double Space Every Time
Do you frequently switch the line spacing in MS Word to double?
Maybe the switch is happening more often than not?
Wouldn't it be nice if Word was set to double space all the time and you could switch back to single spacing during those few times when you need it?
I bet you've even gone so far as to investigate the Format menu, Paragraph choice, only to find that there was no Default button in that window to keep the setting.
If this scenario seems familiar, here's what you need to know.
First, we'll make the assumption that you use the Normal style from the Styles and Formatting list. So, it's there that we will make our change. (If you use a different style or a combination of styles, you'll need to apply this process to them as well).
On the Task Pane, go to Styles and Formatting.
Select the Normal style and click the down arrow on the right.
Choose Modify from the menu.
When the Modify Style window opens, you're looking for the Formatting section.
Click the Double Space button.
Now, in the bottom left corner, check the "Add to template" box. (If this step is not completed, the change only affects the current document, making this step very important).
Click OK.
Double spacing is now the default whenever you use the Normal style
Can you give me any information on a download called QuickTime Alternative
Basically, QuickTime Alternative is exactly what it says. It is an alternative program you can put on your computer without having to download the real QuickTime program. (In case you're not sure, you can read here for some basic information on QuickTime). So, what's so great about that? Well, QuickTime is a pretty hefty program and it takes up a lot of space on your computer. On the other hand though, QuickTime Alternative is much smaller, leaving you plenty of room for other programs, etc.
And, as if that wasn't great enough, with QuickTime Alternative, you can still enjoy all the features of the regular QuickTime program, which includes playing any QuickTime files (.mov, .qt, .3gp and various other extensions) and any QuickTime material that happens to be embedded on Web pages. Here are a few other advantages of QuickTime Alternative that you may be interested in knowing as well:
- Quick and easy install
- No background processes
- Can use a media player of your choice
- Low on resources
- Smaller size
Now, you will still need a media player to use along with QuickTime Alternative, but for your convenience, it comes along with one. It's called Media Player Classic and it works very well with the substitute program. With the Media Player Classic, you can even play QuickTime movies that may be included on some Web sites. Also, QuickTime Alternative is compatible with Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape and Mozilla. How cool is that?!
Along with the media player, the QuickTime Alternative download includes QuickTime codecs, a QuickTime DirectShow filter, a QuickTime plug-in for Internet Explorer and QuickTime plug-ins for Opera, Firefox, Mozilla and Netscape. If you didn't notice, that is so much stuff!
So, if you're interested in getting this program for yourself, there are two versions of it. All that I explained above comes with the QuickTime Alternative 1.81 version. The other is called QuickTime Alternative Lite 1.81 and it comes with everything I mentioned except the Media Player Classic. Both versions are free though, so you might as well go for it all! Your choice though.
If you want to download either version, you can do so from this Web site. Just click on the link at the top of the page that says "Download QuickTime Alternative" and then you can choose the version you want. You can read a little more about the program from the above link as well, just in case you're not completely sure if you want it yet or not. Either way, this is a pretty good alternative to QuickTime, with all the same support. So, if you're looking for a smaller sized QuickTime, be sure to check this one out.
"What's the Freeze Pane"?
Well, to answer a question with more questions, have you ever been frustrated while working in an MS Excel worksheet, because you were so far down the columns that you no longer could see the column titles? Did you find yourself constantly scrolling up to make sure you were still entering data in the right place? What a frustrating, time consuming pain, isn't it?!
Well, the Freeze Pane is a very useful aspect of MS Excel and it just so happens to be the answer to this particular problem.
The Freeze Pane keeps designated rows and/or columns on the screen so that they're always visible. You can choose to freeze whatever information you need for easy data entry or editing.
I can hear the burning question from here, "How is this useful"? Well, remember those column headings you were continually scrolling up to read? These rows can be continually displayed using the Freeze Pane, no matter how far down the worksheet you are working.
Now that you know why it's useful, let's figure out how to make the "magic" happen.
The beginning is with a decision. (Isn't it always?)
You need to decide which rows and/or columns you want continually displayed. Usually, it's row or column headings that you want to keep displayed. (You know, the information that tells you what data should be entered in each cell).
Once the decision is made, you need to select the cell just below the last row and one column to the right of the cells to be frozen.
Confusing? I know! So, let's see if we can clear it up.
If you want to continually display rows 1 through 3, you would select a cell in row 4.
If you want to continually display column A, you would select a cell in column B.
When you want a combination, you need to select a cell to the right of and below all rows and columns to be frozen.
For example, if I want rows 1 through 3 and columns A and B frozen, I would select cell C4. (C, because it's to the right of column B and 4, because it's below row 3).
Get it? Maybe not. I know it's confusing, but just continue along with me for a second or two here and you'll see it's not so bad. Once you know the whole process and give it a couple of tries, you'll get the hang of it.
(A quick hint: If you only want to freeze rows, select a cell in column A. If you want only columns frozen, select the cell in row 1).
Now that you've selected the cell, the rest is easy. Go to the Window menu, Freeze Panes choice.
That's it. You should now see solid lines running through your sheet, showing you where the panes are frozen. You should be able to scroll anywhere in the sheet and still see the selected columns and/or rows.
To reverse the process, you need to go to the Window menu, Unfreeze Panes choice. (It's in the same place as Freeze Panes, they just switch out as needed). An unfreeze can be done from anywhere in the worksheet, so don't worry about going to a particular cell.
Now, the solid lines should be removed and the scrolling should be back to normal.
For those of you who are wondering, no, this doesn't affect the printed version of the worksheet. It only changes what you see on your computer screen
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