Digital Image RAM
We all know that digital photos take up gobs of hard drive space, but how much RAM do you need in order to work on those images?if you're going to do a lot of digital imaging with a 4 megapixel camera or higher, seriously consider at least 1 GB of RAM, particularly with Windows XP. (Of course, 2 GB is even better, especially if you're using an 8 megapixel camera). On the plus side, memory is cheap and the more of it you have, the better off you'll be in the end!
Once you get your new memory installed, you'll be amazed at how much faster all your digital imaging work goes! (For that matter, you'll probably notice an increase in speed across the board).
If it's a newer computer (say two years old or less), you should be able to install at least 2 GB with no problem at all.
For some RAM installation guidelines, you can check out this tip. Or, if you already have a lot of memory in your computer, but it still seems to be running slow, you may want to read here. It's an article telling you how to clear up excess startup programs. If you have too much junk running at your startup, you'll take a big hit in performance. There's no sense in having all that shiny new RAM getting used up by software you don't even need running all the time.
You don't need to see your start button to shut your computer or restart your computer normally. You can use Windows Task Manager to shut down your computer too. Since you're using Windows XP you can access Task Manager by pressing the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys. When Task Manager appears, click "Shut down" at the top, and select an option from the drop-down menu - for instance "Turn Off" or "Restart".
The trick about putting the zero in front of email addresses to put the favorites at the head of the list For my organizing my email addresses, I put a sign in front of them, like *,&,@,+ etc to sort out work emails, siblings, maternal relatives, paternal relatives etc so that emails going to those people are all right together. This would work with the numbers also.
Are you have trouble locating your mouse pointer on the screen. Windows XP and Windows Vista have a feature that some refer to as "mouse sonar". This option cause your mouse pointer to pop-up in a little concentric ring around so you can easily find it. Some of you may have never lost your mouse pointer, but we have, and its frustrating. The mouse pointer is very difficult to find if you have trouble seeing or on certain colors.
If you'd like to use the "mouse sonar effect" to assist you in locating your mouse pointer at all times, in all conditions, on all colors, here's how easy that is to do. This tip works on Windows XP and Windows Vista.
1. Click Start then Control Panel
2. Click On "Mouse"
3. Choose Pointer Options
4. Select "Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key."
How to add spell-checking to Internet Explorer
Windows XP and Windows Vista (all versions) you use Internet Explorer then you should download ieSpell and you'll never make another spelling error.
Windows XP and Windows Vista
Most of us never use the Num Lock key. Some of us don't even know where it is or even care where it is. But, we're going to show you a little trick using the Num Lock key that is really useful. So, in case you don't know where the Num Lock key is, it's at the top of the Numeric Keypad on your keyboard. See it? Good!
Did you know if you hold that key down for 5 seconds you can turn on Accessibility Options that will cause your computer to beep whenever you accidentally hit the Caps Lock key Scroll Lock key or the Num Lock key? Well it does, try it! Hold down the Num Lock key for five seconds (a light will come on indicating the Num Lock key is depressed - no it's not depressed because your pressing on it - or maybe it is!) When the light goes out (in about 5 seconds) a dialog window will appear and tell you that you've turned your Accessibility Options and if you want to keep them on to click OK. And you should click OK because that's the entire point of this trick, isn't it?
Google Chrome
We caution you, before you try Chrome, that it's a first beta version. Remember, beta means "test" version. Google has a history of having very long beta (test) periods. This means that Chrome could be in beta for another two years or more. So, if you're thinking, "I'll wait until it's not a beta before I download it" you might have a really long wait. Well it's up to you if you want to wait. We think you'd be missing a lot if you wait. It's not going to harm your computer if you were to decide to throw caution to the wind and download it and try Chrome right now. It's only going to get better.
Even though Chrome is unpolished, quirky, and nowhere near what it someday will be, it is very fast. Very, very fast. It parses pages faster than Firefox or I.E.. For those of you on slower connections, you'll love it for that reason alone. If you're on a fast broadband connection, you'll notice the speed with which pages open too. One test we saw on the Web showed a test page opened in Google's Chrome in 13 seconds, while Firefox took 18 seconds and Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 took 17 seconds. That's a significant speed improvement. Chrome parses pages differently than does I.E. or Firefox and perhaps that's the reason for the increased speed. Whatever the reason, though, you'll notice a difference.
Another thing we want to mention here before you run off and download Chrome or run away screaming because you think we've lost the last bit of our senses, is that Chrome is built on Apple's really awful Web browser called "Safari". If you have friends with Apple computers ask them about Safari. We'll bet they don't use it - they use Firefox for Mac instead. Safari was never a good browser on a Mac, but the Windows version of it was even more of a disaster. So, it's strange that Google chose the Safari browser upon which to build Chrome. But, Google has the best and brightest that money can buy, and they obviously do know what they're doing.
If you know what you're doing, you'll download Chrome and start using it. We are not saying that it should be your default browser - yet. But, as a very stable beta, with a few rough edges, and some security issues (we point out that this proves what we've always said - no software is 100% secure), Chrome is good enough already to deserve its place as this week's Freeware Pick Of The Week. You can read more about and/or download Chrome right here.
Premium Newsbyte -Sort by type, date, face? Google on Tuesday announced it had acquired Neven Vision, a company that develops photo recognition software which is currently used in mobile phones, along with biometric applications by the U.S. government and law enforcement. Neven Vision holds 15 patents related to image analysis and facial recognition. Google plans to use the technology to improve Picasa, its free photo organization application. The program will eventually be able to automatically identify individuals and places in pictures, which will make searching far easier.
"It could be as simple as detecting whether or not a photo contains a person, or, one day, as complex as recognizing people, places, and objects. This technology just may make it a lot easier for you to organize and find the photos you care about," explained Picasa product manager Adrian Graham. Read More
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