Odds and Ends
By Cate Eales
Appeared May 1, 2008 on castanet.net
Need some paper? Need some electronics? Need to fix a
munged up Word document? I've got just the thing. What I haven't got, is
XP Service Pack 3...but no one does!
Print Your Own Paper
I know you're asking yourself, "Why would I want to print my own paper?"
Well, if you need graph paper, lined paper, financial paper, music paper,
or another specialty paper, and the store is closed, this is the site for
you. Check out Printable Paper at
http://www.printablepaper.net/. I grant you this is not going to be
the least expensive paper you will ever get, but it's there right when you
need it.
Fans of the
Cornell note taking system will want to have a look at the
PDF Cornell
notes generator, here or the
template for MS Word here.
Get All The Reviews From One Site
Recently we had to shop for a digital TV, and I thought my head was going
to explode. I wish I'd known about
ReviewGist. They
say, "ReviewGist is an easy-to-use tool that makes it much easier for you
to decide what to buy when it comes to consumer electronics." No kidding.
They gather up the online reviews and specs for electronic products from
camcorders to wireless routers, and present that information in a way that
is easy to search and digest. If you're shopping for something electronic,
give it a try. The
website is here.
Repair Damaged Word Files
If you have a MS Word file that won't open, Repair My Word will probably
allow you to rescue it. It will repair Microsoft Word 6.0, Word 95, 97,
2000, XP, and 2003 for Windows. (Sorry, not Office 2007 versions of Word.)
You just have to open the corrupt file in Repair My Word, preview the
recoverable text,and save this text to a new Word file. This handy utility
is free, and
available here.
Microsoft Puts The Breaks on XP Service Pack 3
The announced release date for the long-awaited XP SP3 was April 29. It
didn't show up in MY Windows Updates either! It turns out the at the last
minute,
Microsoft pulled it back because of an incompatibility with another
Microsoft program. They'll make some adjustments, and release
it...er...soon. Yeah, soon. That's the ticket.
Now is a good time to visit the
Secunia
Software Inspector and make sure everything else is up to date.
Recently there have been security updates to Flash, QuickTime, Java, and
Adobe Reader. Be sure to uninstall the older versions of Flash and Java
after you install the updates.
Thank you everyone who emailed with questions, comments, and words of
encouragement. You can reach me at
cate@rlis.com if you have anything to ask or tell about your computer.
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Links
Printable Paper
http://www.printablepaper.net/
Cornell Notetaking System
http://www.itlnet.net/Blog/default.asp?xP=BlogLink&xM=1&xY=3620
Cornell Notes PDF Generator
http://www.eleven21.com/notetaker/
Cornell Notes Word Template
http://www.timeatlas.com/mos/5_Minute_Tips/General/Word_Templates_and_Cornell_Note_Taking/
ReviewGist
http://www.reviewgist.com/
Repair My Word
http://www.repairmyword.com/
XP SP3 Delayed
http://svextra.com/blogs/gmsv/2008/04/windows_xp_sp3_finally_avail_whats_that_uh_never_mind.html
Secunia Software Inspector
http://secunia.com/software_inspector/
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Cate Eales has been helping people make online computing safe, accessible
and fun for over 20 years. She lives in Kelowna with her husband, Eric,
and her dog, Sandy. Cate is a partner in Real Life Internet Solutions,
helping individuals and small businesses with virus, spyware and malware
eradication; personal computer training and management; digital image
management; music transfer; and website design, hosting and management.
Email Cate at cate@rlis.com with your
comments, suggestions, or questions. To browse the column archives, visit
the Real Life Internet Solutions website at
www.rlis.com.
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