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Tip of the Week: Disabling Reading Layout in Word
Some well intentioned nerd up in a stuffy software development lab on the Microsoft campus decided that you want to see new Word documents in 'Layout' mode. If you've noticed that whenever you open a Word document that you got via an e-mail attachment (or maybe you didn't realize why it was happening) it starts up in this strange Layout mode.
IF you hate this setting as much as I do, here's how you disable it:
Launch Microsoft Word
1. Click the "Tools" menu and choose "Options".
2. When the "Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, click "General".
3. Uncheck "Allow starting in Reading Layout".
4. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.
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Headwhack of the Week: Disabling FireFox 3's confusing "Awesome Bar"
One of the new features in FireFox 3 is something called the Smart Location Bar a.k.a. the Awesome Bar. This new feature will "suggest" 12 bookmarks or previously accessed web pages as you type something into the Address bar.
While some are finding this helpful, a whole bunch of users are getting confused by it. If you want to get rid of this new feature, check out this nifty video on Cnet.com!
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Geek Speak of the Week: Port Forwarding
Port forwarding allows remote computers (usually through the Internet) to connect to a specific computer or device behind a firewall.
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Security: Look who hosts the most "botnets"
Botnets are networks of compromised Internet connected computers (a.k.a. zombies) that are under the control of a remote master that can get them all to do whatever he wants. Commtouch Labs does a quarterly analysis of where malware is coming from around the world and Verizon, Telecom Italia, and Brasil Telecom top the botnet charts in Q2 of 2008.
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News: Thinking about nabbing an iPhone today? WAIT!
Reports are flooding in from around the Internet that anxious Apple fans who rushed out to buy their new iPhone 3G are left holding beautifully designed bricks that can't be activated.
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News: Microblogging is huge, but should anyone care?
Do you Twitter? Do you start your day with a Tweat? The world of 'microblogging' (sending out some small bit of information about what you are doing right now!) is becoming very popular, but should you or anyone care?
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Data Doctors Video on Cnn.com: Online Backup Basics
As previously discussed, online backup is one of the smartest things that you can use to protect your precious data. Watch Ken as he gives you various tips on getting your data up to the WWW in a secure and safe way!
Watch the video and help our rankings on CNN.com! You can watch us live every Saturday morning at 9:30AM Pacific, 12:30PM Eastern or watch the archived versions of our segments whenever you want at CNN.com/video.
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NEW FEATURE - MacLife: Weekly tips for Mac users
Mac's all ship with a software firewall installed, but unlike the Windows firewall, it is disabled by default. This week Louis from MacMedia gives you the steps on how to activate the sleeping firewall program in the MacOS!
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Opinion: Time for a YouTube intervention
In the latest episode of the ongoing reality show “Viacom vs. the Internet", by going after YouTube and our privacy, Viacom is only hurting itself
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Weekly Advice Column: Hardware Firewall vs Software Firewall
The use of a barrier between you and the rest of the world is a must-have with all of the exploits probing the Internet. But what's the difference between a hardware firewall and a software firewall and which one(s) should you use?
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This Week's Show: The Fabulously Fantastical Firewall!
The Internet is the world's largest computer network and if you have a connection (if you don't, you couldn't be reading this!) you need a firewall.
A firewall is the best way to put a barrier between you and the 2 billion knuckleheads that are also connected to the Internet. A handful of those knuckleheads are constantly probing the Internet to see which of you aren't properly protecting yourself so they can take advantage of you.
Firewalls are an essential part of the Internet connected computer, but they come in many flavors. Listen-in as the Data Doctors discuss all the ins and outs of the Fabulously Fantastic Firewall!
Join us Saturdays from 12:00PM–2:00PM (Pacific) on News 92.3 KTAR or listen LIVE via the Internet at KTAR.com as we discuss your computer questions at: 602.277.5827 or ask your questions during (or before) the broadcast using the ask a question page.
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