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Tip of the Week: Quick Access to Frequently Used Documents
If you are like me, there are a couple of documents that you access frequently, like letterhead templates, form letters or anything that you constantly reuse. If one of them is the last four documents that you accessed, it will show up in the recently accessed list when you click on the File menu in Microsoft Word, but if not, you are back to accessing it manually.
Word has an option to add a "Work" menu to your toolbar that will only contain the documents you want quick access to at all times:
1. Click on the View menu, then on Toolbars, then on the Commands tab and select Built-in Menus from the list.
2. Click and Drag "Work" from the list of commands to where you want it on the Top Line menu (dropping it next to the Help menu is the easiest.
3. Open any document you want to add, click on the newly added "Work" menu, then on "Add to Work Menu"
To remove documents, press Ctrl-Alt-Minus (which will turn your cursor into a large minus sign) then click the Work menu and select the filename you want to remove!
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Headwhack of the Week: How to talk to Tech Support
Few things in the computer world are as likely to cause you to whack your head against your desk then a frustrating session with a phone tech support person. But it isn't always their fault and I assure you that an equal amount of head whacking goes on in tech support call centers 24 hours a day.
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Geek Speak of the Week: Jailbreaking
The act of removing the protection on a device that was designed to limit how it is used. A jailbroken iPhone or iPod can be used to run non-Apple sanctioned programs or on cellular networks other than AT&T.
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Security: Videos on how to hack everyday gadgets
Want to know how to build your own cell phone charger? How about putting an old-fashioned pay phone in your home to make voice over Internet calls?
A team of do-it-yourself technology gurus are creating a video series that will show you how to hack everyday gadgets.
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News: Blogging and bringing home the bacon!
Blogging is often viewed as big waste of time and cyberspace by those that don't participate, but what if you could make some dough, advance your career or gain customers for your business as a result of your blogging?
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News: New Neighborhood Watch Website
The Internet is the king of Information and now new website will allow you to graphically map anyone that has been involved in any form of legal action that live near you (I have a bunch of bad drivers that live near me!). The points on the map have a legend to tell you what type of general category the legal issues was in, but you can click on the icon then on the View Details button to learn more.
Check out the Neighborhood Watch option at CriminalSearches.com
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Data Doctors Video on Cnn.com: Firewall Security Primer
In case you missed our radio show on Firewalls, and missed our advice column on hardware vs software firewalls, here is our CNN Video segment on.....you guessed it...FIREWALLS!
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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MacLife: Organize your desktop with Spaces
Something Windows users and Mac users have in common is a messy computer desktop, which tends to get worse with time. This week's Mac tip, from Louis at MacMedia is to use Spaces in your MacOS to organize your MacWorld!
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Opinion: John McCain Can't Read This Column
Can a presidential candidate that has to have others "go online" for him and has "never had a particular need to e-mail" lead the most powerful nation in the world in the Information Age? Lance Ulanoff of PC Magazine doesn't think so...
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Weekly Advice Column: Cheap Webcams for Home Monitoring
Mike wrote us and asked: What is the cheapest, easiest and best way to use video over the Internet to monitor my home when I'm away? Here is our advice on how to get started.
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This Week's Show: Using Webcams for Security
Webcams have a number of uses in communicating with others via the Internet, but many overlook what they can do from a security standpoint.
While many alarm companies are now offering web-based options for monitoring your home or business, there are a number of simple, off-the-shelf options that will allow you to do the same without having to pay your alarm company.
What do you need to get started? What are some of the more common uses? Is this a Do It Yourself project, or do I need to hire someone?
Listen in as the Data Doctors discuss all of the possibilities of using webcams as an extra pair of eyes in the virtual world.
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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