Google Tip: Wildcards

Searching is easy when you know—even generally—what you're looking for. But how about when the word you're seeking is right on the tip of your brain, but won't make itself known? Use wildcards!
Substitute an asterisk for exactly one word in a Google search—Pike's Peak is * feet high—and Google will attempt to fill in the blank.
Google can also handle number ranges when searching. Two periods indicate that you're looking for a number between two other numbers. For example, Pike's Peak trail 5000..10000 feet returns trails in the range of 5,000 to 10,000 feet. The number ranges work with currency as well—say, HDTV $500..$900.

Source: PC Magazine

Insert an image in filigree precisely

The filigree consists in posting a warning in the form of a text or an image in background of a document. That can be used to state for example that the document is confidential. The Filigree function of Word enables you to add filigree easily. However, this one is posted on all the pages. The manual method enables you to post precisely or an image makes in filigree some behind a single paragraph for example.

1. Open your Word document then insert the image of your choice which you wish to use for the filigree.
2. Double click then on this image. In limps of dialogue which appears, open the Text Wrapping tab.
3. Select the option behind the text
4. Open then the Image tab.
5. Unroll the Align list then select the Filigree option.
6. Click on Ok button. Your image passes in background of the paragraph and sees its colors attenuated like a filigree

Source: Softwaretipspalace

More storage for Google e-mail

SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. is sprucing up its corporate e-mail service by adding new security tools and more than doubling the storage capacity.

The changes, to be unveiled today, mark Google’s first attempt to capitalize on the technology that it picked up in its recently completed $625 million acquisition of e-mail security specialist Postini Inc.

Google also is courting Postini’s existing customers as it tries to drum up more interest in a suite of online software applications that costs each user $50 annually. The roughly 36,000 businesses already using Postini products can get the software bundle, which includes word processing, spreadsheet and other programs besides e-mail, free through June 2008.

Storage capacity Google’s corporate e-mail will be boosted to 25 gigabytes, up from 10. Individual accounts with the company’s free service, known as “Gmail,” will remain just under three gigabytes.
Source: Associated Press

Changing the Internet Explorer Window Title

This setting allows you to customize Internet Explorer by using your own window title. For example you could rename IE to 'My Browser' or anything else you like!
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, to equal the title you would like.

Note: Delete the value of 'WindowTitle' to change the title back to the default.

Settings:
Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
Name: Window Title
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

Disable the Go Button in Internet Explorer

This setting is used to remove the "Go" button from the Internet Explorer toolbar.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'ShowGoButton' using the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Settings:
Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
Name: ShowGoButton
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: "yes" or "no"

Outlook: Export the list of the blocked senders

Not to receive messages of an undesirable correspondent more, Outlook enables you to put it on a list of blocked senders. However if you envisage to format your computer, to reinstall Outlook or to supplement the list of a friend, you can export the list which you already realized not to have to remake it since the beginning.

In Outlook, click on Tools then on Options. In the tab Preferences, click on the Junk E-mail button. In the window which appears, open Blocked Senders tab. Click then on the Export to File button.

Choose a site then a name with the textual file which will contain the addresses that you block then click on the Save button.

The day when you will need to import this list, turn over in the Junk E-mail tab by clicking on Tools -> Options, after you open Junk E-mail tab go to Blocked Senders tab and choose button Import from file

Select the textual file containing the blocked senders then click on the Open button. Validate finally twice by OK.

Source: softwaretipspalace.

Netscape Website Browser v9 RC1 Released

AOL has issued the first 'Release Candidate' of its latest Netscape v9 website browsing software, which is based off Mozilla's Firefox. Interested surfers can find a download and full list of new features below:
http://browser.netscape.com