Tech Tips

March 2005

Studying Vocabulary

by Barbara J. Feldman March 29, 2005

Microsoft Word (or Word Perfect) can be a handy tool for studying vocabulary. Simply enter your word list, and use the thesaurus feature (in the Tools menu) to find related words, synonyms and antonyms. You can find SAT vocabulary lists online at Free Vocabulary, Test Prep Review and Soundkeepers.com.

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Cell Phone as Modem

by Barbara J. Feldman March 21, 2005

Most cell phones can be used as portable modems, allowing you to access the Internet from your laptop. You will need a connection kit (usually a data cable and software such as those sold by Gomadic ), ISP login details, and a data plan to pay for your usage. Although most cell carriers only offer [...]

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Google Desktop Search

by Barbara J. Feldman March 14, 2005

Google has officially launched Google Desktop Search for Windows. It is a free download, and easy to install. After it has indexed your computer (which it does in the background, whenever your system is idle) it provides a desktop search tool to find keywords in email, documents, spreadsheets, PDF files, audio files, images and videos. [...]

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Locking a Domain Record

by Barbara J. Feldman March 8, 2005

Today’s tip is for anyone who owns a domain name. Because of an ICANN (Internet Corporation on Assigned Names and Numbers) policy change implemented late last year, it is possible to lose control of a domain if you fail to respond to an email transfer request. Since email has become bogged down with spam and [...]

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