Tech Tips

March 2009

Free Font Utilities

by Barbara J. Feldman March 31, 2009

Although both Windows and Mac have built-in font viewers, there are quite a few utilities that do a better job, many of them free. I like Font Picker, a free download that runs on Adobe Air for both Mac and Windows. For more typography tools, read Lifehacker .

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How to Make a Photo Collage

by Barbara J. Feldman March 24, 2009

Have you ever seen a collage made of hundreds of little photos and wondered how it was done? One way is with Shape Collage, a free, easy utility for both Windows and Mac. Simply download Shape Collage, pick a shape, point it to your photo folder, and watch it work its magic.

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Easy Creative Commons Licenses for Office

by Barbara J. Feldman March 11, 2009

The Creative Commons Add-In for Office is a free utility that licenses your Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents in just a few clicks. The drop-down menu sits on a tab (on the Ribbon menu for Office 2007) and uses a wizard to guide you through choosing the appropriate license. Unfortunately, it’s Windows only, no Mac. [...]

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Modifying Firefox’s Right Click Menu

by Barbara J. Feldman March 10, 2009

When first released, one of Firefox’s defining features was tabs, so multiple websites can be viewed in multiple tabs instead of multiple windows. When you right-click on a link in Firefox, however, the Open Link in New Window option is still there right above the Open Link in New Tab. For users speed clicking their [...]

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Kindle 2 Live Up to the Hype?

by Barbara J. Feldman March 3, 2009

Does Amazon’s Kindle 2 live up to the hype? Here are three reviews of the new e-book reader. CNET editors rated it “Excellent” Alatest gave it a 96 out of 100. The New York Times concludes “Good before, better now.”.

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