When in Word, Click on the Tools menu
Choose Letters and Mailings, then Envelopes and Labels

Click on the Labels tab, then click “Options” Continue reading Create business Cards in Microsoft Word XP →

In Word, click on the File Menu and then “New”

On the right side of the screen, you will see a new menu show up. In this menu, choose “General Templates…” from the “New from Template” area. Continue reading How To: Create a brochure in Ms Word XP →

For this tutorial, we’re going to create a rule that searches for certain words when mail arrives, and move them to the “deleted items”. Other rules can be created using this same format, and just choosing different options.

1. Go to the tools menu, and choose “Rules Wizard”

2. Click “New” Continue reading How To: setting up rules in MS Outlook 2000 →

For this tutorial, we’re going to create a rule that searches for certain words when mail arrives, and move them to the “deleted items”. Other rules can be created using this same format, and just choosing different options.

1. Go to the tools menu, and choose “Rules Wizard”

2. Click “New” Continue reading How To: Adding Email Rules in Outlook XP →

O’Reilly (Deke Press) Adobe Photoshop CS One on one Review

All in all, I was very impressed with the book. It is very thorough, and I found it an engaging read. Often reviewing a “how to” manual, is a dull experience, because of the step-by-step dry nature of it. Deke McClelland kept the text light, and his distinctive personality certainly shone through. There is something here for everyone, of all levels, to learn. The novice will gain immense understanding of Photoshop, her new features and the power hidden behind the scenes of this immense program. Even professional Photoshop users and trainers will find tidbits of information here to make their workflow more efficient or enjoyable. Continue reading Book Review: Adobe Photoshop CS One on one Review →

The Book: Apache Cookbook
By Ken Coar & Rich Bowen
254 pages
1st Edition November 2003
ISBN: 0-596-00191-6
Price: $46.95 Cdn
Book Link: [link]

Chapter 1. Installation
Chapter 2. Adding Common Modules
Chapter 3. Logging Continue reading Book Review: Apache Cookbook →

Title: Photoshop Retouching Cookbook for Digital Photographers
Subtitle: 113 Easy-to-Follow Recipes to Improve Your Photos and Create Special Effects
First Edition: August 2005
ISBN: 0-596-10030-2
Pages: 176

This book is packed full of 113 recipes for getting the most out of your Photoshop experience. Most of the recipes are clear and concise. While the book is intended for use similarly to a food cookbook in that generally a person would not sit down and read this book cover to cover a la War and Peace but instead search for a recipe that suited their immediate needs, I found myself paging through sequentially, discovering many ways to “convince” photoshop to do what you want.

Continue reading Book Review: Photoshop Retouching Cookbook for Digital Photographers →

How to split an image file

Situation:
You want to create images with a specific size for storing on CD-ROM or other limited size media.

Solution:
The most common application for splitting an image file is to store the individual files, or segments, on removable media such as a Zip drive, Jaz drive, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM. You can split an image file as it is being created, or you can split the image file with Ghost Explorer after you create the image file. Continue reading Ghost – How to split an image file →

Cannot see image file on CD disc

Situation:
You want to restore an image file from a CD-ROM or do an integrity check of the image files on the CD-ROM. When you run Ghost and select the CD-ROM drive in the “Look in” box at the drive selection window (that is, at the “File name to load image from” window), no files are listed for the drive.

Solution:
Because this situation has a variety of causes, no one solution will work in every case. To resolve the problem, try each of the following solutions. Continue reading Ghost – Cannot see image file on CD disc →

This is a problem that has a multi-stepped solution.

1. Make sure you are using an 80 wire ide cable, not the old 40 wire ones that we are used to using for CD and DVD devices. The old cables are not capable of supporting the higher speeds of today’s burners. Continue reading My new 12x DVD burner will only burn at 2x →