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Add captions to your photos
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 24/07/2013
» A few weeks ago, I reviewed the JPGasPDF software, which converts photos into PDFs, easy for sending to relatives or just for storing. But a reader ran up against a failing.
Some editors can even spell
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 03/07/2013
» One of our subeditors here at the centre of human Life came up with one complaint and one request that resulted in satisfaction all around. The complaint was that using a word processor like Microsoft Word just to write stories and notes was clumsy, and ultimately slowed her down. But she wasn't aware of a decent text editor that had a spellchecker.
The format anyone can (and does) read
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 26/07/2011
» Among regular computer users, about the only thing more hated than the IT department is the Adobe PDF Reader. It's only fitting that the vast majority of the Reader installations are performed by the IT department.
Best of Appshots - Part 2
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 05/01/2011
» Here is the second part of the best dozen Windows computing helpers of 2010 from the weekly Appshot column of Post Database.
Foolproof way to print neat envelopes
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 03/11/2010
» Envelope Print is an extremely handy little printer utility which works on just about every Windows computer and does what the title says: prints envelopes.
Sticky notes on the screen
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 20/10/2010
» A couple of weeks back, I made passing reference to keeping reminders on digital "sticky notes", the way people do in the ungeek world. A few readers asked for recommendations.
Focus on your writing
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 13/10/2010
» It's already an old idea, a basic word processor that blacks out everything on your screen except the document, on the theory that there are no immediate distractions that will keep you from the writing task at hand.
One-task programs, small and fast
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 08/09/2010
» Time for another edition of Sharp Edged Tools. This is a collection of some recently discovered utilties which are small, fast, free and do one, and only one, exceptional thing, exceptionally well.
Fonts at a glance
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 08/09/2010
» Font C is simply the best small (21KB) font viewer I have had. It quickly shows you the full Roman alphabet in every font installed on your Windows computer.
Manage fonts more easily
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 11/08/2010
» It may seem like Microsoft-bashing that I'm picking on the pitiful giant for the second week in a row, but it's a coincidence. That said, the Microsoft Windows way of viewing and managing fonts is messier and less informative than the male method of managing his sock drawer.