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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.
SCI-FI fantasies take on real dimensions with 3D printers
B Magazine, Wanda Sloan, Published on 30/06/2013
» Just before a premature baby died in their care because his airway collapsed after birth, doctors in the US state of Michigan made a tiny plastic airway splint, inserted it and saved his life.
Windows upgrade at half the price
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 09/01/2013
» Windows is in another of its periodic phases of development, where most old software won't work with the new-look Windows 8, so it is worthwhile considering an upgrade.
Three little suitehearts
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 02/01/2013
» Pretty well everyone who computes realises that Microsoft Office is the king, and also realises that there is a good, free alternative to the expensive software from Redmond.
All aboard the apps bandwagon
Business, Wanda Sloan, Published on 12/10/2012
» Despite the hardware wars and the multi-billion-dollar lawsuits over operating systems, a 3G phone without attractive applications is not really more useful than an 800-baht mobile with a 1-2-Call SIM.
Don't make PDFs, print them
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 26/09/2012
» It's my very strong opinion that every PC owner and user _ Windows, Mac, Linux, whatever _ should have a virtual PDF converter installed and ready to use, just in case. (And if you have an excellent one, stop reading; come back next week.)
Swipe away those auto-correct tears with Fleksy download
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 12/09/2012
» The Qwerty keyboard is 138 years old, and ever since it was adopted, people have been messing with it _ without effect, until now.
Proxy apps for smartphones
Wanda Sloan, Published on 20/03/2012
» A recent column on proxy programmes for computers got a response and a lot of questions, especially, what about my phone?
OCR made more user friendly
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 20/03/2012
» OCR stands for optical character recognition, and means convert a picture of text into real, computer style text that you can edit, change and save. You can capture a page of a newspaper or a book or a magazine easily enough with a scanner, but all you have is a photo. If you want to search or copy the words on the page, you will have to use an OCR programme.
Put a little light on the subject
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 14/02/2012
» There's a US keyboard being pitched mostly in TV adverts of a large-character device that glows in the dark, so when the sun goes down you can continue working and still see your keyboard.