MalekTips: 06-08-2005
 
Welcome to the latest issue of the MalekTips newsletter, providing computer and technology help and tips. We appreciate your subscription!
 
We have 30 new tips found below in the latest issue of MalekTips.
 
* This newsletter has tips on cell phone usage that might save you time, money, and a lot of aggravation. Think those per-use cell phone deals are a great idea? Maybe - and maybe not. Think you'll only be charged once whenever you download a ringtone, screensaver, game, or wallpaper? You might get charged monthly. And if you constantly use your cell phone for pictures or entertainment, you might not have enough battery power left to take a call.
 
* Get more out of Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. Learn how the ruler, guide, and gridline features can help make your slideshows look more professional. Insert trademark, copyright, and foreign monetary symbols into your presentations. Save presentations where you want them, not just in the "My Documents" folder. And don't redo slides you've already created before - import them into your current presentation.
 
* Plus, this newsletter contains Microsoft Word 2003 information including how to speed it up by not proofreading all text, tips on downloading and using the Opera 7 web browser, advice on using the Rhapsody digital music service including how to access exclusive audio content, and tips for using the Yahoo! search engine including how to find cheap gasoline.
 
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6-6-2005: The Mac is Going Intel
 
Apple has announced in a press release that it will begin using Intel processors beginning in 2006, and will transition "all of its Macs to using Intel microprocessors by the end of 2007". Already previewing a version of Mac OS X Tiger running on Intel, many are wondering if this means the Mac OS X may eventually be licensed to run on non-Mac hardware.
 
Link (External Site): http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/jun/06intel.h
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6-6-2005: Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox Vulnerability
 
Security firm Secunia has reported a vulnerabilty in the Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox web browsers (the latest versions are affected). Malicious websites can open content in supposedly trusted browser windows containing framesets, making it look like the malicious content came from the original trusted website. This can result in phishing attacks. Until a patch is made, do not visit trusted websites (such as those you must login to) at the same time you visit unknown, or untrusted, sites.
 
It seems that this bug was fixed in earlier versions of Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox but has somehow come back.
 
Link (External Site): http://secunia.com/advisories/15601/
 
6-6-2005: Windows Remote Desktop Vulnerability
 
Security firm Secunia has reported a vulnerabilty in the Windows Remote Desktop feature. Man-in-the-middle attacks can occur on untrusted networks between a computer and a remote terminal server due to the hard-coding of the terminal server's public key in a DLL file.
 
Link (External Site): http://secunia.com/advisories/15605/
 
6-2-2005: More Website Tweaks
 
After making some website tweaks, many of you wanted the left side navigation back to more easily browse the site - so back it is (except currently for the front page while I make some design decisions). I appreciate the feedback, and thanks for visiting MalekTips, making it an award-winning site!
 
6-2-2005: 30 New Computer and Technology Tips!
 
Another new MalekTips newsletter was sent out, complete with thirty new tips: speeding up Adobe Reader 7 when loading PDF documents, listening to Internet radio stations for free, viewing interactive maps and satellite imagery, Windows XP toolbars and the Start Menu, Microsoft Word 2003, and the Mozilla Firefox web browser.
 
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6-2-2005: Microsoft to Use XML File Formats in Office 12
 
According to a press release, Microsoft has announced it will use an XML-based, royalty-free, file format in Office 12. These file formats, dubbed "Microsoft Office Open XML Formats" will be for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Their press release states this will result in "smaller file sizes", "greater data recovery", and "improved security".
 
Link (External Site): http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jun0
5/06-01OfficeXMLFormatPR.asp
 
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Cell Phone - Battery Conservation Tips
Four ways to keep your cell phone's battery running as long as possible.
 
Cell Phone - Read the Manual!
Your cell phone's manual can provide potentially money-saving advice.
 
Cell Phone - Be Careful about Recurring Fees with Downloads
Downloading games, wallpaper, ringtones, or screensavers onto your cell phone? Make sure you only get charged once.
 
Cell Phone - Read the Fine Print for Per-Use Plans
Don't get cheated with cell phone pay-per-use plans.
 
Cell Phone - Set up Voicemail
Set up your cell phone's voicemail and let others contact you whenever your cell phone cannot connect to the network.
 
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 - Change the Default Save Location
Save your Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 files to a presentation folder on your hard drive by default.
 
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 - Show Ruler and Guides for Precise Layout
Use rulers, guides, and gridlines to make a more professional-looking Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentation.
 
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 - Add Slides From Other Files
Import pre-made slides from other files into your current Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentation.
 
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 - Remove Paste Options Button
Stop showing a clipboard button every time you paste text into a Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentation.
 
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 - Insert Symbols Such as Copyright and Yen
Add copyright, checkmark, and foreign currency symbols into your Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentations.
 
Microsoft Word 2003 - Do Not Proofread Certain Text
Speed up your computer by preventing Microsoft Word 2003 from proofreading large documents
 
Microsoft Word 2003 - Stop Automatically Creating Lists
Force Microsoft Word 2003 to stop creating lists every time you start a sentence with an asterisk, dash or number.
 
Microsoft Word 2003 - Compare Documents Side By Side
Need to manually merge changes between two Microsoft Word 2003 documents? Compare them next to each other.
 
Microsoft Word 2003 - Print in Reverse Order
Tired of having to re-collate documents printed backwards? Have Microsoft Word 2003 fix this for you.
 
Microsoft Word 2003 - Jump Between Words and Paragraphs
Keyboard shortcuts to help you more quickly navigate Microsoft Word 2003 documents.
 
Opera 8 - Download the Opera Web Browser
Use an alternate web browser, Opera 8, to browse the web.
 
Opera 8 - View Websites in Full Screen Mode
View websites in full-screen (kiosk) mode with Opera 8, removing toolbars, menu bars, and more.
 
Opera 8 - Disable the Home Page
Prevent Opera 8 from automatically loading a home page every time it starts.
 
Opera 8 - Toggle the Status Bar
Show hyperlink and page loading information in Opera 8 by enabling the status bar.
 
Opera 8 - Toggle the Main Bar
Expert Opera 8 user? Save screen real-estate for web browsing; turn the Main Bar off.
 
Rhapsody Digital Music Service - Listen to Exclusive Content
Play audio content exclusive to the Rhapsody digital music service.
 
Rhapsody Digital Music Service - Add a Mini Multimedia Player
Save your desktop for other applications; play your Rhapsody tunes with a miniature multimedia player that doesn't take up much of the screen.
 
Rhapsody Digital Music Service - Play Songs in Random Order
Shuffle play through your Rhapsody tunes.
 
Rhapsody Digital Music Service - Customize Song Playback with an Equalizer
Customize your Rhapsody music playback with a 10-band equalizer.
 
Rhapsody Digital Music Service - Run Rhapsody Through a Proxy
Using a proxy server to access the Internet? Make sure you can still get to Rhapsody.
 
Yahoo! Search - Search the Web with Yahoo! Search
Use the Yahoo! search engine to explore the web.
 
Yahoo! Search - Find Cheap Gas Prices
Save money pumping gas into your car. Use Yahoo! Search to find cheap gas prices around your city or neighborhood.
 
Yahoo! Search - Define a Word
Use Yahoo! Search's built-in dictionary to define unrecognizable words.
 
Yahoo! Search - Show Only Recently Updated Documents
Force Yahoo! Search to only display newer documents updated within the last few months or year.
 
Yahoo! Search - Search for Text in a Web Page's Title
Use Yahoo! Search's title searching feature to try to find web documents more closely matching your subject of interest.
 
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