MalekTips: 9-30-2004
 
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* This newsletter contains a potpourri of digital camera and photography tips. See if your digital camera has noise reduction features to help with night photos. Use burst mode when taking sports photos to help ensure you capture a great picture. Compensate for "camera shake" when taking photos at night by shooting lots and lots of pictures. Learn a great idea for cute baby and toddler photos.
 
* Perform more complex searches with Google. Scour the web for images matching specific file types such as JPG or PNG. Look for pages containing specific titles, as they may be more relevant to your search query. Hone in on computer-specific websites when looking for technical information.
 
* Plus, find out how to automatically caption inserted items in Microsoft Word 2003 documents, what you can do if your mouse pointer moves too fast, how to manipulate Outlook 2003 Notes fonts and colors, how to manipulate Winamp 5's playlist font to make it easier to read, and more!
 
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Digital Night Photography - Digital Night Photography - Noise Reduction Mode
Use your digital camera's noise-reduction technology to clean up noisy night photographs.
 
Digital Night Photography - Shoot Many Photos to Help Compensate for Camera Shake
Compensate for 'camera shake' by taking many photos at nighttime.
 
Digital Photography - Capture the Morning Frost
Capture the frost glistening on the landscape for a memorable digital photo.
 
Digital Portrait Photography - Huge Clothes Plus Small Kids Equals Cute Photos
A cute photo idea when taking digital photos of children.
 
Digital Sports Photography - Burst Mode can be Useful
How burst or rapid shot mode can aid your sports photography.
 
Google - Synonym Search
Use Google's built-in dictionary to search for webpages containing synonyms to your search query.
 
Google - View Google Holiday Logos
View the holiday photos Google has placed at one time on their home page.
 
Google - Search For Specific Image File Types
Query Google for JPG, GIF, or PNG files on the Internet.
 
Google - Search for Pages Containing Specific Titles
Narrow your Google search down to pages containing specific title text.
 
Google - Search Computer-Specific Websites
Query computer-specific Google search sites for technology information.
 
Microsoft Word 2003 - Sorting Text
Sort names and other text in your Microsoft Word 2003 documents.
 
Microsoft Word 2003 - Use Different Bullet Characters for Lists
Change your bullet character in Microsoft Word 2003 lists from a circle to something colorful that stands out.
 
Microsoft Word 2003 - Paste Text with the Press of the INSERT key
Give your Insert key some use in Microsoft Word 2003 documents by having it paste text from the clipboard.
 
Microsoft Word 2003 - Select Text Matching a Particular Style
Find all text in a large Microsoft Word 2003 document that matches a particular style and formatting.
 
Microsoft Word 2003 - Automatically Caption Inserted Items
Save time adding captions to inserted graphs, charts, and other items in Microsoft Word 2003 documents by having Word do so automatically.
 
Mouse - Tired of Tangled Mouse Cords? Go Wireless
Consider a wireless mouse to help rid your desktop of loose cords.
 
Mouse - Follow all Instructions When Going Wireless!
Be sure to read your wireless mouse's manual else it may not perform as expected.
 
Mouse - Trouble Seeing the Pointer on Your Windows Laptop?
Three ideas you can try if your mouse pointer is barely visible on your Windows screen.
 
Mouse - Pointer Moving Too Fast?
If your mouse pointer moves too fast, consider looking through your operating system's Control Panel or Settings area.
 
Mouse - Clean Your Mouse Pad
Clean your mouse pad to help keep your mouse from jumping and skipping across your screen.
 
Outlook 2003 Notes - Change Default Color
Change the default color of yellow Outlook 2003 Notes.
 
Outlook 2003 Notes - Change Default Notes Font
Change the default font of Outlook 2003 Notes from Comic Sans to something else.
 
Outlook 2003 Notes - Remove Time and Date on Desktop Notes
Keep the time and date from appearing on Outlook 2003 Notes.
 
Outlook 2003 Notes - Increase or Decrease Default Notes Size
Change the size of your Outlook 2003 Notes to free up screen real estate.
 
Outlook 2003 Notes - Change a Particular Note's Color
Change a specific Outlook 2003 Notes file from yellow to green, blue, pink, or white.
 
Winamp 5 - Winamp 5.0 Users Should Upgrade to At Least 5.05
For security reasons, upgrade your version of Winamp 5 to at least 5.05.
 
Winamp 5 - Make the Playlist Easier to Read
Having a hard time reading the music files in your Winamp 5 playlist?
 
Winamp 5 - Keep Winamp From Stealing File Associations
Configure Winamp 5 so it does not try to take control over various Explorer file associations.
 
Winamp 5 - Play One Song then Stop
Keep Winamp 5's playlist from automatically jumping to the next song.
 
Winamp 5 - Auto-Run Visualization on Song Playback
Display visualizations automatically whenever playing multimedia files in Winamp 5.
 

 
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