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Entries for September, 2008

Site Of The Month - SU2C

SU2C (Stand Up To Cancer) is a new project which has really begun to take effect in America.  SU2C’s belief is that scientist’s knowledge of the science of Cancer is now good enough for them to fully focus on practical research.  Which will rapidly lead to more new and more effective treatments.
SU2C’s main fund raiser [...]

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Quick Tips - Microsoft Windows Shortcut Keys

Continuing the Quick Tip Shortcut Series, this week we have tips for Microsoft Windows.  We think that it is worthwhile remembering a few of these shortcuts because they are bound to come in useful!
Microsoft Windows Shortcut Keys:
Alt + Tab - Switch between applications
Alt + Shift + Tab - Switch backwards between open applications
Alt + Print [...]

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Quick Tip - Basic Shortcut Keys

We have decided to do a six week series on useful shortcuts for your computer.  It’s worthwhile learning some of these as it will increase your speed and efficiency whilst using a computer.
Our topic this week is….
Basic Shortcut Keys:
Alt + F - Open file menu in current program
F1 - Universal Help (for all programs)
Ctrl + [...]

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Quick Tip: Apple iTunes 8

Apple have released the latest version of the music software iTunes.  iTunes isn’t something we give much time to but credit has to be given to Apple really because it is a brilliant bit of kit and if you have an iPod it works seemlessly. Allowing you to fully manage your music, videos and podcasts!
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Acrobat.com

Acrobat.com is a brand spanking new site with some breakthrough and exciting features!  Acrobat.com is from Adobe and it provides a variety of online services such as; Word Processing, PDF Converting, File Sharing, Instant Messaging, Online Conferencing, File Managing and much more!  The five main features that Acrobat.com provides are:

Buzzword
Share
ConnectNow
Create PDF
My Files

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Internet Explorer 8 Beta

So we have had Firefox 3, Google Chrome and on the horizon is Internet Explorer 8! At the moment there is a beta version out which we have been playing with. We would like to remind users that beta versions are really only for designers and developers or those more competent computer users. This is [...]

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Google Chrome - New Browser Released!

Tuesday of this week saw Google release their own web browser! Arguably the best search engine on the web has produced a very nice browser. I have only been using it for a few days now but I am loving it. Most noticably two things visually that stand out to me are

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