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• Holiday Newsletters With iWeb '09 This year, easily put your holiday greetings online with a Web newsletter.
• Create Sticky Notes in Windows 7 Formerly relegated to the Sidebar, Sticky Notes is now a standalone app. And a handy one at that!
• Free Tools for Fine-Tuning Your Windows 7 Setup No-cost apps and Web services help you set up your Windows 7 computer just the way you want it.
• Migrate to Windows 7 at Your Own Pace You don't have to jump into Microsoft's new OS right away; here's how to make the switch gradually.
• Frequently Asked Photo Questions for October Dave answers reader questions about using older flashes on digital SLRs, photo metadata, scanning black and whites, and more.
• Free Downloads Make Your Computing Life Easier These free apps add a launcher to your cursor, organize your desktop--and help you save money on printer ink and toner.
• Force Programs to Run Full-Screen Tired of having to manually maximize programs that launch in a window instead of full-screen? There's a super-easy solution.
• Die, Shovelware, Die! The "bonus" software that comes with your new laptop is never really free.
• Where are the x64 Apps? Phillip2167 can't find x64 apps, and asked the Answer Line forum about the problem
• Useful Web Services--and a Firefox Tool Get price comparisons in Firefox, send large files via Yahoo, grab a reference guide--and turn yourself into a Simpsons' character.
• Free Software for Making Panoramas Stitch your digital images into a panoramic photo without spending money on software.
• Fixes for Windows Annoyances: Auto Reboots, Mysterious Errors Stop Windows from rebooting after updates, view really old files in current Office apps, and more.
• Create Elegant Fades in Your Photos Use your image editor to add a touch of class to wedding photos and portraits.
• Get Good Photos in the Great Outdoors Follow these digital photography tips to make the most of what Mother Nature throws at you--or fake it with Photoshop when you get home.
• Use a Tilt-Shift Image Editor to Simulate Miniatures Add the "dollhouse effect" to your digital photos with free image editing software.
• Managing the Same E-mail Inbox on Two Computers Larry Howlett wants to know why e-mail he downloads on one PC doesn't show up on the other
• Chrome Syncs Bookmarks in Cloud Here's how to use Google's new feature that syncs your browser bookmarks across all your systems (running Chrome, of course).
• Tips for Windows 7, Word 2007, and More Tweak Windows and Word settings to suit your needs, switch to full-screen view, and streamline Windows patches.
• How to Pump Up Firefox's Address Bar Analysis: Sure, Control-Plus increases the text size on a web page, but how about enlarging text in the address bar?
• Be More Productive in Microsoft Outlook Learn how to turn off new message alerts, tweak e-mail subject lines, access Twitter from within Outlook, and add a spell checker.
• Type Less to Save Time Use shorthand to cut corners in Office, expanding a few letters into words or phrases automatically.
• Know Your Software to Make the Most of Your Time Online video tutorials from Lynda.com can pay you back by boosting employee efficiency.
• Fix the iTunes 'Session Timeout' Error If iTunes is constantly telling you your session has 'timed out,' you can fix it by syncing your system clock. Yes, your system clock.
• Customize Your Windows Desktop Learn how to reposition the taskbar, resize your icons, and save your desktop layout.
• Frequently Asked Photo Questions for June Dave answers reader questions about polarizers, photo permissions, free High Dynamic Range software, and more.