For Windows 9.xx to Windows Vista
tip #0002
I like computer software that lets me do fun, useful or helpful things. I Love good software that is Free!
I have been using INFANVIEW for a number of years now. It is a great way to look at a number of photographs. Some of its features are a slide show creator, an image resizer, a batch converter, photo information and a few other useful tools. It can do basic sharpen and red-eye removal. This is not a threat to Adobe’s Photoshop for professional photo retouching, but it does a good job with basic functions. The cheapest version of Photoshop can cost $500 bucks or more. Infanview costs $00.00. So, unless you are a professional who get paid big bucks, this will do a very adequate job as a basic photo viewer. It is easy to install, the instructions are common-sense. (for example; to create a slide show, click slide show in the file menu).
If you have a few or even a bunch of photos and you want to view them in an easy format or rename them to send as eMail attachments, then this is a good program to use. You can re-size JPEG (the web standard) photographs so they can be easily adjusted and sent as eMail attachments without the recipient with a dial-up connection cursing you. I have professional and serious hobby photographers as clients who own Adobe PS and other expensive photo editors and they still keep a copy of Infanview on their machines.
I like and I recommend it, without reservation.
To download follow this link: http://www.irfanview.com/
Go to one of their many download sites. TUCOWS or CNET are reliable sites to download from. They are usually in the top four choices listed.
I recommend you create a “My Download” folder. You can do this by opening your computer to the C: prompt. In the top left, of the window, open the file section. Scroll down until you see “new” click and you will see “file” click again and a new file will be created name it MyDownloads (or whatever suits your fancy, it is your computer so name your files with names that are useful for you).
Your download will go to the new folder you just created. Here I suggest you create another new file. Same instructions as above. Name it Infanview. The file will be downloaded there. This labeling of downloads can be very helpful for a variety of reasons. (Primarily keeping files separate and labeled will make your digital housecleaning a cinch.)
After the download you will be prompted to either “run” or “open” the file and receive a warning from Microsoft telling you that downloading files you are unfamiliar may be dangerous or words to that effect. Ignore the warning and proceed with confidence. You are downloading a good program from a safe source.
You will be asked if you wish to run/open the program after the installation is completed. I suggest you do open it up and take your new free software for a test drive.
Depending on your internet connection speed (Dial-up, DSL, Cable) it should not take more than 15 minutes from start to finish. I think you will enjoy this program.
Please let me know.
If you have any other computer questions, problems or just general comments please feel free to send me a note. My eMail Address: GuyGriscom@gmail.com
Monday, March 12, 2007
Easy Navigating Between Open Programs
For Windows 9.xx to Windows XP
Tip #0001
I often find that I have opened a number of programs on my desktop. Maybe I have Internet Explorer (IE) opened, and my Microsoft Word program opened, and my Outlook eMail program opened. I am surfing the net, and find a site on travel that reminds me of a friend in New York. I would like to send them an eMail. But how can I quickly get from my web browser to my eMail program?
The answer is simple. Use your “alt” and “tab” keys.
First hold down your “alt” key. Use your thumb. Once the “alt” key is depressed, then tap the “tab” key with another finger. Do not remove your thumb from the “alt” key. A pop-up will appear in the middle of your screen. It will show all your open programs. The will be a blue highlight around a program icon. A description of the highlighted program will be just below. You can scroll through each and every open program you have opened. As long as you keep the “alt” key depressed you can continue to scroll through this list. When you have decided you wish to switch from the open window in front of you to one of your other open programs, just lift your thumb off the “alt” key. Instantly your window will switch you from the program you are on to the one you chose.
Repeat as often as you like.
Now, let’s try this together. Hopefully, you have your Internet Browser opened to the Daily Bulldog. Now let’s open some other programs. Open your Word program. Then open up your eMail program. For the heck of it maybe open up your notepad as well.
Remember, hold down the “alt” key and keep holding it down. Now, tap the “tab” key. You will now see all the programs you have open on your computer. Each time you tap on the “tab” key, you will see the next open program with a description below. Tap through all the open programs until you see the one you wish to switch to. In this example let’s tap tab until your eMail program is highlighted. Lift your thumb off the “alt” key and zoom; you will be instantly transported from the Daily Bulldog web page, to your eMail program.
Finished writing your eMail and want to switch back to the Daily Bulldog? Hit the “alt” key (remember keep it depressed) and then tap the “tab” key. Just tap the tab key until you get to the Internet Explorer (IE) icon and lift your finger off the “alt” key and zoom. You are now back on the Daily Bulldog web page.
Now try opening some other programs. Perhaps a photo editor. And another. Well, you get the picture. You can now instantly go from any open program to any other open program. No minimising or clicking around aimlessly. From where you are to where you want to be. Instantly. If only other things in life worked this easily.
Of course you do not need to be on the Internet to use this trick. But you know you want to see what else is on the Daily Bulldog, now that you have tried this out…
You use Mozilla as you web browser? No problem. This trick is not just for Microsoft products only. In fact the only program you must have is Windows operating system. Windows XP is the recommended OS for this tip.
This is an easier and efficient way to navigate through your programs. Saves time and also comes in handy when you have forgotten what programs you have running…
Let me know what your experience is with this tip.
If you have any computer related problems or questions please send me an eMail
My address is: GuyGriscom@gmail.com
Tip #0001
I often find that I have opened a number of programs on my desktop. Maybe I have Internet Explorer (IE) opened, and my Microsoft Word program opened, and my Outlook eMail program opened. I am surfing the net, and find a site on travel that reminds me of a friend in New York. I would like to send them an eMail. But how can I quickly get from my web browser to my eMail program?
The answer is simple. Use your “alt” and “tab” keys.
First hold down your “alt” key. Use your thumb. Once the “alt” key is depressed, then tap the “tab” key with another finger. Do not remove your thumb from the “alt” key. A pop-up will appear in the middle of your screen. It will show all your open programs. The will be a blue highlight around a program icon. A description of the highlighted program will be just below. You can scroll through each and every open program you have opened. As long as you keep the “alt” key depressed you can continue to scroll through this list. When you have decided you wish to switch from the open window in front of you to one of your other open programs, just lift your thumb off the “alt” key. Instantly your window will switch you from the program you are on to the one you chose.
Repeat as often as you like.
Now, let’s try this together. Hopefully, you have your Internet Browser opened to the Daily Bulldog. Now let’s open some other programs. Open your Word program. Then open up your eMail program. For the heck of it maybe open up your notepad as well.
Remember, hold down the “alt” key and keep holding it down. Now, tap the “tab” key. You will now see all the programs you have open on your computer. Each time you tap on the “tab” key, you will see the next open program with a description below. Tap through all the open programs until you see the one you wish to switch to. In this example let’s tap tab until your eMail program is highlighted. Lift your thumb off the “alt” key and zoom; you will be instantly transported from the Daily Bulldog web page, to your eMail program.
Finished writing your eMail and want to switch back to the Daily Bulldog? Hit the “alt” key (remember keep it depressed) and then tap the “tab” key. Just tap the tab key until you get to the Internet Explorer (IE) icon and lift your finger off the “alt” key and zoom. You are now back on the Daily Bulldog web page.
Now try opening some other programs. Perhaps a photo editor. And another. Well, you get the picture. You can now instantly go from any open program to any other open program. No minimising or clicking around aimlessly. From where you are to where you want to be. Instantly. If only other things in life worked this easily.
Of course you do not need to be on the Internet to use this trick. But you know you want to see what else is on the Daily Bulldog, now that you have tried this out…
You use Mozilla as you web browser? No problem. This trick is not just for Microsoft products only. In fact the only program you must have is Windows operating system. Windows XP is the recommended OS for this tip.
This is an easier and efficient way to navigate through your programs. Saves time and also comes in handy when you have forgotten what programs you have running…
Let me know what your experience is with this tip.
If you have any computer related problems or questions please send me an eMail
My address is: GuyGriscom@gmail.com
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