For some unknown reason Microsoft decided to make Office 2007 documents, such as .Docx uncompatible with Office 2003 without a patch. Microsoft could easily have made it so you do not need a patch but alas it is Microsoft.
In order to view .DOCx and other Microsoft Office 2007 files in Office 2003 you must download the patch for Office 2003 from Microsoft. Just download it and run it and you should be fine. Also, you can prevent Microsoft Office 2007 from saving your documents in 2007 format by clicking the windows button at the top left of the screen in Office 2007. Go to Word Options near the bottom of the new window. Click the Save tab at the left and Change “Save Files in This Format” to just .Doc.
Now here is a quick tip to reset the Windows Administrator Password without knowing the password at all. To do so, Right Click My computer and go to manage. Click Local Users and Groups and select the Account with the password you wish to reset. Right Click said account and Go to Reset Password. Type in your new password twice and you are done!
What if you cannot login to your computer at all? Then I would suggest you look into Ophcrack. It is a bootable Linux CD that will crack your password in a matter of minutes. All you must do is burn the .iso to a cd and boot to it.
Did you know that there are hundreds of thousands of mp3 files on Myspace that can be downloaded for free? I am not going into the leagility of the subjectt but merely showing you the possibility of doing so.
If you listened to a great song and wish to download it quickly from mysapce then I suggest you use File2HD. With this site you can not only choose to download the songs but also the pictures or videos. In fact, you can put a youtube link into the search box to download a youtube video.
Like millions of other computer users, Adobe PDF reader is preferred because you do not know any alternatives to viewing PDFs. Well there is on and it is one of  the best ones I have used for an alternative. It is called Foxit Reader and it is incredibly fast at viewing PDFs, unlike Adobe’s software. Also, why should PDF software be over 20mb big when it doesn’t have to? Foxit thinks so to which is why they designed the software to be light in size and speed. It will open up your documents almost instantly. I promise that once you give it a try you’ll love it.
Did you know Hiren’s BootCD 9.5 is already out? For those who haven’t heard of it Hiren’s BootCD is an All in one Dos Bootable CD which has many, and by mean I mean hella lot, utilities. If you ever need to fix a computer due to it being heavily infected with spyware or viruses, then I suggest you use Hiren’s BootCD as your first choice into fixing it. With the Boot CD you are able to run anti virus as well as anti spyware tools on your computer to rid yourself of malicious programs.
What do you do If your computer will not turn on due to a virus? Boot to the CD of course. Thats right, you are able to boot to the CD and run an antivirus tool to rid yourself of the viruses. Not only that, there are many other software utlities to choose from such as disk clone tools and recovery tools.
Did you know that in windows you can create invisible folders that are completely hidden unless you know the specific location of the folder itself. You might want to use it for hiding por- I mean games from your parents or other files.
To do so just right click My Desktop and go to New and Folder. Once we have the folder change the name of the folder by clicking the folder name, pause for 2 seconds then click it again. Then once all the text is highlighted hold down the Alt button and press 0160. After you are done just release the alt button and your text should be gone.
Now what about the folder? Right click the folder and go to Properties. Go to the Customize tab and click “Change Icon.” Scroll across and you should see a part where the there is no icon where there should be. Select it and click ok and then apply.
Ever have a CD or an MP3 player that when it reaches a certain song, it will be abnormally loud? Chances are you forgot to adjust the volume gain on your songs to reach a certain point. Luckily their is a free alternative that will allow you to adjust the volume of all yours songs to a certain level so you can avoid this in the future.
The program is called MP3Gain and will allow you to adjust the volume of thousands of mp3s into one equal volume. On top of that, you will not have any music degradation after the conversion is complete.
Not long after Microsoft withdrew their bid for the failing business yahoo, after considerable time effort and in my opinion over priced bids, did yahoo feel the sting.
Share prices in yahoo are estimated to drop by around 23% or more. This is now putting extreme pressure on Jerry Yang to show that his business, which started in a trailer in silicone valley, is actually worth more then the $47 billion Microsoft valued it at.
Yahoo’s shares tumbled more than 23 percent, or $6.67, to $22 in premarket trading which is now $11 dollars a share less then Microsoft was willing to pay. Microsoft, on the other hand, had a 4.3 percent rise in their shares recuperating the 10% drop it had from worrying investors.
I don’t like Yahoo’s search engine, but I do like the fact they told ‘goliath’ no.
Microsoft has now, finally, let go of the idea they’ve tried to hold onto for 3 months. For 3 months Microsoft has been trying to buy out yahoo, stepping up its bid from $33 a share to $37 and still yahoo insisted its dying company was, and is, worth more.
Shareholders in yahoo are expressing doubts about the management of the company and shares are expected to drop as a result. Yahoo did get a slight benefit from Microsoft’s bids as investors paid more for shares, hoping for the take over.
Microsoft says that they will become Google’s competitor, although it will take longer due to this minor setback. While investors are crying, I’m fairly happy as Microsoft rarely get told no, kind of like the bully in the playground. And this first setback may be followed by many more.
Microsoft’s dominated too many markets, but then again, I’m not a fan of Google either.
