Remove unwanted background detail from images in Adobe Photoshop (CS2/CS3/CS4/CS5)
Layer blending allows you to control the range of light or dark pixel values in the active layer and in underlying visible layers that appear in your final image. Among other things, you can use this feature to remove a dark background from a light [...]
When developing XSL Stylesheets, you may often need to output a formatted number.
With more complex output structures, you may need to maintain links between objects using the same counters. We suggest you create reusable templates to maintain consistency and ensure accurate output.
<?xml version=”1.0″?>
<Certification>
<Exam>
<Item>
<Question>Should I use XML?</Question>
<Answer>Duh.</Answer>
</Item>
<Item>
<Question>Should I use XSL?</Question>
<Answer>Of course.</Answer>
</Item>
[...]
Instantly deactivate all hyperlinks or fields in a document (Word 2000/2002/2003/2004/2007)
Sometimes, you may want to deactivate hyperlinks so they act like regular document text. In fact, you may have wanted to do the same with field codes, too. Instead of digging around in dialog boxes and shortcut menus to solve the problem, Word offers [...]
To speed up your system, you should remove unnecessary programs from the Startup list. These programs add to boot time because Windows needs to load each one.
To use MSCONFIG to prevent startup programs:
Select Start | Run, type msconfig in the Open text box, and click OK to open the MSCONFIG utility.
Select the Startup tab.
Deselect the [...]
In a recent Microsoft blog post, the company revealed it will be changing the Creative Commons license to allow companies to employ their Security Development Lifecycle software.
Individuals and organizations can now copy, distribute and transmit a variety of Microsoft’s security-related content.
Essentially, the announcement means public and private organizations can gain access to the company’s research [...]
Thwart hackers by securing Dynamic DNS (Microsoft Windows Server 2003)
Dynamic DNS (DDNS) in Windows Server 2003 offers you the convenience of clients and servers updating their own DNS records. (If you use DHCP, the DHCP server is capable of updating its clients’ resource records within DDNS for them.) Obviously, DDNS saves you considerable time because [...]
Add color quickly to your table components (QuarkXPress)
Here’s a quick-and-easy way to apply color to the various components of a table. First, click on the table with the Content tool. Next, drag a color from the Colors palette and drop it over a cell, gridline, or border line. Then, press the [command] key ([Ctrl] key [...]
Read from a text file using the FileStream StreamReader class (ASP.NET)
If you’re writing to text files in .NET, chances are there will come a time when you want to read from those text files as well. To accomplish this task, you’ll need to use the StreamReader class. The StreamReader class is a member of the [...]
If you’re a filing fanatic like many Word power users, you may find yourself annoyed by unruly temp files that hang around in your folders long after you’ve closed your last document.
Word generates temporary files for many reasons, but if you find one hanging on, you may have some extra text hiding out in your [...]
Just announced: consumers who purchase and activate Microsoft Office 2007 will be able to download Office 2010 at no additional cost when it becomes available in June 2010.
All you need to be eligible for this program – Office 2010 Technology Guarantee – is the following:
* Purchase Office 2007, or a new [...]