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Thwart hackers by securing Dynamic DNS

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 [...]

Quickly Add Color to Table Components in QuarkXPress

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 [...]

Lighten a color without changing its hue or saturation

Lighten a color without changing its hue or saturation (Photoshop CS2/CS3/CS4/CS5)

The Adobe Color Picker allows you to select foreground, background, and text colors in Photoshop. To open it, simply click on the Foreground or Background box in the Tools panel. By default, the H (Hue) option button is selected, so you can select a color [...]

Using ASP.NET to Read from a Text File Using FileStream StreamReader class

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 [...]

Quickly Clean Up Your Temp Files With Ease

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 [...]

Use Image Resizer to resize graphics for PowerPoint in a Snap

If you’re using Windows XP, you can download and install the Microsoft PowerToy, Image Resizer, and use it to resize graphics for use in PowerPoint. Locate the install at www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/
xppowertoys.mspx and install it. Then, follow these steps to resize graphics for PowerPoint:
1. Browse to your image by selecting Start | Programs | Accessories | Windows Explorer, [...]

Work Smarter with Your Gradient Meshes in Illustrator

We recommend turning on Smart Guides (View > Smart Guides) as you work with a gradient mesh. Smart Guides will help you visualize the relationships between your meshes as you draw them. To renew the mesh for additional color information when using Smart Guides, you must click the Direct Selection tool on a path–not an [...]

Insert a custom sheet template in Excel

When you insert a worksheet using the Insert | Worksheet menu command, Excel automatically bases the new sheet on the default template. However, you may not want to insert just a blank worksheet. For instance, say your company uses a special Project Tracking template. A workbook is dedicated to each client and there could be [...]

Need a Title Master for your PowerPoint Presentation?

Missing a Title Master? Insert one in a snap (PowerPoint 2000/2002/2003/2004)

Some presentations lack a Title Master when you choose View | Master from the menu bar, so the option is unavailable (either grayed out or not displayed at all). When this happens, you can simply insert a new Title Master.

To do so, choose View | [...]

I want my RUN command back!

If you’re attached to the Run command, you may have been dissapointed when you noticed it’s missing from the Windows Vista Start Menu. While the Start Search command performs the same functions as the Run command, (allowing you to find and open files, folders, even web site urls quickly) you can get the Run command [...]

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