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Archive: 02-2008

• How do I... Create and manage PowerPoint table data?

  Tables are great for communicating and organizing data in a meaningful way. They’re also efficient. However, in Microsoft PowerPoint, tables can be a bit troublesome because space is...

  Posted by Susan Harkins | February 12, 2008, 1:01 AM PST

• How do I... Create an image mask when using Sony Vegas?

  Sony Vegas is an image editing and manipulation application geared toward the average amateur editor, but it is still a very powerful and capable tool. Creating what is commonly known as a mask in...

  Posted by Steven Warren | February 11, 2008, 1:49 PM PST

• How do I... Receive podcasts from RSS feeds using Outlook 2007?

  For IT professionals, acquiring new technical information is the life blood that keeps them ahead of the next crisis. One of the more efficient ways of receiving that new information is through...

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | February 11, 2008, 11:44 AM PST

• How do I... Add items to an Access combo box on the fly?

  On occasion, an application developer working with Microsoft Access may need a list control that’s a bit more flexible by allowing users to update the control’s list. Handing over a...

  Posted by Susan Harkins | February 7, 2008, 11:04 AM PST

• How do I... Use CSS to manipulate a background image?

  CSS allows you to use background graphics in a wide number of tasteful and versatile ways. Not only can graphics exist as backgrounds to entire pages, but you can also employ CSS to assign a...

  Posted by John Lee | February 4, 2008, 10:58 AM PST

• How do I... Install plugins for Firefox in Linux?

  For many, one of the biggest obstacles in Linux is installing applications. Because the computing world has grown so accustomed to click and install, the idea of having to manually install...

  Posted by Jack Wallen | February 1, 2008, 12:47 PM PST