Category: Propellerhead Top Tip
Flipping Vista in 3D
In the coming months you will be hearing a lot about Windows Vista’s fancy graphical interface, originally called ‘Aeroglass’ now just plain Aero, and the rumours are mostly true. It looks great and is a lot of fun to…
USB Flash Drive Manager Freebie From Microsoft
If like Propellerhead you have a growing collection of flash memory devices, be they USB memory sticks, MP3 players and so on, then Uncle Bill has come up with a way for you to keep tabs on them all…
Remove Run Command from Start Menu
Run on the Start menu can be a real nuisance for those who share their PCs with others. Tinkering causes so many computer problems, and there’s no quicker way to foul up a PC than mess with System Files…
Add Voice Comments to Word Documents
If you use Microsoft Word then you may be aware of the Comment facility that lets you add helpful notes to your documents, but you may not have spotted a little extra facility Propellerhead has unearthed for embedding ‘spoken’…
Fixing Dead Pixels on an LCD Display
There are few things more aggravating than a dead or ‘hot’ (permanently lit) pixel on an LCD screen. The trouble is some manufacturers seem to think a few dicky pixels are okay, provided they’re not too close to the…
Is Your PC Destroying the Planet?
Global warming, energy crisis, carbon taxes; these are difficult times for the planet, so how much is your PC and laptop contributing to the problem and how much do they cost to run? You might be surprised. According to…
Parking Poser From Peugeot
Time for a quick break from the teccy stuff and thanks to Peugeot Propellerhead has just wasted the best part of an hour struggling with an infuriating little website game. It’s all linked to a promotion for the Peugeot…
Hidden Table Feature in Word
Here’s a weird little feature Propellerhead has been playing around with in Microsoft Word, that you may not have come across before. It’s a way to create a highly configurable single and multi row table. It’s different to the Create…
Quick Access To Word Count
Word Count has to be one of Word’s most frequently used functions, so why on earth has Microsoft made it so hard to get at? Propellerhead has come up with three ways to make it more accessible. If you are…
Faster Freeware Image Viewer
Although Google’s Picasa has pretty much sewn up the free image viewer market, it is fairly obvious that this once lithe and nimble utility is fast putting on the middle-age spread as more features and facilities are added. Propellerhead…