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Living Room / best portable device to read pdf and research web

« on: March 19, 2016, 07:18 PM »

hello!

I am looking for the best portable device to read pdf and browse the web, ie. do academic research

most e-readers are horrible, but I encountered the Sony Digital Paper system! it seems amazing

but I won't be able to browse the web with it

any ideas?

thanks!

152

Living Room / paint in word

« on: March 19, 2016, 02:01 PM »

hello!

Is it possible to have the features of MS Paint (very simplistic) in MS Word?

I mean to write on image, draw on it, insert shapes, etc, without having to copy it to MS Paint to do that stuff there and repaste it in MS Word

any plugin or something??

thanks!

153

Living Room / liquid on keyboard

« on: February 15, 2016, 02:32 PM »

hello!

I poured diet coke on my lenovo yoga and now tapping the touchpad doesn't click and double finger scrolling doesn't work

is there a fix or I destroyed it and I need to buy another?

thanks!

154

General Software Discussion / is it safe to delete C:\WINDOWS\Installer?

« on: January 03, 2016, 08:32 AM »

hello!

is it safe to delete my Win8.1 C:\WINDOWS\Installer folder?

it's over 16GB!

thanks!

155

General Software Discussion / backup strategy

« on: December 25, 2015, 08:45 PM »

hello!

I need to backup specific files and folders in my laptop realtime on cloud. Or maybe there is a better backup strategy in case something goes wrong? Could you advise me please?

If not, then which service would be the best? Easy, reliable, free preferably, secure, etc?

Thanks!

156

Living Room / pass time during flights

« on: December 24, 2015, 09:09 PM »

hello!

my flight is 3.5h and I need something to help the time pass

what could you suggest me?

I was thinking of music. But how can I browse youtube and with one click save the sound of these songs (without having to sit and listen to all the clip) and create a folder with these songs to put in my Samsung Note 2 to listen? I need, in other words, a fast and convenient way to create a folder with songs from free repositories. Any idea?

also will the phone last these 3.5h?

thanks!

157

Living Room / strong micro usb cable

« on: October 10, 2015, 09:11 AM »

hello!

I tend to break micro usb cables I use to charge my mobile.
They bend and no longer make good connection to charge the phone. (I need to rebend them and hold them in a specific position to charge, etc)

can you find me please a usb cable that won't have that problem?

it should also charge/sync fast (not like cheap alternatives that make the phone charge in 12h)

thanks!

158

Living Room / whatsapp anonymous

« on: October 05, 2015, 03:06 PM »

hello!

I want to use whatsapp (talk with a person) without him learning my real number or by using a fake number

is that possible?

there are several guides on the net, but I couldn't find a decent one!

thanks!

159

Living Room / default typing language in win8

« on: October 03, 2015, 06:44 PM »

hello!

I have two typing languages in my Win8.1 the english and another one but whenever I log in it types into the other one! how can I switch that please?

thanks!

160

General Software Discussion / extract text from brackets

« on: September 14, 2015, 07:23 AM »

hello!

Is there an online tool (so that I can use it in any pc) that will extract text from brackets, commas, etc?

ie text between [], (), etc

thanks!

161

General Software Discussion / uninstall games in Windows 8

« on: July 31, 2015, 05:44 AM »

hello!
I installed some games under the tablet mode in win8
I now want to uninstall them, but I can't find them in Add/Remove Programs!!!
any hint??

162

Living Room / what is this saying?

« on: July 23, 2015, 12:47 PM »

hello!
can you tell me please what is this message saying?
https://drive.google...TUU/view?usp=sharing
I cannot understand a thing!
can you manipulate the sound or somehow make it understandable?
thanks!

163

General Software Discussion / problem with inserting video in powepoint

« on: July 19, 2015, 08:36 AM »

hello!
I try to insert a 30MB avi video file  into a pptx powerpoint presentation, and it doesn't play it inside powerpoint!!!
any solution??
thanks!

164

Living Room / I need a physics/chemistry/engineering/science forum

« on: July 17, 2015, 11:49 AM »

hello!
I need a science forum with high knowledge people
I tried some forums that either were dead or very hostile, like stackexchange
is there any good?
thanks!

165

General Software Discussion / microsoft flowchart advice

« on: July 16, 2015, 09:42 AM »

hello
I want to create a flow chart
I used Visio and Onenote
in Visio, I don't know how to make the canvas with unlimited length (and A4 width)
in Onenote, I don't know how to make the bubbles/rectangular appear with border and how to easily interconnect them (it's not as easy as Visio's)
Visio also displays text too small and it doesn't allow me to enter a custom numbering! only bullets!!

any advice?

thanks!

166

Living Room / Document Production Specialist

« on: June 22, 2015, 04:38 PM »

hello!
anyone knows what Document Production Specialist is? how to become one?
thanks!

167

General Software Discussion / automatically number images in word

« on: June 15, 2015, 03:31 AM »

hello

I have a word text document and have inserted various images in it

now I would like to add a caption to each image like Figure 1, 2, 3, etc

is it possible to do it automatically?

thanks!

168

General Software Discussion / simply create a projection

« on: June 09, 2015, 06:19 AM »

hello!

is there a software and command to easily create a projection of a 2D image?

I am thinking to select a 2D image and drag it, so that a duplicate of this image will be created in a different position and also lines connecting the two duplicate 2D images will be created automatically

so that the result will be a 3D image of the 2D image you had! it will add volume!

any idea?

thanks!

169

General Software Discussion / dream phone

« on: May 31, 2015, 08:16 AM »

hello!

I am looking for a mobile with these:

• dual full active sim
• removable battery
• at least 3GB RAM

are there any??

thanks!

170

General Software Discussion / why MS Word breaks format

« on: May 29, 2015, 08:35 AM »

hello!

I cannot understand
I have a text in MS Word
I copy another text and paste it, and it changes the margins of the first text!
I tried all the possible options of pasting, but it keeps doing it!
is there a solution to this?

I just want to leave the initial text alone, maybe make it obey in new margins after the last page of the initial text, or something?

thanks!

171

General Software Discussion / cannot copy/paste in word

« on: May 27, 2015, 03:54 PM »

hello!

I have the newest MS Word (not sure which version, it doesn't mention anywhere!)

I cannot copy/paste using CTRL keyboard shortcuts!

is this a known glitch?

thanks!

172

General Software Discussion / real time collaborative platform

« on: May 24, 2015, 06:28 AM »

hello!

My projects often need a flowchart, a timeline chart, addition of comments, addition of discussion, email alerts, file sharing, etc

We use sharepoint, which is supposedly very powerful, but the main problem I see with it is that there is not a single page to display the projects and edit it or have a discussion about each of its steps

you have to download the file, view it, and edit it, and then upload it, which is very cumbersome

isn't there a platform where it will have all the possible features and it will be web-based, not having to open locally files?

thanks!

173

General Software Discussion / powerpoint question

« on: May 21, 2015, 09:54 AM »

hello

Is it possible to edit one of the layouts in Powerpoint? I want to have a layout that will be as the 'picture with caption' BUT with a title also at the top!
and then I want to convert a bunch of slides I have to that layout (which can be done just by selecting the slides and clicking that layout)

any idea?

thanks!

174

General Software Discussion / MS Project questions

« on: May 05, 2015, 03:11 AM »

hello

I am forced to use MS Project and I think it's a badly design program

Can you tell me please:

1) how do I make to Autoschedule new tasks for every document by default?
2) how do I make it start with today's date for new tasks, instead of Mon 12/10/09 that it enters now?

thanks!

175

General Software Discussion / radius by time

« on: May 01, 2015, 03:15 PM »

hello!

I want to specify a point in map and then see a 20min by car radius! or if not possible, at least to specify a 20km radius but not in straight line, but by following the streets!

is this possible?

thanks!