10 July, 2010
Some common error messages which can prevent a user opening a Microsoft Word document include :- "The document name or path is not valid. Try these suggestions. Check the file permissions for the document or drive. Use the File Open dialog box to locate the document."
- "Word cannot open the document."
- "Word cannot open the document: user does not have access privileges."
- When you attempt to open a Microsoft Word 97 document into Microsoft Word version 6.x or 7.x, the document contains garbage characters.
1- Repair My Word – Data Recovery for Damaged Word Files
Repair My Word is a data recovery program for Microsoft Word documents. It is designed to recover text from damaged or corrupt Word files (.doc files) that will not open normally. The recovered text can then be saved as an error free Microsoft Word document.
Repair My Word will allow you to obtain access to the contents of corrupt word documents. It will repair Microsoft Word 6.0, Word 95, 97, 2000, XP, and 2003 for Windows.
> Download Repair My Word – Link
Repair My Word is simple to use. Just open the corrupt Word file, preview the recoverable text in the preview window and save this text to a new error free Word file.
2- DocRepair – Repair Corrupt, unOpenable Word Documents
DocRepair is a professional file recovery software for corrupted Microsoft® Word files and documents. DocRepair can recover and restore corrupted, damaged, or un-openable Word files.
DocRepair works for documents created by Microsoft® Word 6.0, Word 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003 and Word 2007 for Windows, Word for Mac, and more.
> Download DocRepair : Link (799 KB)
DocRepair 3.0 is the first and only software product in the market that supports corrupted Word 2007 document file (.DOC and .DOCX) repair.
3- Built In Repair Utility in Office 2007 to Fix Word Files
To repair a damaged Word doc, open MS Word and click on File and then Open as if you were normally going to open the file.
Now select the file you want to open by single-clicking on it, do not double-click the file. Now instead of clicking on Open, click on the small arrow at the far right of the Open button and choose
Open and Repair.That’s it! Word will repair the document and open it for you.
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How to Make Exciting and Interesting Blog Topics
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Coming up with blog topics is no easy task, especially if you think your subject matter is boring. You need to come up with topics that are relevant, while also being interesting and thought provoking. Keeping readers focused and wanting more is the key to success when writing a blog. Finding topics to write about as well keeping them interesting is a difficult process for some people, so let’s lay out a few great ways to jazz your topics up.
Look To Others for Inspiration
If you’re drawing a blank when you sit down to write your next blog topic, search around the Internet for what others in your field are writing about. This doesn’t mean to copy what someone else has written, but use the topics for inspiration and put your own spin on a similar idea.
Use Generic Templates as a Stepping Stone
If the topic just isn’t flowing to you, use some simple generic questions to help unlock the floodgates. For example, questions like, “What things do my customers want and do I have advice for them?”, “what kinds of ideas will make my customers/audience want to contact me/buy my products/support my interests?” Using simple questions such as these can go a long way in helping to jog new ideas for topics.
Find New Ways to Relate
When your somewhat dull product needs some sprucing up, look to write a post relating it to something fresh and exciting. Not every post has to be straight to the point of the product or subject matter. For instance, if your blog is about office supplies, write an article about how celebrities use their offices. Linking your topics to things that everyone can relate to is always a great start.
Think Outside the Box
Much like the last piece of advice, don’t be afraid to go outside the boundaries of what normally constitutes your blog topics. Finding new and fascinating ways to make your topics interesting is of course the name of the game. Many people fear bending or even breaking the rules, but it’s crossing boundaries that open your mind to coming up with interesting and exciting topics. A great way to start this process is to brainstorm. Get a sheet a paper and write down every word that comes to mind when you think of your subject matter. You’ll be surprised with the things you come up with.
Ask Others for Feedback
Most importantly, when you’re unsure of a topic’s interest or excitement factor, ask others to help gauge that for you. When you’re so engrossed in your product or subject matter, it is sometimes difficult to be able to tell when your topics go from dull to fascinating or fascinating to dull. Never be afraid to ask those around you for helpful advice, and comments left by readers on the topics you write will give the best feedback you could ask for.
Well this is quite interesting because this tool will help you use trial softwares forever. There are so many outstanding desktop apps. which can really optimize you computing life, and they release trials. What better way to continue the free usage if you could run trial softwares again and again.# RunAsDate (Link) – Run a Program with Specified Date, Time
RunAsDate is a small utility that lets you run a program on the date and time you specify. This utility does not change the current system date and time of your computer, but only injects the date and time specified in the desired application.
RunAsDate intercepts the kernel API calls that returns the current date and time (GetSystemTime, GetLocalTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime), and replaces the current time with the date and time you specify. You can run multiple applications simultaneously, each application works with different date and time, while the real date / time of your system continues to function normally. Another similar tool is Time Stopper which can stop the time for try out version software.Source: SnapHow.com
It's one thing to say "hey, world, I could make a kick ass video game" and quite another to actually go and make the thing. The biggest obstacle remains the technical barrier to entry, as games require extensive coding knowledge, the ability to draw things better than stick figures (most of the time, anyway) and other bases of knowledge that can't be learned overnight. The web-based Stencyl is one of many companies who attempts to make that easier for the amateur developer, and the company recently told us about a slew of improvements coming to Stencyl, including support for Flash.
Prior to embracing Flash, Stencyl games were published on Java. Why switch?
"Our switch to Flash has opened up many doors"
"It was a combination of a better user experience and the 97.1% market penetration rate that Flash enjoys," explained Stencyl founder Jonathan Chung over e-mail this week. "Although Java has certain advantages in performance and graphics capabilities, after we released some games to the public, we observed a significant percentage of users running into issues. I ported our engine to Flash and released it in May to testers. Our switch to Flash has opened up many doors; our games can now be posted on popular portals, such as Kongregate and NewGrounds, can be played on Facebook via our upcoming app and can be embedded in posts on personal blogs."
Flash's future has been the subject of debate recently, given Apple's decidedly anti-Flash stance. Games are one of the most popular uses of Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, and there's little evidence to suggest that Apple will be embracing Flash anytime soon, favoring open standards.
"Apple's "iDevices" [have] always been on our roadmap," he said, "but if we go after that market, we would port our technology to Objective-C to bring it into compliance with Apple's terms."
Outside of expanding distribution, Stencyl is also rethinking the development itself, recognizing wanna-be developers often come in with one set of skills, not every set of skills, required to create a full game. Stencyl's solution, an attempt to counter designers starting the process and giving up, is StencylForge, an iTunes and Wikipedia-influenced marketplace where developers can search for specific tools to can aid their game. If you need a specific add-on, maybe it already exists.
"Early on, our intent was to make it easy for anyone to create games," explained Chung. "After a year, we realized that easy game creation, by itself, wasn't quite the right approach because we were solving the wrong problem. The problem is game creation is inherently hard because people working alone lack all the necessary skills, and often the time, required to create a game. This led us to pivot our toolset's design again."
At the moment, however, you can't actually access Stencyl -- Java or Flash. The toolset is currently in private beta, but Chung told me everyone should have.
09 July, 2010
SQL Azure Getting Started Guide eBook Free Download
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SQL Azure Database is a cloud based relational database service from Microsoft. In order to provide detailed information for those who plan to get started with SQL Azure, Microsoft is now releasing “Getting Started with SQL Azure” guideline in DOCX format. This guideline provides details information on how to sign up for SQL Azure and how to get started creating SQL Azure servers and databases.
Contents in “Getting Started with SQL Azure” guideline includes:
- Overview of the SQL Azure.
- Steps to purchase a Windows Azure Platform subscription.
- Windows Azure Platform pricing table.
- How to create server at SQL Azure Developer Portal.
- How to create SQL Azure Database.
- How to enable access to SQL Azure Server by using the sqlcmd utility or SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Studio.
The “Getting Started with SQL Azure” is available as a free download without stepping through any registration, from Microsoft in DOCX format: Getting Started with SQL Azure.docx
Microsoft (MS) Office 2010 System Requirements
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Microsoft Office 2010, the new version of business and office productivity product is scheduled to be released by June 2010, with Office 2010 beta been made publicly available for free download. Microsoft has revealed editions and suites of Office 2010 that will be available in retail market or through volume licensing, and Office 2010 prices. Now, it’s time to determine is existing computer hardware is capable to install and run Office 2010, or whether there is additional hardware support required in order to fulfill Office 2010 system requirements to upgrade from previous version of Office such as Office 2007 to Office 2010.
Generally, according to Microsoft Office 2010 Engineering blog, most, if not all, computer that currently can run Office 2007 can run Office 2010, and so do most new desktop, laptop or netbook computer been purchased. However, users who currently run Office 2003 will have to verify that the existing computer has the hardware specifications and operating system listed below.
Office 2010 Hardware Specification System Requirements:
- Processor: 500 megahertz (MHz) processor or higher.
- Memory (RAM): 256 megabyte (MB) RAM or higher.
- Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB; a portion of the disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard drive.
- Display: 1024×768 or higher resolution monitor.
- Operating System: Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit operating system (OS) only) or Windows Vista with SP1, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008, or later 32- or 64-bit OS.
- Other: You don’t need to replace hardware that is capable of running Office 2007; it will support Office 2010.
- Additional. Requirements and product functionality can vary based on the system configuration and operating system.
- Graphics processor (GPU video adapter) – Use of graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with 64 MB or higher video memory (optional to help speed up some graphics features and charts rendering tasks in Office 2010, and to help using advanced transitions, animations, and video features new to PowerPoint 2010).
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