Word slow to open .docx files

On November 27, 2008, in Tech Tips, by Steve Looi


I received a Word 2007 .docx file from someone, but the file took more than 30 seconds to open. I suspect there is something in the document that is corrupted.

Here’re the steps that I did to fix the problem.

1. Create a new blank document.
2. Select all the content in the problematic document.
3. Copy and paste in the new document.
4. Save the new document under a new file name.
5. Close and re-open the newly created file.

The file now opens almost immediately.

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If you own a Dell Inspiron notebook, you might be facing the LCD panel bightness issue when the system is running on battery power. Even though you have set the brightness to maximum in the operating system, the LCD panel seems to be not bright enough.

You might not have notice that there is a brightness setting in the BIOS.

1. Restart your computer.

2. Press F2 to enter the BIOS configuration menu.

3. Expand the Video tree menu on the left column and select Brightness from the sub-menu.

4. Move the bar to a higher value to increase the brightness. The default value is 3.

5. Save and exit the BIOS.

Now, your LCD panel should be brighter. However, the battery power will be drained much faster if the LCD panel brightness is increased.

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hMailServer is a free e-mail server for Microsoft Windows. It supports all the common e-mail protocols such as, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP.

If you are on a tight budget to purchase a commercial mail server, this is a good choice of having a reliable mail server that cost virtually nothing, except your effort you put to configure it.

I wrote this installation guide based on my experience in setting up a workable system.

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I found the Full Speed software in the Internet yesterday that advertised itself to be able increase your Internet broadband speed. The software tweaks nd optimizes the Windows Operating System’s Internet and network settings for best performance possible.

I installed and tested it yesterday and noticed there was a significant increase in web browsing and file downloading speed.

The Full Speed software has free and paid versions. The free version is fully functional without time limitation.

Test your Internet broadband speed at SpeedTest.net before and after installing the Full Speed software.

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Firefox 3 set a Guinness World Record on June 17, 2008, for the most software downloaded in 24 hours. More than 8 million people downloaded Firefox 3 that offers safer, smarter and better web browsing experience.

I’ve got my very own personalized Firefox 3 Download Day certificate as seen below.

Firefox 3 Download Day 2008 Certificate

Create your personalized Firefox 3 Download Day certificate with your name embedded in it at the Spread Firefox Download Day 2008 web site.

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SEOQuake is an add-on for Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. It is a must-have Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and web site promotions tool for webmasters.

The tool can be used to retrieve and investigate SEO parameters of web pages on the fly. User can use SEOQuake to study other web sites SEO parameters so that his or her own web site can follow the best practise of other web site SEO configurations in order to achieve higher ranking in the search engine results.

When a web page is loaded in the web browser, SEOQuake will retrieve and display the results such as, Google PageRank, Google, Yahoo and MSN indexes, and Alexa rank, and etc. in the toolbar.

I like the built-in Keyword Density tool which will analyze and tell you the density of every word found in a web page being queried. Within the Keyword Density tool, you can also load Google keywords data that coresponds to the keywords it has analyzed.

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New Tires On The Rear

On July 16, 2008, in Tips, by Steve Looi

When I changed my car tires, most of the tire dealers would say that new tires should be installed on the front. I believe you have been told the same, correct?

I came to know this interesting fact from Michelin that new tires on the rear of a car will have a better grip to prevent its tail from spinning in the event of oversteer especially in wet condition.

Watch this car safety video about why we must always install new tires on the rear.


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WebKit is an open source web browser rendering engine. The WebKit rendering engine is used by Apple’s iPhone Safari and Nokia’s Series 60 mobile phones.

The Iris Browser developed by Torch Mobile is a web browser for Windows Mobile 5 & 6 that uses the WebKit rendering engine.

It is now available for download at Torch Mobile’s web site.

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Free music download for everyone

On June 25, 2008, in Entertainment, by Steve Looi

Artists that upload their own music to Jamendo allows anyone to listen, download and share their music for free. Yes, free!

The site stated that it is hosting more than 10,000 albums created by more than 5000 artists. That’s a lot of music you can listen to all day long.

The albums are are organised with tags, plus a search feature allowing you to easily find your favourite music.

So, let’s turn on your PC speakers, visit Jamendo, sit back and enjoy those wonderful music.

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Clickbank just added more countries to its sign up form recently. There were many countries “banned” from registering for a Clickbank account.

If you live in one of those affected countries such as, Macau and Malaysia, this will a joyous day for many internet marketers from these countries that they can sign up for a Clickbank account.

There will be no more worry about find ways to get a Clickbank account.

You can now concentrate to market your products and make more money for yourself.

Sign Up Clickbank Account

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