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Typography and the Web

August 31, 2006 By: Web Smart Newsletter Category: Uncategorized No Comments →

Me and type go way back. At RISD I did an internship with Barry Moser whose fine, press limited-edition books blew my mind. Hot type printed on handmade paper--it's a thing of beauty. My degree project was designing, illustrating, printing and binding an edition of 50 handmade books. I still remember taking a file to my 36pt metal type to tighten up the kerning for the book title. Setting type by hand, justifying with coppers, tins and little slips of paper--typography was not for the lazy.

Typography and the Web

August 31, 2006 By: Web Smart Newsletter Category: Uncategorized No Comments →

Me and type go way back. At RISD I did an internship with Barry Moser whose fine, press limited-edition books blew my mind. Hot type printed on handmade paper--it's a thing of beauty. My degree project was designing, illustrating, printing and binding an edition of 50 handmade books. I still remember taking a file to my 36pt metal type to tighten up the kerning for the book title. Setting type by hand, justifying with coppers, tins and little slips of paper--typography was not for the lazy.

Typography and the Web

August 31, 2006 By: Web Smart Newsletter Category: Uncategorized No Comments →

Me and type go way back. At RISD I did an internship with Barry Moser whose fine, press limited-edition books blew my mind. Hot type printed on handmade paper--it's a thing of beauty. My degree project was designing, illustrating, printing and binding an edition of 50 handmade books. I still remember taking a file to my 36pt metal type to tighten up the kerning for the book title. Setting type by hand, justifying with coppers, tins and little slips of paper--typography was not for the lazy.

Upgrade Your Notebook Computer

August 23, 2006 By: Course catalog, online courses, tech tutorials and expert how to: CNET’s Tips & Tricks – Course Catalog Category: Uncategorized No Comments →

<img style="float:left;" src="http://www.cnet.com/i/hlp/upgrade-notebook-sm.jpg" border=\"0\" /><div class="course-summary"> <p>You know the line between laptop and desktop PCs has blurred when you can upgrade your notebook PC components instead of being forced to go out and buy a whole new system. In this course, you'll learn how to breathe new life into your laptop by upgrading its hard drive, memory, and processor. </p><p>In this course, you'll learn: <ul> <li> Ways to extend the life of your laptop</li> <li> Tips for successfully upgrading your laptop</li> <li> How to upgrade your hard drive by cloning your old drive to a new one</li> <li> How to beef up the memory in your laptop </li> <li> How to remove your laptop's existing processor and replace it with a faster one </li> <li> What new technologies are emerging that will allow you to upgrade other parts of your laptop, including its graphic card </li> </ul> </p> <span class="editor-note">Editor's Note: For illustration purposes, we will be upgrading the Intel Centrino-based Asus M6000N with a 1.4GHz pentium M processor, 256MB of RAM, and a 5,400rpm 20GB hard drive. </span> <span class="copyright"> The content of this course is adapted from the following sources and used with permission: CNET Networks (&copy; 2005)</span> </div>

Share Digital Photos with Friends and Family

August 23, 2006 By: Course catalog, online courses, tech tutorials and expert how to: CNET’s Tips & Tricks – Course Catalog Category: Uncategorized No Comments →

<img style="float:left;" src="http://www.cnet.com/i/hlp/share-photos-70.gif" border=\"0\" /><div class="course-summary"> <div class="short-course-summary"> <p> Learn how to save, print and share your digital memories on the Web with out-of-town friends and family</p> In this course, you'll learn how to: <ul> <li> Save and store digital photographs</li> <li> Organize your digital photo collection</li> <li> Look for the best photo printer for your needs</li> <li> Share your photos on the Web</li> <li> E-mail your digital photos to friends and family</li> </ul> <br class="clear" /> <span class="copyright">EDITOR'S NOTE: The content of this course is adapted from the following sources and used with permission: CNET Networks &copy; 2006, ElementK &copy; 2006 and McGraw-Hill &copy; 2006.</span> </div> </div>

Setting up VoIP

August 23, 2006 By: Course catalog, online courses, tech tutorials and expert how to: CNET’s Tips & Tricks – Course Catalog Category: Uncategorized No Comments →

<img style="float:left;" src="http://www.cnet.com/i/hlp/voip-small.gif" border=\"0\" /><div class="course-summary"> <div class="short-course-summary"> <p>Your next telephone may not actually be a telephone. It may look and work like a phone, but it will connect to the Internet, not a telephone line. Explore the Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, and all that it has to offer in this course. You'll learn about different types of VoIP solutions, the pros and cons of using VoIP, and what to look out for as this technology evolves.</p> In this course, you'll learn: <ul> <li>An overview of VoIP technology</li> <li>Different types of VoIP solutions</li> <li>Pros and cons of using VoIP</li> <li>How one user leverages VoIP for working from home</li> <li>What products are available</li> <li>What factors may shape the kinds of VoIP services available to you in the future</li> </ul> <div class="lesson-clear"><span class="copyright">EDITOR'S NOTE: The content of this course is adapted from the following sources and used with permission: CNET Networks (&copy; 2005)</span></div> </div> </div>

Plan Your Home Network

August 23, 2006 By: Course catalog, online courses, tech tutorials and expert how to: CNET’s Tips & Tricks – Course Catalog Category: Uncategorized No Comments →

<img style="float:left;" src="http://www.cnet.com/i/hlp/home-net_bug_sm.gif" border=\"0\" /><div class="course-summary"> <div class="short-course-summary"> <p> Create a personalized diagram and shopping list for networking your home PCs. </p> <p>In this course, you'll make a plan for your home network that includes a diagram illustrating the connectivity of networked devices and a shopping list detailing what you need to purchase and when.</p> <br class="clear" /> In this course, you'll learn how to: <ul> <li> Create a budget for your home network</li> <li> Determine the networking needs of your household</li> <li> Decide whether to incorporate wired or wireless capabilities or a combination of both</li> <li> Identify the different ways in which your network will be used</li> <li> Address security issues in your network</li> <li> Create a schematic of your network</li> <li> Develop a worksheet that documents hardware and net gear needs for your network</li> </ul> <div class="credit">Credit:<br /> <em>Home Networking Demystified 2003</em> by Larry Long. McGraw-Hill. &copy; </div> </div> </div>

Mod My PC

August 23, 2006 By: Course catalog, online courses, tech tutorials and expert how to: CNET’s Tips & Tricks – Course Catalog Category: Uncategorized No Comments →

<img style="float:left;" src="http://www.cnet.com/i/hlp/modpc_bug_sm.gif" border=\"0\" /><div class="course-summary"> <div class="short-course-summary"> <p>In this course, you will learn how to add a window to your PC case to show off the components inside. You'll also explore how to add a fan to the computer for ventilation and how to add cool-looking designs to the window.</p> <p>In this course, you'll learn: <ul> <li> What you need to put a window in your PC case</li> <li> Plan your design</li> <li> Mark the design on the case and the window</li> <li> Cut the design into the case and the window</li> <li> Secure the window to the case</li> <li> Create a blowhole for ventilation</li> <li> Add designs to your window</li> </ul> </p> <div class="lesson-clear">See you in class!<br /> CNET Online Courses Staff </div> <span class="copyright"><p>EDITOR'S NOTE: The content of this course is adapted from the following sources and used with permission: CNET Networks &copy; 2005, McGraw Hill &copy; 2005 and ElementK &copy; 2005.</p></span> </div> </div>

Manage & Save Your Outlook Email

August 23, 2006 By: Course catalog, online courses, tech tutorials and expert how to: CNET’s Tips & Tricks – Course Catalog Category: Uncategorized No Comments →

<img style="float:left;" src="http://www.cnet.com/i/hlp/outlook_bug_sm.gif" border=\"0\" /><div class="course-summary"> <div class="short-course-summary"> <p>Running out of space in Outlook? In this course, you will learn strategies for managing Microsoft Outlook 2003 e-mail data files on your own PC. </p> <br class="clear" /> <p>In this course, you'll learn how to:</p> <ul> <li>Organize the e-mail in your Outlook 2003 Inbox</li> <li>How Outlook 2003 stores your information</li> <li>Archive old e-mail</li> <li>Compact your data files</li> <li>Back up your e-mail</li> <li>Move your e-mail to a different computer</li> </ul> <p>See you in class!<br /> CNET Online Courses Staff</p> <div class="lesson-clear"><p><span class="copyright">EDITOR'S NOTE: The content of this course is adapted from the following sources and used with permission: CNET Networks (&copy; 2005), How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 by Bill Mann (McGraw-Hill, &copy; 2005) and ElementK (&copy; 2005).</span></p></div> </div> </div>