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Do you always have a hard time deciding on a great Valentines Day gift for your sweetheart? If so, you’re certainly not alone.
While flowers and fine chocolates are pretty much mandatory, most folks want to give their sweetheart a little something extra. Something special that only they will love and appreciate.
If you struggle with this each and every year, read on… [Read more…]
Question from Lexie: Rick, I have Photoshop Elements and I love it, but I have this one image file that I can’t get to load.
I’ve tried opening the file by right-clicking on it in Windows Explorer and selecting “Open with > Photoshop Elements” and by using the “File > Open” dialog from within Elements. It simply refuses to load and I get an error message every time.
I only have this problem with one photo that I desperately need to edit and print. All other photos load correctly, and even the one that won’t load into Elements opens fine in Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.
Any idea why this might be happening? This is on a Dell Dimension desktop PC with Windows 7.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
The popular file sharing service RapidShare has announced that they’ll be shutting down for good at the end of next month.
That means if you have a RapidShare account containing files you don’t want to lose, you’ll need to retrieve them by March 31. After that date the RapidShare website and all of their user accounts will no longer be accessible. [Read more…]
Have you seen some of the beautiful videos that people have created from their still pictures? The ones that feature perfectly themed music, eye-catching transitions and interesting special effects?
Well, thanks to a free service called Stupeflix, you can easily create your own videos from your own photographs, and even include maps, text and other items if you wish. [Read more…]
Question from Beverly L.: Rick, I have a four year old Dell laptop computer that I’m planning to sell on Craigslist.
The problem is I have no idea what the model number of the computer is. The label on the bottom is faded so badly that I can’t read it. I also can’t remember how much memory is in it or how big the hard drive is.
I do know that this PC has Windows 7 on it. How can I find out what the model number is, how much memory it has, and how big the hard drive is?
Rick’s answer: Beverly, you can easily find that information with a quick bit of detective work. Here’s how: [Read more…]