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How To: Make Word, Office 2008 Startup Faster On Mac

Posted on June 8th, 2008 in Apple, DIY, How To | No Comments »

This is a quick how to on how to make Word 2008 load faster on a mac. My Office 2008 apps (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) sometime take 1+ minute to load up.

Follow these instructions I found on the internet

Launch word
Go to Word —>Preferences
Click on “General”
Uncheck “WYSIWYG font and style menus”
Uncheck “Show Project Gallery At Startup”
Quit Word
Reopen Word

Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Reviewed

Posted on January 29th, 2008 in DIY, Gadgets, Review, Technology | No Comments »

Anandtech just reviewed the Arctic Cooling Duo: Alpine 7 and Freezer 7 Pro. These coolers have been around the market for a while and they are known for their affordability. AnanadTech gave it a great rating, calling it “Best Buy for the Money”. This cooler outperformed the top coolers like the Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme and and Tuniq Tower 120. Read the rest of this entry »