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Open a ppt file with OpenOffice

Question:
Jean asks: Can i open a power point with open office??
Answer:
Thanks for your question, Jean. Sure you can, it’s pretty easy. At OpenOffice make a File>>Open, then select Powerpoint as the type of file you would want to open. Once opened you will be able to keep your file as [...]

Undeleting Google Docs and Spreadsheets

Dorothy sent me the following question:
I use Google Docs,Spreadsheets and Presentations. From time to time i delete documents from my documents list. Is there a way to recover those documents i have deleted?

How to unblock websites?

Question:
Here’s a question from Willie, a reader from the Philippines : My workplace block access to different social networking websites such as Facebook, Bebo, AIM, Orkut and so forth. So i guess my question to you is how to unblock websites?
Answer:
Thanks for your good question. We are all aware that workplaces block access to social [...]

How to recover erased files and directories?

Question:
Dan (and many others readers) asks: I just accidentally deleted a few files and directories on my PC. Those are not recoverable from my Windows XP operating system Recycle Bin. Any idea on how to recover erased files?
Answer:
Thanks Dan for your question. I am sure that almost everyone has experienced such an accidental loss of [...]

How to change your default email program?

Question:
I use Internet Explorer as my web browser. When i click on an email link from a website it pops up an Outlook Express window. The thing is that i use Hotmail and not Outlook Express! How can make Hotmail my deafult email?