I come from a family where it's very hard to impress them with my artsy pictures. One of the few exceptions happened recently when my sister commented that a series of water shots I had shown her looked like paintings. That was close enough to a compliment for me!

What she was responding to was one of my favorite types of photographs: slow motion water. Those images are created by finding a nice composition with running water and then forcing propecia and generic the camera's shutter to stay open for a second or two, creating a soft, flowing effect of the water, while all of the other elements in the scene stay nice and sharp.

You can create a painting effect with moving water by mounting your camera on a tripod and slowing the shutter speed to an exposure of one second or longer.

You'll need a tripod to steady the camera during the long exposure and you should probably use the self-timer to trip the shutter. If your camera has an aperture priority setting, use it and set it to f-8, f-11 or f-16, if possible. That will give you greater depth of field and cause the shutter to slow down.

Ideally, you'll want an exposure of one second or longer to create a flowing effect of the water. That means you'll probably want to look for streams and waterfalls that are in the shade instead of bright sunlight. Another trick is to use your sunglasses over the lens to darken the scene and create an even longer exposure. Plus, you get the added bonus of eliminating distracting reflections from your composition. Happy shooting!

Okay, so maybe permanent isn't the best word to describe this, but would you settle for a default setting?

Do you find you're constantly making changes to the Page Setup information in MS Word?

Are those changes the same each time?

Maybe you don't agree with the default margins or perhaps you're always making adjustments to the header/footer settings.

Whatever changes you frequently make, I bet you'd really like it if Word would propecia and ed just cooperate and keep those changes. I mean, wouldn't it be nice if you could cut out the repetitious work of making the same changes every time you start a new document?

Yes, I agree!

The key to making that wish come true has been right in front of you the whole time.

Take a look in the bottom left hand corner of the Page Setup dialogue window (File menu, Page Setup choice):

I love discovering new music. I get so excited when I find a new artist I like and now, I have an even easier way to do so!

To save your preferences as you listen, you’ll need to register. It’s free and very easy to do. Just click on the JoinStumbleAudio link at the top of the page. Fill out the form and you’re good to go!

I started by typing in the name of an artist I like in the search engine at the top of the page. I typed in Charlotte Martin. It found 245 similar artists that I could listen to. On the left side of the page, you’ll have a selection of artists to choose from. Simply click on one to hear them.

It will load the album in the middle of the page and the track will automatically play when it's done loading. Beneath that, you’ll see a Thumb Up and a Thumb Down button. Those let you select whether you liked what you heard or hated it.

Next to that is a Share button, which allows you to share the track with your friends and family by propecia and conception automatically copying the track’s URL to your clipboard. Just go to your e-mail and paste it in the text field. Then just address the e-mail to as many of your friends and family as you want.

Then there's the Stumble button. Clicking on that will let you discover music at random. As you rate songs with the Thumb Up and Thumb Down buttons, it will start to hone the music you hear to your preferences. The more you rate, the smarter it gets about what you like.

That’s why I recommend starting off with an artist you already know you like. But, if you’d rather, you’ll notice on the main page, there's a listing of music categories. You can also pick one of those and then Stumble from there.

The thing I love the most is I don’t have to listen to a track I don't like if I don't want to. I can just click on the Thumb Down button and move along, either by clicking on the Stumble button or by putting in a different artist and listening to something else.

This is an excellent way to discover music. You get to listen to full tracks, share the ones you like with your friends and best of all, it’s free. Check it out today!

http://www.stumbleaudio.com/

I have good news today for all you MS Word using keyboard enthusiasts!

I don't know about you, but I'm thoroughly annoyed every time I have to take my hand off the keyboard to change paragraph formatting in regards to indenting and hanging indents.

(Hanging indents occur when the paragraph's propecia and cancer first line is on the left margin and all the other lines of the paragraph are indented).

Hands off keyboard, hand on mouse, find what you need, hands back to the keyboard. Oops, be careful to place them correctly!

What a nightmare!

Is there a better solution?

Well, it just so happens that a few key combinations can make all the difference!

For mouseless indentation, give these a try:

• Ctrl + M will indent the whole paragraph one-half inch (repeat for larger indents).

• Ctrl + Shift + M will remove one-half inch of the indent (repeat to remove multiple indents).

• Ctrl + T will move the hanging indent one tab space to the right (repeat to increase the size of the indent by one tab stop each time).

• Ctrl + Shift + T will decrease the hanging indent by one tab stop (repeat to continue moving the indent to the left).

Q:
You recently told us how to create a shutdown shortcut for Windows Vista and you mentioned one for XP, but I can't seem to find it on your Web site. Can you please share the instructions again? Thanks!

A:
I sure can! You're absolutely right, last week, I told you how to make a shutdown shortcut for Windows Vista (if you happened to miss it, you can read that tip here). I wrote an article for propecia and bodybuilding doing the same thing in Windows XP awhile back, but from the looks of all the e-mails I've received lately, a lot of you either missed that tip or you forgot all about it. So, per your request, here are the directions for creating a shutdown shortcut in Windows XP!

So, tell me, do you ever get tired of the repetitive process of shutting down your computer? You know, you have to go to your Start menu and then select Turn Off or Shut Down, whichever your computer has. Then you have to wait for it to actually shut down just to make sure it turned off properly. Well, how would you like to bypass all of that and make the process a little easier?

Well, you can do that by creating a shutdown shortcut for your computer. The shortcut will just be like another icon either on your desktop or in your Quick Launch area. To create one, right click anywhere on your desktop and go to New, Shortcut. A wizard will then pop up and walk you through the steps. In the "Type the location of the item:" box, enter this code: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s.

Now, the s stands for shutdown. If you use that option, your computer will give you a brief waiting time before it actually shuts down. You can also choose to force running applications to stop ( f ) or choose to have no wait time before your PC turns completely off ( t xx ). So, if you would like to have both of those along with your command, enter this code instead: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -f -t 00. Your computer will then shut down instantly.

Once you have the one you want, click Next. You can then pick a name for your shortcut. I just named mine "Shut Down," but you can use whatever you want. When you're done, click Finish and the new icon will appear on your desktop. You can add it to your Quick Launch area now as well if you want. When you're ready to shut down your computer, double click on the new icon and your computer will turn off. Cool, huh?! And the best part is, it's all done with one quick step. You should now be all set with quick shutdowns forever!