http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com How-To's, Computer Tips & Tricks, and Faith. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:51:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Is there a way to subscribe to Podcasts that are not in the iTunes store?"  I just received a call from a good friend from our Church and he was asking if and how to do this.  I used to think that you had to use Juice (a.k.a. iPodder) or ... http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/04/subscribe-to-podcasts-that-are-not-on-itunes-store/ I am convinced that a lady I work with has perfected the art of using her vacation days.  Depending how many days and how your company's vacation policies are, you may want to consider some of the key planning techniques used by my brilliant co-worker: Put your requests in early (like ... http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/03/the-art-of-using-vacation-days/ As Rebecca of the Catholic in Film School blog mentioned, Real Catholic TV launched yesterday (September 1, 2008). Real Catholic TV is a fully online Catholic TV Network. Shows include: Catholic News Roundup with Vic Faust The Vortex with Michael Voris (think Andy Rooney meets Bill O'Reilly) Today's Saint featuring stories of various ... http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/02/real-catholic-tv-first-fully-online-television-network/ Athanasius contra mundum of the 50 Days After blog thought of a really cool idea.  He calls this idea "Adopting a Catholic Blog".  Contra says that "By adopting you would keep the author(s) in your prayers and link to their site on your sidebar (if you have a site). ... http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/02/how-to-adopt-a-catholic-blog/ Every Friday I post my top 5 blogposts that I have come across throughout the week.  You have all weekend now to check them out : ) What’s in a Name? “Brideshead Eviscerated” High School Literature, “Jane Eyre”, & My First Rosary Are Teenagers Necessary? Jimmy Akin meets Jack Chick If you have a blogpost that ... http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/08/29/favorite-five-friday-vol-02/ "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or dressing in fine clothes, but rather the hidden character of the heart, expressed in the imperishable beauty of a gentle and calm disposition, which is precious in the sight of God." (1 Peter 3:3-4) This portion ... http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/08/28/beauty-is-on-the-inside/ Let me start by saying how much I dislike Windows Vista!  Okay, now that I've gotten that out of my system, I want to share with you an available fix for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Windows Vista did away with the old Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) program that allows you ... http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/08/28/cannot-open-help-files-in-windows-vista/ Q. I used to use the Filter menu > Color > Invert Color on a group of shapes with multiple colors to quickly change the colors. In CS3 the Color Filter is gone in the Filter menu! I tried the Invert and Complement options in the Color panel, but they ... http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/08/24/question-what-happened-to-the-color-filter-in-adobe-illustrator-cs3/ I'm trying something new this week.  Let me know what you think. Every Friday I will post my top 5 favorite blogposts that I have come across throughout the week.  You have all weekend now to check them out : ) Google Apps Tips, Tricks & Tweaks Adobe Illustrator nerd Ichthux Website Back OnLine Pre-post ... http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/08/22/favorite-five-friday-vol-01/ A couple of months ago, Tim, one of the creators of the Faith Database, asked if I would be interested in helping beta test the new version.  How could I say no?  I had been using the previous versions for some time and quickly saw how powerful of a tool ... http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/08/21/beta-testing-the-faith-database/