Posts Tagged ‘fonts’

Lemme Snag Ya Wif Cuteness


21 Aug

cute pictures of puppies with captions
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Yes, I am addicted to the lolcats and loldogs sites. More cuteness than any one person can handle, I say.

Now, onto something a little bit different.

Sometimes I’m just not with it. Low brain cell count, I think. Why? Because I finally figured out that one, very easy way I can make the fonts on sites readable is by zooming in on the whole site page.

All this ridiculous messing about with the browser fonts via the browser options (which, with all the browsers doesn’t quite work the way I want it, so I have to just deal) when all I really needed to do was Ctrl +/-!!!

For those interested:

Google Chrome – Ctrl +/- does the job, but must be done per page and after each re-load of a new page. It does not “remember” the setting if you go back to a page.

Opera 10 – Ctrl +/- or use the Magnifying Glass in the lower right hand corner of Opera. This will set all pages to the new zoom size and will remember that size even when you close the browser and come back later. Note: Opera has smaller zoom increments than the other browsers have.

IE8 – Ctrl +/- or use the Magnifying Glass in the lower right hand corner.

Firefox – Ctrl +/- , Add-on is not needed. There is a Page Zoom Button add-on that’s very slick looking, but it causes deliberate pop-ups (like fanfiction.net’s review pop-up) to take up to 30 seconds before they appear. This add-on is in beta, so maybe they’ll fix that. Firefox, like Opera, will remember your zoom setting.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it, keemoslobby!

(The opinion expressed in that last line may or may not accurately reflect the state of mind of the writer.)

Painting w/Paint Shop Pro


08 Jun

I still love Paint Shop Pro. I just purchased the latest version which works with Win Vista. It really hasn’t changed that much, but I do wish tool icons could be larger, and the interface fonts could be larger. I don’t like pressing my nose against the laptop display. Nose prints are not purty.

So, here’s what I dabbled with today (from one of my original photos):

Watercolor Sketch

Dead, Dead, Dead


20 Feb

or, “it’s dead, Jim.”

The old computer is finally dead. This time I was smart and saved everything that was important online. I know there are many out there that despise Google, but thank Google all my important stuff is safe. AMEN!

I have a new computer, an HP Laptop (G60-235DX Notebook PC) from Best Buy. It’s quite a nice little computer, but there’s a lot that I have to get used to. And I have to do a lot of messing with the fonts to get them right. Considering my own eyes are crappy, this is not a fun prospect. At least I have the color and contrast finally set right. This angling of the laptop screen is a toughie.

Oh, and Sam — I have not figured out how to use the built-in webcam. I doubt I’ll use it, though. I don’t even take photos of myself!! lol

Well, I have more things to chase down and update, so I’ll be around later.

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