Discover
PowerPoint 2007
 Here's something we all have in common: the PowerPoint presentation. We can't perform a sales, training, or management meeting without this ubiquitous tool. Of course, that usually means suffering through a relentless, soul-crushing procession of graphs, homely clip art, crude animation, colorblind slide designs, and more bullets than Scarface. PowerPoint 2007 aims to change all that, with the biggest makeover in its history. Does it succeed? Read this fully illustrated PowerPoint 2007 primer from Sell-Through Solutions, the CE industry's PowerPoint expert. It'll blow you away. |
Increase Your
Laptop Productivity
Laptop Peripheral of the Year
(so far)
We test a lot of gear around here. I've used a dozen different mice with my system since January, and almost as many keyboards-- along with drawing tablets, VOIP/Skype tools, remote controls, webcams, dual- monitor setups, and Swiss Army Knife tools such as the NuLOOQ (go LOOQ that one up;
it's too much to explain here).
But my favorite laptop companion is Logitech's Alto keyboard/notebook stand. For folks who use a laptop as their primary computer, the Alto is indispensable. You'll never type on a cramped keyboard or squint down at your display again. The luxurious, full-sized keyboard includes a number pad. And the thing is crammed with shortcut/ productivity tools. See this ergonomic
tour de force here. |
For Blackberry, Treo,
and Pocket PC Owners...
 Some Personal Information Managers (PDAs) are set to receive HTML newsletters as Text-Only. Without HTML's larger fonts and colorful graphics, the newsletter appears on the PDA screen as a relentless torrent of tiny words. To read the newsletter as it was meant to be seen, forward it to a PC or Mac email client (Outlook, Outlook Express, Mac OS X Mail, Windows Vista Mail, Entourage, etc.) that can read HTML, and set the email client to view images and links. Report any problems viewing the newsletter here. |
Sell-Through Spotlight
Sell-Through Solutions would like to introduce its two newest clients: DIRECTV, and Sonance. They join a growing roster of A-list partners, including Logitech, Metra, Monster Cable, RCA, and Yamaha, among others. Welcome!
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The Technology Issue
Summer 2007
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Greetings, CE Industry Titan!
Clients come to Sell-Through Solutions for sales/product training know-how. Yet, this issue is all about technology--specifically, the kind you get via computer. Why, you ask? The PC (or Mac) dominates every aspect of our working lives. Just try to get through the day without one. For many of us, if the system goes down, we go home.
This issue promises to make your computing lives easier and faster, freeing up more time for the valuable things in life: family, friends, and beer. Read on, and release your inner propellerhead.
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Microsoft Vista:
Confessions of an Early Adopter
Most people would rather perform do-it-yourself dentistry than install a new operating system. But STS has clients who make products for Vista, so we were compelled to install it on Day One.
How did it go? The office PCs not only survived the journey, but we became computer savants in the process. And we want to drop all that knowledge on you. When it's time to upgrade to Vista, every- thing you need to know can be found here. |
Open Applications
at Warp Speed
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Computer power users know that the mouse is for weaklings, while keyboard shortcuts are the key to speed. Windows Vista gives you 10 great new keyboard shortcuts that further enhance the time-saving Quick Launch toolbar.
First: buy or otherwise obtain a computer. Then, drag up to ten of your most-used applications into your Quick Launch toolbar. The Quick Launch toolbar is at the bottom-left of your screen in the Taskbar. (If you can't see the toolbar, right-click the Taskbar, go to Toolbars, and select Quick Launch.) Drag and drop the program icons in any order you choose.
Now, when you press the Windows key (the one with the Windows logo on it, between CTRL and ALT), and a number from 1 to 0, the program in that position will launch. For example, if you have Outlook at position #4 in your Quick Launch toolbar, punching the Windows key + 4 will launch Outlook. Hunting around with the mouse is so 2006.
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Open Applications
at Warp Speed, Part 2
But wait--there's more!
Vista also features a lightning-fast search function with an additional
trick: opening applications. After you put your ten go-to applications
in the Quick Launch toolbar, you'll likely be left with dozens more,
buried in the Start menu. Here's how you open them with warp speed:
Hit
the Windows key and start typing as if you're doing a search. If you
want to run Google Earth, for example, start typing "goo..." Vista
Search always lists applications before other search items such as
documents. Therefore, as you type, the Google Earth application will be
listed first and highlighted--before you even finish typing the first
word. (If you need other Google options, just keep typing.)
At
this point, you can stop typing. Just hit Enter, and Google Earth will
open. Outside of Vista's new Quick Launch, there's nothing faster in
all of computing. Use a bit of the time you save to contact
Sell-Through Solutions, who will teach your company
how to save even more time computing.
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