How to open Microsoft Office 2007-09 documents with earlier Microsoft Office versions

Someone sent you a word document that was created using Microsoft Office 2007-09 but you cannot open the file because you have an earlier Microsoft Office version. This can very very frustrating especially if the document needs to printed or edited right away.

Microsoft Office versions from 2007 to present uses the .docx extension by default, and earlier versions uses .doc extension. Though you have the option to save or open the document as .doc format, earlier versions cannot open .docx format.

But don't worry, here are solutions to your problem.

1. You can download and install the free Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack. This will help you open, print edit, and save .docx files in Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003 (much like an advanced Word 2007 File Viewer).

If you are on Mac, you can get the Microsoft Office Open XML File Format Converter for Mac - this converts .docx to rtf (rich text format) files which can be viewed in Office for Mac and other Mac word processors.

It is also possible to open and edit a .docx file in OpenOffice or StarOffice using the free Open XML Translator from SourceForge which converts .docx Word documents to .odf and vice versa.

2. There are also free online tools that you can use. Unlike the Microsoft Compatibility Pack, these docx to doc conversion services do not require copy of Microsoft Office.

Some of these sites are:

Docx2Doc is a web service which offers free conversion of docx documents to doc format.
Zamzar is another service which offers document conversions. The advantage of Zamzar is its capability to convert not only office documents, but also images, music, archives and videos as well.
TDS Converter offers free conversion of docx to doc.

In fact, there are a lot of free online conversion tools available in the net. All you have to do is google your desired keyword for the file you wanted to convert.

Download Flash Files from Websites

Usually people love playing flash games or watching flash files on net , but mostly they don't know how to download them. It's actually very simple. You just need to follow some simple steps. In case of Mozilla Firefox all you need to do is -

1. Open any page having a flash file , cartoons or games . When you open any website all files are loaded by the browser.



2. Open Tools (which is on the top)
3. Open Page info s6qsfj6pe0lbi9q
4. Now open Media tab

5. Search for the flash file you want to download
6. The file would be in swf format , so the file loaded would be like - something.swf
7. Do a single click on the file and click save as.
8.The file would be downloaded.

In case of Internet explorer -
1. Get a download accelerator like Flashget and tell it to automatically download the shockwave extention (*.swf)
2. Or download a free IE plug-in for saving flash files.
3.Just like IE, Opera stores the flash files in the browser cache.
4.Either follow the exact procedure for Internet explorer or download the free Flash saver MyIE2 plugin.

How to play them?

The file would be downloaded , but the next problem is how to play that file .

1.The latest version of Mozilla firefox can be used . Right click on the file and select Open with and select Mozilla firefox

2.You can download a free player called GOM player which can play many formats such as AVI etc. This can play the flash file you downloaded (in swf format)

How Liquid-cooled PCs Work

Whether you're using a desktop or laptop computer, there's a good chance that if you stop what you're doing and listen carefully, you'll hear the whirring of a small fan. If your computer has a high-end video card and lots of processing power, you might even hear more than one.

In most computers, fans do a pretty good job of keeping electronic components cool. But for people who want to use high-end hardware or coax their PCs into running faster, a fan might not have enough power for the job. If a computer generates too much heat, liquid cooling, also known as water cooling, can be a better solution. It might seem a little counterintuitive to put liquids near delicate electronic equipment, but cooling with water is far more efficient than cooling with air.

A liquid-cooling system for a PC works a lot like the cooling system of a car. Both take advantage of a basic principle of thermodynamics - that heat moves from warmer objects to cooler objects. As the cooler object gets warmer, the warmer object gets cooler. You can experience this principle firsthand by putting your hand flat on a cool spot on your desk for several seconds. When you lift your hand, your palm will be a little cooler, and the spot where your hand was will be a little warmer.

Liquid cooling is a very common process. A car's cooling system circulates water, usually mixed with antifreeze, through the engine. Hot surfaces in the engine warm the water, cooling themselves off in the process.



The water circulates from the engine to the radiator, a system of fins and tubes with a lot of exterior surface area. Heat moves from the hot water to the radiator, causing the water to cool off. The cool water then heads back to the engine. At the same time, a fan moves air over the outside of the radiator. The radiator warms the air, cooling itself off at the same time. In this way, the engine's heat moves out of the cooling system and into the surrounding air. Without the radiator's surfaces making contact with the air and dispelling the heat, the system would just move the heat around instead of getting rid of it.

A car engine generates heat as a byproduct of burning fuel. Computer components, on the other hand, generate heat as a byproduct of moving electrons around. A computer's microchips are full of electrical transistors, which are basically electrical switches that are either on or off. As transistors change their states between on and off, electricity moves around in the microchip. The more transistors a chip contains and the faster they change states, the hotter the chip gets. Like a car engine, if the chip gets too hot, it will fail.

How to Increase Wi-Fi Signal

Sometimes, Wi-Fi signals are just to weak to be of use from your location, and purchasing an additional signal booster is costly, then you must read this post. A simple piece of cardboard, aluminum foil and glue can be turned into a very cheap and easy to make Wi-Fi signal booster.

The cheap homemade device is called Ez-12 Parabolic Reflector, or Windsurfer, and its really very easy to make and use. How? Watch this video:



Basically what it does is It simply aims the omni-directional signal exactly where you want it to go. Very simple and costs almost nothing at all, you can get all the materials at home. Tried and tested it on my singe antennae WRT54GC Wifi Router and it did improved the signal that my ASUS laptop gets from my room (from 2 bars to max bars, the router is located in the living room). Imagine if I've created a bigger one?

Here is the pattern so you can print it out



So it is pretty basic, just print and cut the pattern, what I did is printed it on a cardboard which was an excess from a business card project. Glue the foil onto the board (flatten out the foil to the cardboard as much as possible not only to make it look better but I believe signal would bounce better on a smooth surface). Then you can now assemble the pieces together. Make holes for the antennae to go through and voila!

Make the reflector face the direction you want the signal to be directed and see the difference.It works for everything. It's just reflecting electromagnetic waves to where they're most needed.

If the computer is in another house or far from the router you can also try this wifi booster made from kitchen Metal Strainer/Steamer.



I haven't tried this one yet, you can try searching for forums and ask people who have really tried this.

For instructions on making this device, click here