28th April 2000

Don't you wish all of us could play by the same rules? It's all about having standards (not necessarily a standard of living). I measure stuff in inches, while 90% of the world swears by centimeters. There's a wonderful little applet in your Control Panel called 'Regional Settings.' To switch to the metric system, for instance, flip to its 'Number' tab and select the 'Measurement System' option. Sneak a peek at what else is in that multi-tabbed dialog; you can change default symbols as well as number and character placements using the other drop-down lists. Don't like the default position of the currency symbol? By all means, change it. Would you rather use the ampersand to designate a negative number value? If it trips your trigger, go for it. What do you want to tweak today?