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Change the Number of Yahoo! Search Results
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010Sort By and Group By in Windows 7
Friday, November 26th, 2010Organizing files in folders is easier when you utilize the Sort by and Group by options in Windows 7. You can sort and group files by name, type and date, but there are a whole slew of other ways to organize your files too. Here’s how to do it.
1. Open a folder with files you want to arrange. Then right-click on
Changing YouTube Playback Quality
Friday, November 26th, 2010If you have a YouTube account and a slow internet connection, you can make adjustments for easier viewing. Learn how here. Continue reading
Mojibake: Gibberish Text Explained
Monday, November 22nd, 2010Surfing the internet, you’ll find quite a bit of talk that could be considered gibberish. Internet slang such as “noob,” words written in numbers instead of letters (“H3ll0!,”) and lots of acronyms that don’t make much sense on first viewing, if ever; lolz, wtf, rofl, smh, etc. While this type of “gibberish” could be researched for definitions/translations, there is another kind
Setting Up Programs for All Users
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010Anthony from NYC asks:
When installing a program, some appear on all user accounts, others on just the user account you are on at the moment. Is there any way to be sure that what you are installing is installed on all user accounts?
Well, Anthony, there are multiple answers to your question, and
Internet Explorer 9 Toolbars
Monday, October 25th, 2010Debra asks:
I tried Internet Explorer 9, and felt a bit helpless without my menu bar. How do you get that back, or at least have access to the usual apps on the menu bar. I was also missing a few of my toolbars that I normally use, and was clueless as to how to get them back
Cleaning Out Multiple Instances of Internet Explorer
Friday, October 15th, 2010Francine from Santa Fe, New Mexico asks:
I like to get rid of as many background tasks that I am not using as much as I can, so I am always going into the Task Manager. Yesterday I opened it and there were nine instances of Internet Explorer! It took me forever to shut them all down. What’s
Keyboard Shortcuts to Underlining in MS Word
Friday, October 8th, 2010Quick… in MS Word, what’s the difference between Ctrl + U and Ctrl + Shift + W?
Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock…
Give up?
The answer is one little word: spaces.
Let me explain.
I’m sure you all know that Ctrl + U will underline text, spaces and all
Addressing External Hard Drive Problems
Friday, October 8th, 2010Bob from Edgewater, Florida asks:
I have “Western Digital” My books, 500 Gig external hard drive. I can not access any of the information that is on the drive. Is there any way I can retrieve the information? Maybe software, freeware or anything that I can do. Thank you for any help you can give. I keep the
Zoom Using the Scroll Wheel
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010Are you tired of trying to read that fine print on your computer screen? I know I am. At least I used to be.
In the past, if you wanted to adjust the view (zoom in or out) in a document or a web browser, you would have to navigate through several menus and submenus. Today, Microsoft and OpenOffice have simplified this
Reinstalling Multiple Programs with Ninite
Friday, September 17th, 2010Formatting the hard drive of a computer can be a pain, but sometimes it’s unavoidable and needs to be done. Although operating system installations don’t take hours to complete anymore, it is still cumbersome to re-install all of your favorite software all over again on a freshly formatted drive. Some applications, like the media players, messengers, and browsers, etc. are needed the moment one boots into
Bringing Back Your Internet Connectivity Icon
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010Learn how to get back a lost internet connectivity icon. Continue reading
Get Your Internet Notification Icon Back
Friday, September 3rd, 2010Have you lost your little Internet connectivity icon? This tip will teach you how to get it back! Continue reading
AutoShape Rotation in MS Office
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Learn about how to manipulate MS Office AutoShapes using one simple control. Continue reading
Save a Search in Windows 7
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Learn how you can save your search in Windows 7 with this handy quick tip! Continue reading
Change the Windows Explorer Default Folder
Monday, August 23rd, 2010Windows 7 users know that when they go to their Windows Explorer, the first window that opens up is for Libraries. Well, that’s fine and dandy, but what if I want to start off someplace else? What then?
Today we’re going to learn how to change all that. So locate your Windows Explorer icon on your taskbar, or click Start and type Windows
Windows 7 Preview Pane
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Why wait for Windows Photo Viewer to load up when you can just use the preview pane? Continue reading
Disable Mobsync.exe in Windows Vista and 7
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010At some point, you may have been worried about what that green and yellow icon is doing in the notification area of your Taskbar. The problem is quite common with Windows 7 and Vista users, and is due to Mobsync.exe, which is mostly unnecessary for common users. Unfortunately, it keeps popping up every time you boot your OS, even if you have stopped it from within
Directly to the CAPS
Monday, June 7th, 2010Shift + F3. How often do you use that one?
Remember its little gem? It takes the highlighted text and rotates it between the Title Case of lowercase and UPPERCASE letters.
But, what if you’re tired of rotating through the choices and just want to jump straight to UPPERCASE?
Can we find a quick
Web Page Background in Windows XP
Thursday, May 27th, 2010There are times when we need to visit a webpage frequently. Web pages that inform about score updates of a game and stock rates for a company are good examples. To keep up with it all, we need to open the browser every time we wish to take the glance at the updates. In order to negate this repetitive effort, let us see how to view
Custom Folder Picture
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010Here’s a tip on how you can change the pictures in your folder icons! Check it out! Continue reading
Close Tabs With Your Mouse Wheel
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010When I’m browsing the Internet, chances are that at any given time I’ve got at least 6 to 10 tabs open in my browser. Obviously, I’ll need to close one or more of those tabs at some point, but I’ll also need pin-point precision to click that little “x” to do so.
Look at it!
Set MS Excel Default Font
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010For many of us the font used in our documents, presentations and workbooks is a choice we actively make. When I’m creating something for others to see – which is most of the time – then I want it to look a certain way.
The easiest way to create something that I’ll like is to have my default font set to my
Show AM or PM in Windows 7 Clock
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010Learn how you can make AM or PM show up in your clock in Windows 7! Continue reading
