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Monday, April 2nd, 2012Change Your Windows 7 Control Panel to Classic View
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012If you dislike the Control Panel’s category view offered in Windows 7 and long for the days of icons found in the classic view, then here’s what you need to know to turn your wish into reality. Continue reading
“Done, but with errors…”
Friday, March 23rd, 2012Ever wonder what the “done but with errors” message in your browser means? Wonder if there’s anything you can do about it? Continue reading
Rename Your Router
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012Is the name of your router no longer working for you? Did you name it in a way that would make the network easily identifiable as yours to anyone with a wireless device in your area? Let’s look at tightening up the security of your network with a name change. Continue reading
Disable Your Laptop’s Touchpad Mouse
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012Are you using an external USB mouse with your laptop? Tired of bumping the touchpad only to find yourself somewhere you weren’t expecting to be? Learn how to reduce your frustration here. Continue reading
What’s Up With The $$ Files?
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012What about all those files with the $$ in front of them? Can I delete ALL of those? Will it help my computer to delete them? Continue reading
Envelope Printing in OpenOffice.org
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Looking to print professional looking envelopes from OpenOffice.org? Look no further… here’s what you need to know to get the job done right! Continue reading
Setting Up Distribution Lists in Mozilla Thunderbird
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Need to set up a distribution list in Mozilla Thunderbird? Here’s what you need to know. Continue reading
Setting The Default Font in Word 2010
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012Can’t find the default font setting in the Options of your new Word program? You’re not alone since you’ll need to reach the setting elsewhere… and here’s what you need to know. Continue reading
To Print or Not To Print Headers/Footers in Google Chrome
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012Learn how to include or remove headers and footers when printing in Google Chrome. Continue reading
Word Document Attachments That Open Without the “Flashing Cursor”
Friday, January 13th, 2012Looking to send out information from a Word document without a visible cursor for your readers to see? No problem – here’s a quick and easy way to solve the problem. Continue reading
Creating Desktop Shortcuts For Your Online E-mail Accounts
Friday, January 6th, 2012Looking to create a shortcut to you online e-mail account… or any other site for that matter? It’s an easy thing to do that takes just a few seconds of your time… Continue reading
Blu-ray Player + Internet = Great Entertainment
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012Not sure why your Blu-Ray player is Wi-Fi ready? Interested in getting video services like Netflix and Blockbuster to work for you? Then it’s time to get that player connected to the Internet so you can enjoy all it has to offer. Continue reading
Kindle Books From Your Public Library – Check It Out!
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011Kindle books are now available in over 11,000 public libraries! Here’s a quick look at how you can use your library card instead of your credit card to read a book on your Kindle. Continue reading
How Big is a Terabyte?
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011KB, MB, GB… we’re starting to see a new player in town when looking at the memory capacity of new computers and it’s a terabyte (TB). Just how memory is that? Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Writer: Left to Right or Right to Left – You Choose
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011Learn to change OpenOffice.org Writer to work with right-to-left languages with just a few simple clicks. Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Calc: Pasting Text into One Cell or Many Cells
Monday, November 14th, 2011Pasting text into Calc cells doesn’t have to be a trial and error process. Learn how to paste information the way you want it from the start and save yourself a headache or two. Continue reading
MS Outlook: 1 Contact With 2 or 3 E-mail Addresses
Friday, November 11th, 2011Learn how to enter up to 3 e-mail addresses for the same contact in MS Outlook. Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Writer: Use Your Keyboard to Create a Table
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011Learn to make tables in Ooo Writer using nothing but your keyboard, and have the added benefit of control over the column widths as it’s created – not after! Continue reading
MS Word: Paragraph Formatting With Your Keyboard
Monday, November 7th, 2011Learn a few simple key combinations to change paragraph types as well as to align paragraphs in your Word documents. Continue reading
MS Office: Close, Move and Re-size Task Panes Using Your Keyboard
Friday, November 4th, 2011Learn to control task panes in your Microsoft Office Programs with just a few keystrokes. Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Writer: Starting Lists Without a Mouse
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011Use your keyboard to start numbered and bulleted lists in OpenOffice.org Writer. It’s super-handy! Continue reading
OpenOffice.org: Open It Without the Fear of Changing It
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011Learn how you can view any of your OpenOffice.org files as “Read Only” to prevent accidental changes. Continue reading
MS Word: a Little More Keyboard and a Little Less Mouse
Monday, October 31st, 2011If you tend to use the Equation Editor in MS Word and are tiring of the trips back and forth between your equation and the Equation Design Tools tab on the Ribbon, then here’s some of the basics for making your life a little more mouse-less. Continue reading
MS Outlook: Navigating Your Inbox Without the Mouse
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011Tired of the old keyboard-mouse-keyboard routine in MS Outlook? Say no more! Get the scoop on navigating your program window without the aid of your mouse! Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Writer: Keeping It Together
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011Learn to prevent tables in OpenOffice.org Writer from splitting onto two different pages or columns. Continue reading
