Ever wonder what the difference was between these ways to remove information from your document, presentation, worksheet or whatever?
For that matter, is there a difference?
I mean, really, when I use Ctrl + x (cut) or the delete key or the backspace key I get the same result… the information is gone.
Well, while you may not realize it there… Continue reading
Q:
So, Microsoft is going to end support to Windows XP SP2? What does that mean?
A:
Earlier in the week, my news article mentioned that Microsoft would be ending support for Microsoft XP SP2 in July 2010. Before the day was over, my inbox was stuffed with emails from readers worried about what would happen to their computer: Will my computer stop… Continue reading
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What does the term “download” mean, and how do I do it?
A:
When you download something, you are transferring data from another computer to your computer, usually over the internet.
Say you are a solitaire player and have decided that you would like to have a variety of solitaire games to play on your computer. You browse the… Continue reading
What is Your MAC Address?
No it is not the address of your friendly neighborhood McDonalds! Your MAC (Media Access Control ) address (also known as your Ethernet Hardware Address (EHA), adapter address, or physical address) is a unique identifier assigned, in most cases physically printed, on most network adapters or NICs (Network Interface Cards) or LAN (Local Area Network) cards and managed by the IEEE (Institute… Continue reading
Abandonware, in short, is software that is no longer marketed or distributed by the company that originally created it. It is, however, usually obtainable from another source – legally, even!
Computer games are perfect examples of abandonware, and there are actually sites on the Internet that host hundreds of forgotten games of days past. Do a Google search for “abandonware” sometime and I’m sure you’ll… Continue reading
SSL, or Secure Socket Layers, is what makes secure sites secure.
Here’s how it works:
When you log onto a secure server it communicates with your browser for a few seconds. During this communication, it sends your browser encryption information that only it and your browser can read.
Once this encryption is set, it acts like a normal web… Continue reading
If you’ve ever heard the term “buffer” before, you’re probably wondering what it relates to. Well, a buffer is basically an area of memory hardware or software uses when it needs a constant, uninterrupted flow of information.
For example, if you’ve ever listened to any kind of streaming audio on the Internet, the program you use “buffers” the signal a little bit before it is actually… Continue reading
Throughout the course of Windows history, one process has always stood out to me the most. It runs silently in your task manager, calmly taking up memory with little explanation as to what it does. Of course, I’m speaking of rundll32.exe. In fact, you may have seen it crop up a time or two when a program crashes, but other than that, it’s just something that is “there”.… Continue reading
Now, because I’ve been running a lot of info on Windows 7 a few questions are bound to spring up. How much does it cost? Will my old programs work with it, etc. However, the biggest query that fills my inbox is always “Why is it called Windows 7?”
With so many different versions of Windows throughout Microsoft’s course, where’s the sense? We had Windows 3.0, 3.1, 95… Continue reading
Anyone who’s opened the task manager in any version of Windows has seen the process “svchost.exe” at one point or another. What’s more confusing is that svchost is usually found to have more than one instance! What are they all doing there and just how much of my precious memory are they wasting?
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