June from Maryland asks:
I am so tired of having some of my programs open with no problem and some of them requiring Administrator rights. Is there any way to make it so that I can open any program with Administrator Rights? I have Vista.
June, do you remember the “good ole days” when you could just open a program and use it without… Continue reading
Are you a person who primarily uses keyboard shortcuts instead of the toolbars and menus?
Want a little more viewing space for your documents?
If the answer is yes & yes then here’s a quick way to maximize what you see while you work.
The feature we’re using is the Full Screen mode.
It takes the normal program… Continue reading
It’s that time of year again! It’s time for you all to spend time making snowflakes with me at Snow Days! I feel like this has become our winter tradition!
Once on their site, click Create Your Own Snowflake.
Use your mouse to make cuts on the paper with… Continue reading
OK, so all of the MS Office 2007 & 2010 users have come to deal with the fact that the menu & toolbar system is gone and in its place we have the Ribbon.
It’s a rather large “gadget” and takes quite a bit of screen space.
Many have learned to live with it “as is” but others have learned to minimize it.… Continue reading
Daniel, from Florida asks:
I’m able to copy documents I’ve typed on Word into the body of an (AOL) e-mail but I can’t copy any text that was scanned into my computer. How do I copy scanned documents into the body of an e-mail? I’m not talking about an attachment.
Converting Images to Text
Today, everything seems to be about speed. There… Continue reading
A lot of us use Gmail as our main email provider. I do, and as a result my inbox is full to overflowing. It makes it difficult to just “skim” through my inbox to find certain messages.
Sure, there’s a search feature up at the top, but what if I need to get more specific?
Like really specific?
Well… Continue reading
Okay, so you’ve mastered the basics that the other snowflake site had to offer, and now you want to make more advanced snowflakes, but you’re not sure where to start! That’s where this site comes in!
All you have to do is print out these patterns, fold them the way you would if you… Continue reading
You may be backing up your Outlook files frequently so that you can recover the data – emails, contacts, calendars, tasks, and more – whenever you reinstall MS Outlook after a format of System Drive. This article offers you a tip that will allow you to set up your MS Outlook once and forget about backing up the contacts, emails, etc.
NOTE: This tip is applicable only… Continue reading
When you’re using MS Outlook’s calendar, do you find yourself staring at those 30 minute time slots provided, and wishing that it had more detail to it? Less detail?
Maybe your life goes at an amazing pace, and you need to see detail at smaller time intervals…
Or, maybe you end up with long appointments in your calendar and really don’t even need the… Continue reading
Hannah from California writes:
I have Vista and heard something about hotkeys that are already built in to my quick launch toolbar. Since I am an avid taskbar user, I am interested in this.
Hi, Hannah! Thanks for writing. I had Vista for a long time before I found out about built-in hotkeys (keyboard shortcuts) for “quick launching”. It’s a great feature, especially… Continue reading
Paper Snowflakes – Free Instructions
I spent my Saturday making snowflakes out of paper to decorate the office I work in at school. We had to Google instructions because we couldn’t remember how to get started.
After finding a site that had clear instructions and even a video tutorial to help you visualize further what the diagrams show… Continue reading
Do you ever forget to get things done, forget birthdays, or just forget to do the most basic things? Let’s face it, we are all very busy and have a ton of things going on at any given time. So if you are looking for something to help you stay organized, I have something FREE that can help you with that.
Desktop iCalendar Lite is the best… Continue reading
How to Setup Email Reminders And Follow Up on Earlier Email
Do you forget to follow up on emails because it’s becoming impossible to remember each and every message thread that hits your inbox every day? Are you looking for a simple solution which will let you set up email reminders in your Gmail account?
Well, here is a very nifty online service called… Continue reading
Today I’d like to offer one of the easiest to access and yet probably the most completely ignored features in Calc.
It’s found on the right side of your Status Bar… and it’s an area that will give you instant access to basic statistics about a set of selected values.
Let’s take a closer look at what this little unobtrusive… Continue reading
Susan from Texas asks:
My Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop started a very loud “thumping” noise. I shut it down and restarted it, again thumping noise, so I shut it down again, asked a few questions made a few calls, no one knows… I was afraid of the battery exploding so my son said to take it out. I keep it plugged in all the time and run
I just started up my own YouTube account a couple weeks ago – I even uploaded a couple videos of my dog, to make it official. Still, my channel is a little bland, so now would be a good time to do some customizing!
Here’s a quick how to:
Log in to YouTube, then click on your user name in the upper… Continue reading
Do you have multiple social networks that you try to keep updated? Wouldn’t it be nice to able to update them all at once? Well now you can with Ping.
You’ll have to register to be able to use it, but it’s free! So just fill out the registration form with an e-mail address and password and then click… Continue reading
Note: This tip may not apply to all versions of Windows.
In terms of computer security and privacy, USB devices are usually the weakest point. Even the strongest firewall or security software can be bypassed just by plugging in a USB drive.
With the growing amount of data a single USB flash drive can hold (up to 128 GB) and the increase to data… Continue reading
IPv6 is going to be the next big thing and there is a countdown on the number of days IPv4 is going to last. Some number it at around 150 days and that is quite scary. IPv4 has a much smaller network load and the end of IPv4 will result in a slowdown of the existing infrastructure of Internet for a few days initially. Not only this, the existing Internet… Continue reading
When you’re trying to finalize the appearance of a document, do you find yourself hoping that everything is lined up correctly?
I mean, is that picture or shape really lined up with the text or some other object?
We do have the horizontal and vertical rulers to work with, but if you’re trying to align many different items, it can take a lot of… Continue reading
Shoot the Best Christmas Ever!
Christmas means snow, the tree, lights, Santa, colorful hangings, mistletoe, boots, and most of all, gifts!
Want to shoot every scene that can happen on Christmas Day? This is how:
White Balance
Be it indoor Christmas or outdoor Christmas, you just can’t take chances with the lighting. Set your white balance on studying… Continue reading
Nick, from Chicago asks:
I have a Microsoft Wireless mouse. It has a magnifying glass feature, however its orientation is vertical. I don’t read text up and down and was wondering if there was a way to change the rectangle orientation to the horizontal view?
The Magnifier – A Fully Configurable Magnifying Glass Solution
Among some of the best items Microsoft puts… Continue reading
Tired of presenting your Calc data in the same old bland manner?
Plain worksheet, cell borders and maybe a font change or two, but basically it’s the same thing over and over again.
If you’re looking for a neat, quick and easy way to present your data with a little more flare then, may I suggest the AutoFormat feature.
After you’ve… Continue reading
Earl from South Dakota writes:
When I go to open my programs, it seems to take a long time. Is there any way to make it go a little faster? I have Vista.
Hi, Earl! You couldn’t have asked a more empathetic person. I am incredibly impatient and when I click on something, I had better see it now! With that in mind, here is… Continue reading
As a college student, I often don’t have more than two nickels to rub together, so the idea of finding ways to save money, invest money, or just make things cost less without sacrificing a whole lot really appeals to me. And I thought considering the economic downturn, it might appeal to a whole… Continue reading
Ellen, from Columbus Ohio asks:
How do you delete a corrupt or unrecognized file from a flash drive?
Every now and again, for any number of possible reasons, a file can become corrupt, unreadable and, occasionally, seemingly impossible to delete from your USB flash drive. When these types of files appear, it can be frustrating attempting to rid your drive of the corrupt file(s) with… Continue reading
