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I have all these bookmarks but don’t remember why I saved them. is there any way to make a note or something as a reminder?
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We’ve all poured over our Favorites/Bookmark list and wondered why a particular website was there? Sure, they’re organized into folders, but the purpose of the site is a mystery. Good news, all of you Netscape, Firefox and Opera users have an… Continue reading
Where Ya Been Surfin’?
Are you suspicious that someone in your house is visiting web sites they shouldn’t? Everyone probably knows that your Web browser collects information about the places you visit and stores it on your computer. If you know where to look it’s easy to find, but it’s also easy to delete—especially by tech-savvy kids.
History files are the most obvious place to check. With Internet… Continue reading
Q:
When I print in color green comes out blue and yellow comes out white. How do I correct this.
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First, let’s start with how an inkjet printer works: everything you see is made up of 3 colors—magenta (red), cyan (blue), and yellow. Some printers have a seperate black cartridge, while others create black using a combination of all three.
When you choose a color, your computer… Continue reading
Filtering Your E-Mail
So, you want to filter the “bad stuff” out of your e-mail huh? I don’t blame you!
You can set up ” message rules ” or “message filters” in most e-mail clients. These can grab an incoming message and make it history before you ever lay eyes on it. You can have the message rules set up to check for certain subject lines, e-mail addresses, or even… Continue reading
Q:
I keep getting the same scum-mails with a nekkid lady on it even though I add them to my Blocked Senders List. How can I stop these?
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Well, if you look carefully (which you probably don’t because you want that picture off your computer immediately), you will notice that one day it’s from Suzy, the next day from Buffy, and today’s is from Candy. Every time… Continue reading
Window States
Ever have a program that always starts in a “normal” state but you really want it maximized?
Well, here’s a little trick to help you do just that (and more) with a quick little bit of shortcut editing. Note: although this seems to work on most programs, sometimes you’ll run across a program that just won’t cooperate.
1. First, right-click the shortcut to the program and select Properties… Continue reading
Doc Scraps
Here’s a cool one. With this tip, you can stick a “scrap” of information on your Desktop. You can then take this “document scrap” and paste it into another application – without opening it up (although it doesn’t work on everything).
First, you’ll need to use a program that supports OLE2 drag and drop. Programs like Word, MS Paint, Wordpad, Corel WordPerfect, and most other popular programs will… Continue reading
Q:
I was on a web page the other day and thought the info I was seeing was current. Turns out it was 2 years old! Is there any way to tell when a web page was last updated?
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Yes there is. To find out when a particular page was last updated, head to the page and type (or copy and paste) the following line into your address… Continue reading
Have you ever needed to create a desktop shortcut to a program? Maybe you had one and it disappeared (somehow) or perhaps the install program simply didn’t put an icon on the desktop. Who knows, maybe the one you have on your desktop has been clicked so many times it’s just worn out and needs to be replaced with a spiffy new model (just kidding)
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Every time I have a problem with this one program, a little window pops up and asks me to report the error to Microsoft. How do I stop this?
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To get rid of that pesky request Windows XP likes to pop up, right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and choose “Properties“.
In the System Properties window that… Continue reading
