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Multiple home pages
2007-08-08 11:08:00 Heres a quick tip for Firefox and Internet Explorer . Did you know that you can actually have more then one home page? Heres how: More About: Mozilla Firefox , Home , Pages , Home Page
Working with bookmarks in Word 2007
2007-08-08 06:56:00 If your working on a big document (a school paper for example), navigate it can be a pain. This is where the bookmarks feature of Word 2007 comes in handy. To add a bookmark, simply follow these steps: Select the portion of the document you’d like to bookmark Click the insert tab on the ribbon Click bookmark in ... More About: Working , Bookmarks , Workin
Disabling Microsoft Error Reporting
2007-08-07 06:05:00 If your computer has ever crashed, you would have seen one of those annoying boxes asking if you’d like to send an error report to Microsoft . It’s more then likely they don’t do anything useful with the data you send, so heres how to disable it. More About: Windows X , Windows Vista , Error
Increase Firefox?s download limit
2007-08-06 10:50:00 Zepy.net has reported on a way to increase the number of maximum simultaneous downloads with Firefox . By default it is set at 2. Here how to increase that limit: Type about:config in the Firefox address bar Search through the list for ‘network.http.max-persistent-connec tions-per-server‘ (you can do this quickly by typing it in to the filter field) Right click ... More About: Mozilla Firefox , Download , Ease
Microsoft Office Add-in: Save as PDF or XPS
2007-08-06 10:26:00 Heres a great little add-in for Microsoft Office 2007. It allows you to directly export your documents or spreadsheets or any other office document to a PDF or XPS (XML Paper Specification) file. Click here to download it from Microsoft.com. Once you’ve downloaded and installed the plugin you should see an option to save as PDF or ... More About: Microsoft Office , Save
Creating keyboard shortcuts to open programs
2007-08-06 06:58:00 To set up a keybaord shortcut to open any program, all you have to do is hit start and then go to the program you’d like to add the shortcut to. Right click it and select properties. If not already selected, select the shortcut tab. Click in the shortcut key box and press any letter. ... More About: Windows X , Programs , Windows Vista , Open , Creating
Stopping Windows Live Today from opening on sign in
2007-08-06 06:40:00 How annoying is that Windows Live Today window opening everytime you sign in to Messenger?! Thankfully, it can be turned off! Here’s how: From the tools menu select options Click the general tab and uncheck Show Windows Live Today after I sign in to Messenger No more Windows Live Today! More About: Windows Live Messenger , Opening
7 Firefox shortcuts
2007-08-06 03:02:00 You actually don’t need to type the www or .com in web addresses, simple type the middle portion of the domain and hit Ctrl+Enter (this also works with Internet Explorer 7) Instead of using the browsers back button, you can simply hit backspace to go back a page To view the browser window in full screen mode ... More About: Firefox , Mozilla Firefox , Shortcuts , Cuts , Shortcut
6 ways to make use of the Windows key
2007-08-03 14:46:00 Here’s a few quick tips for making use of that Windows key (start button). These will work with Windows Vista and XP. Show desktop - Windows key + D Launch Windows Explorer - Windows key + E Open the run dialog box - Windows key + R Minmize all windows - Windows key + M Open search window - ... More About: Windows X , Make
Turning AutoComplete off or on in Internet Explorer
2007-08-03 03:57:00 If your like me and get sick of Internet Explorer ’s AutoComplete constantly trying to complete web addresses, forms and so forth for you then keep reading. (If you’d like to turn in it on, keep reading aswell!) To turn AutoComplete on or off, follow the steps listed below: From the “Tools” menu select “Internet Options” Click the “Content” ... More About: Internet Explorer , Turn
Zooming in and out with your web browser
2007-08-02 04:16:00 If your finding something on a webpage too small to read or too big, using Internet Explorer or Firefox, you can quickly zoom in and out by pressing the ctrl key and the minus or plus sign. To restore the page’s original size, just click ctrl+0. More About: Mozilla Firefox , Browser , Ming , Web Browser
Setting new window links to open in a new tab
2007-08-01 13:50:00 If your using Firefox and you’d like links that open up in a new window to open in a new tab instead, simple follow these instructions From the “Tools” menu select “Options” Click the “Tabs” button at the top of the dialog box Where it says “New pages should open in” select “a new tab” Your done! More About: Mozilla Firefox , Open , Links , Window
Disabling thumbnail previews in Explorer
2007-08-01 12:10:00 Click the organize button on any folder Select “Folder and search options” Click the “View” tab Check the “Always show icons, never show thumbnails” box Click OK More About: Windows Vista , Explorer , Thumb , Nail , Xplorer
Enabling Quick Search in Folders
2007-08-01 12:08:00 Click the “Organize” button in any folder Select “Fold er and Search Options” from the menu Click the “View” tab Scroll down to the bottom and select “Automatically type into the Search Box” Click OK More About: Windows Vista , Quick , Folders
How to disable Windows sidebar
2007-08-01 12:08:00 Right click on the sidebar or the sidebar icon and select properties Deselect “Start Sidebar when Windows starts” Right click on the sidebar icon and select “Exit” More About: Windows Vista , Windows Sidebar
Add more time zones to your clock
2007-08-01 12:07:00 Open up the data and time control panel Click the “additional clocks” tab From here you can configure two more clocks from different time zones which will appear in the tooltip when you hover the clock on the taskbar. More About: Clock , Windows Vista , Time , Lock , Zones
Creating your own keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word
2007-08-01 07:02:00 In this post I’m going to show you how to create your own keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word . This one comes in very handy! First, for Word 2007: Click the Microsoft Office button and choose Word Options Click Customize Click Keyboard Shortcuts at the bottom From here, select the category and command you’d like to create a keyboard shortcut ... More About: Creating
Making folder thumbnails load faster
2007-08-01 05:43:00 This is a great little trick to make your folder thumbnails load faster in Windows Explorer. Open the Control Panel or Windows Explorer. From the “Tools” menu, select “Folder Options” Click the “View” tab. If checked, uncheck “Do not cache thumbnails” Click OK. More About: Windows X , Load , Thumb , Maki , Makin
How to rename the Recycle Bin
2007-08-01 03:46:00 Heres a trick to rename your recycle bin to something abit more exciting. Click the “Start” button Select “Run” Enter “regedit” in the text field to open the registry editor. Browse to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-10 1B-9F08-00AA002F954E} Right click on “Modify” and select “Modify” from the list In the “Value data” field enter the new name for the Recycle Bin More About: Windows X , Rename , Recycle Bin
Stopping MSN Messenger from automatically signing in
2007-07-30 08:52:00 Don’t you hate it when you log on to the internet and MSN messenger automatically signs in?! Today, I’m going to tell you how to stop it doing that. Open MSN Messen ger Click the “tools” menu Select “options” from the list Click the “General” tab Uncheck the “Allow automatic sign in when connected to the Internet” box. More About: Ping , Ally , Topping
Setting a custom desktop background / wallpaper
More articles from this author:2007-07-30 08:38:00 This is a simple one, but suprisingly quite a few people don’t know how to do it, so here goes… Right click anywhere on the desktop Select “Properties” from the menu. Click the “Desktop ” tab. Select a desktop background from the list or select “Browse” to import a picture of your own. More About: Wallpaper , Windows X , Background , Round 1, 2 |
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