Quick Tips and Tricks Archive

  • We all know that I do pretty much everything from the home PC. Now I’m a fairly healthy fifty, but I got thinking the other day that computer shopping is...

    Christmas Shopping From Your Computer

    We all know that I do pretty much everything from the home PC. Now I’m a fairly healthy fifty, but I got thinking the other day that computer shopping is...

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  • How utterly annoying is it when something works one minute and the next minute it just won’t. I’ve run into this time and time again, and my best advice to...

    Drag and Drop Won’t Work in Windows XP

    How utterly annoying is it when something works one minute and the next minute it just won’t. I’ve run into this time and time again, and my best advice to...

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  • Okay so you’ve clicked on something that swapped out the default search engine in Firefox. How annoying IS it when small things change on your just gotten it perfect browser....

    Change the Default Search Engine in Firefox

    Okay so you’ve clicked on something that swapped out the default search engine in Firefox. How annoying IS it when small things change on your just gotten it perfect browser....

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  • Certain programs, such as Windows Media player and others, will cache the information that you use, downloaded files, file names, sizes and so on, so that the next time you...

    Why Do Programs Cache?

    Certain programs, such as Windows Media player and others, will cache the information that you use, downloaded files, file names, sizes and so on, so that the next time you...

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  • There are virtually millions of graphics and photos on the internet that are beautiful beyond compare. Go to any travel or nature site and you’re going to find photos of...

    Make a Photo Your Desktop

    There are virtually millions of graphics and photos on the internet that are beautiful beyond compare. Go to any travel or nature site and you’re going to find photos of...

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  • For many of you, the reason that you got your computer was communication. Not just with the internet but through email to family and friends who live further away than...

    Attach Files to Email

    For many of you, the reason that you got your computer was communication. Not just with the internet but through email to family and friends who live further away than...

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  • You’ve heard it a thousand times and if you continue to buy computers and to use them, you’re going to hear it a thousand more. “Why would you buy one...

    Computer Obsoletion

    You’ve heard it a thousand times and if you continue to buy computers and to use them, you’re going to hear it a thousand more. “Why would you buy one...

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  • First things first. Many of us use a password on our computers. I personally don’t but for the most part, the world wants their “stuff” secure. If you add a...

    Password Reset Disk

    First things first. Many of us use a password on our computers. I personally don’t but for the most part, the world wants their “stuff” secure. If you add a...

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