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Windows 7 Aero Shake
You might not be very familiar with Aero Shake, but it’s a nice feature especially for businesses who like to have a lot of windows open on the desktop. Of course this isn’t limited just for business use, if you find yourself having many windows open at the same time, this little feature is for [...]
Personalize your desktop background
It’s easy to personalize your desktop background images, just right mouse click on your desktop, click Personalize, then click on Desktop Background. Next select the Shuffle check box, and then choose the images you want to include in the image shuffle.
Taskbar getting cluttered?
Getting frustrated hunting for the icon you need on your taskbar? Just right-click any icon on the taskbar that you don’t really need, and click Unpin this program from the taskbar. Repeat for any icons you don’t need or use, leaving your most important icons for easy access.
Searching in Windows Internet Explorer 8
A neat thing about Internet Explorer 8 is to take advantage of the Search Box at the top right corner. When you start typing in the search box, a dropdown window will open with suggestions to complete your search. Many times, all you need to do is type the first few letters and what you [...]
Have you ever wanted to close all your open programs without shutting down Windows?
The easiest way to do this is to create a shortcut on your desktop. Place your cursor on an empty spot on your desktop and right mouse click, click New, then Shortcut. Next, in the “Type the location of the item” in the Create Shortcut wizard, type the following (or copy and paste): taskill [...]
Burn ISO files with Windows 7
We finally have an operating system (OS) that can burn ISO files to disc! Used to be you had to purchase software to burn CDs and DVDs and install it on your computer. Microsoft has now included that feature in Windows 7, especially nice is that you can burn ISO files to disc. Just double [...]
Tired of spending a fortune in batteries?
If you’re like me, you have all sorts of devices that need batteries, like flashlights, radios, CD Players, etc. I have bought batteries and chargers from several places, with mixed results. I have found a place that has a large assortment of batteries, and many styles of battery chargers, all at reasonable prices. Just go [...]
Great Anti- Spyware- Malware Program!
No matter how careful you are, everyone eventually will get some kind of spyware or malware on their computer. There are a lot of programs out there to remove these, some more effective than others. I’ve tried a lot of different programs, some of them quite well known, but the best one I have used [...]
Show the Desktop
Can’t find the Desktop because you have so many Windows open? You could go to each open window and click on the minimize button, but that’s a pain and takes forever. A much quicker and easier way is to click on the “Show Desktop” button at the far lower right of the screen, just to the [...]
Speeding up your computer
In part 2 of Speeding up your computer we will go more in depth on ways you can get your PC running faster. In Part 1 we talked about troubleshooting computer problems, and that it is always best to start with the simplest, most basic steps. If that doesn’t fix the problem, [...]
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