Windows 7 Bits ‘n Pieces
Even though Windows 7 has been out for a while now, I keep meeting folks who haven’t yet discovered some of the extras that came with it. That’s what blogs are for, eh? Here are a few of my favorite most often used Win 7 […]
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TestDisk & PhotoRec: Easily Recover Deleted Files
Summary: When it’s time to recover deleted files from an SD Card, Hard Drive, Flash Drive, etc., this powerful open source portable recovery application, (despite its command line type interface), makes deleted file recovery just about as simple as it gets. In previous reviews, I’ve
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How To: Enable Delete Confirmation Popup in Windows 8
In all previous versions of Windows, whenever you right click a file and select “Delete”, or highlight a file and press the “Delete” key, a window pops up requesting confirmation. That is not the case in Windows 8, at least not by default. It’s not
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Malware Infections: Remedies and Cleaning
It’s a fact of life, much like death and taxes, if you own and operate a PC for any length of time you are almost certain to encounter malware. This is an area where it seems everyone has an opinion and advice on how to
Exploring iOS AssistiveTouch
My dear husband recently dropped his iPad mini and it did not go well. He chipped off the area around the Power button. As a result, he could no longer get cellular coverage due to a damaged antenna. He also couldn’t turn off his iPad
The Magic Erasers for Word
Whether you inherit a document from someone else and you simply need to start from scratch, or you do a text dump from the Internet, you will someday need to know how to erase certain things from your document. There isn’t a one trick pony
Remove Javascript From PDF Readers for Better Security
Portable Document Format – What is it? This may seem like an obvious question but it is possible that someone out there isn’t sure what a Portable Document Format (PDF) file is. The Adobe Acrobat Product line and the PDF file date back to the early
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Inserting Dummy Text in Word
I write a lot of documentation. For me junk text is necessary for a few reasons. I may not want to display real names or confidential information using prior documents when I write a How-To. Or I may not want people to concentrate on the
Disable ‘Aero Snap’ in Windows 7 or 8
If you have been reading my ‘How To’ articles, you may have read how to turn off Aero Shake and Aero Peek. Today it’s the turn of Aero Snap. This tweak works in both Windows 7 and 8 and again, it’s one of those things
How To: Disable Startup Programs in Windows 8
Whenever I am called out to a client’s machine which is running very slowly, one of the first things I check out is the list of programs auto-starting with Windows. It seems to be a pretty common practice these days for software developers to include auto-starting in their products.
The Ultimate Guide on Benchmarking
If you have done any research on computer components, you have likely come across a number of benchmark tests used for comparison of various pieces of equipment or overall computer builds. Looking at all the numbers and the testing procedures behind benchmarking may seem daunting
Disable Aero Shake in Windows 7 and 8
Aero Shake! What was Microsoft thinking when they added that complete waste of time? Now maybe you are of the opinion that Aero Shake is a wonderful feature and I am way off with my thinking… then OK, to each their own. Or maybe you
Resurrecting the ‘Quick Launch’ Toolbar
Who says you can’t carry a torch for a toolbar? While shortcuts and toolbars are ubiquitous to Windows, the Quick Launch toolbar was my favorite. Windows ditched (disabled) it in Windows 7. I would have settled for Son of Quick Launch, but now you and
Files You Should Backup But Probably Don’t: Part 1
You are likely all familiar with the scenario, where a fresh installation of the operating system is required and there is no full system image backup available, or maybe when migrating to a new operating system. We have our data backups in place so we’re
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