Slow Firefox Tabs?
I am a great fan of the Firefox browser but every now and again I find something that niggles me. I usually have quite a few tabs open and when I wanted to close one or more of them found that Firefox was taking a […]
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How To: Add Right Click Power Options in Windows 8
One of the things I don’t like about Windows 8 is the messing about just to log off or shut it down. If you think the road to shutting down your Windows 8 system is a little long winded as well then you will know
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How to Choose a Quality Motherboard for Your Computer
Perhaps no component is more influential on the quality of your computer than your motherboard. Sure, components like your processor and memory determine how fast your system runs, however, the quality of your processor and memory (and every other components for that matter) is directly
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Customizing Your Icons
It doesn’t matter which operating system I have loaded… … I love to use custom icons, and there is no shortage of them available for download… so why not? If you also like to step outside the box and make Windows your own, this is
Working With Dates in Excel
There are two ways to work with dates in Excel, the hard way where you do all the work or the easy way where Excel does all the work for you. If you work with monthly sheets e.g. Jan, Feb, etc. then this tutorial may
Assign Labels To Storage Drives/Cards
These days it is not unusual for a computer to have two or three USB storage devices plugged in at the same time. Windows assigns drive letters in the order in which you attach a device, so the same memory stick might be drive J
Automatically Log Off or Shut Down Windows 7
I like my computer to automatically log me off after a period of inactivity for a very good reason – I don’t want anyone messing with my files, especially my two young grand-daughters, if I forget to Log off manually! If you would like to
Windows 8 Dual Screen Options
Do you favor a dual screen setup? If you do, Windows 8 provides four options for dual screen systems. To access these options; go to the Start Screen, slide your mouse into the bottom right hand corner to bring up the ‘Charms’ bar and select
Over-clocking – A Tempting Offer
Over-Clocking… the beginning Now, I don’t pretend for a minute to be an expert in over-clocking a computer. To the contrary, I am a newbie. I have made a few feeble attempts in order to not only experiment but to learn and, hopefully, get
Drive Letters – after the name, before, or hide
By default Windows shows your drive letters after the drive name. The letters are easy to hide through Folder Options and with a little registry hack you can show the drive letters before the drive name. As already stated this involves a registry hack so
A Quicker Way To Encrypt a File or Folder with Bitlocker
[infopane color=”4″ icon=”0049.png”]NOTE: Bitlocker encryption is available only in following desktop Windows versions: Vista Ultimate, Vista Enterprise, 7 Ultimate, 7 Enterprise, 8 Professional, and 8 Enterprise.[/infopane] If you encrypt files or folders then this tip is for you! Windows Vista, 7, and 8 allow you
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How To: Setup Windows 8 for quick/easy familiarization & acclimation!
**This article is published largely for the benefit of all the novice users out there who have upgraded, or may be contemplating upgrading, to Windows 8. The article refers to Windows 8 on PC. I would also point out that most of the information included
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iTunes 11 – More Complete Search Results
This is the last in a series of articles about how to take advantage of some of the new features in iTunes 11. Search results in iTunes 11 are better since iTunes now searches across all media types — songs, podcasts, movies, TV shows, books
Reader question: How to Upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8
Regular DCT reader Holly Martin wants to know if she can upgrade her Windows 7 machine to Windows 8 and then go back if she doesn’t like the new operating system: Hi! I have a dell m-5040 with windows 7 home premium, and am wanting
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