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 […]
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The EULA or End User License Agreement accompanies almost all bought and free software and you have to agree to it to install the program/game, etc. But who ever reads them? I don’t and never have. When that long awaited for game arrives in my
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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Aimersoft has organized a brief giveaway for the excellent Aimersoft DVD Creator software. You will need to be quick on this one… the giveaway expires on 23rd May. This software would normally sell for $45.95us. The Software: A versatile DVD burner that lets you create
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Dexpot – What is a Virtual Desktop? Virtual desktops are extra desktops for various sets of icons, applications, browsers and anything else you might find a use for. I’ve recently been fortunate enough to have several monitors. I use one for writing, another for browsing the
Lots of businesses have data tables set up in worksheets but this tip is not just for businesses. Say you have a large business and have set up a data table of your clients. In the first column you have the name of your clients
I come from the Flintstone age; I learned to type on an IBM Selectric typewriter. When I moved to computers, mice were obnoxious to me because I was used to doing everything without ever having to take my hands off the keyboard. Nowadays, shortcuts are
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On May 16th , Apple announced that its 50 billionth app had been downloaded from the App Store. The 50 billionth app was a free app, Say the Same Thing, by Space Inch, LLC. Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio received a $10,000 App Store gift card
You use folders every day on your computer. If you find yourself clicking more than once to get to your most often used folder, or you’re always making adjustments in the folder view, or you wish files would open where you want them to –
A recent announcement from Tami Reller, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft’s Windows division, has now confirmed a number of previous speculations regarding the upcoming Windows 8 release. In keeping with Microsoft’s conventional naming policy, the update to Windows 8, which has
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Fake Anti-Virus programs and Ransomware have both been around for a while now. Fake Anti-virus (AKA Rogue Security Software) in particular was very prevalent during 2010, with Ransomware coming to prominence more recently. It appears the cybercrooks are now combining both these threats into a
When it comes to image viewers we freeware fanatics are very well catered for, with at least 3 top free programs to choose from… FastStone, IrfanView, and XnView. I am a diehard FastStone fan myself but I appreciate that most people have their own favorite.
There are lots of instances where you would like to delete every second, third, fifth, etc. rows in your worksheet. One instance that readily comes to mind is when you use data from another source. Luckily this is not a difficult task! Follow the steps
