Last week generated many comments about Windows 7’s hidden themes, of which many of you were apparently unaware. My tease at the end of that column generated more email from you about creating your own themes. So to make you happy here is how you can create your very own personalized theme and how to…
Thanks for all of the follow-up emails I received after the last couple of hints I gave you about Windows 7 shortcuts. I picked up a few good questions for future columns. Remember, I get all the ideas for articles from you, so keep them coming! One I received from Gerry was about a secret…
Last week we took a look at using the control key plus the arrow keys to move your Windows around the screen. Today we check out a few more Windows 7 tricks. Remember as you read that ‘W +’ means to hold down the Windows key (the one with the logo to the left of…
W3Schools.com, a great site for coding and statistical information, does a monthly poll on the main operating systems used today and the percentages of users taking advantage of each system. For July, 2012 it rolls out like this: Windows 7-53.8%, Vista-3.4%, Microsoft NT-1.2%, Windows XP-26.1%, Linux-4.9% and Mac-8.2%. It is obvious that Microsoft is currently…
A long while back I wrote a column similar to this one. Since that time I have continued to receive emails about this issue. I have decided to review, update information and write several articles in a series regarding protecting your family (mainly kids) online. OK, I know your kids are perfect; they always obey…
As of July 31st, Microsoft has come out with what I am sure they are hoping will be the "Gmail/Yahoo Email Killer." Since the old days in 1996 when "HoTMaiL" (now Outlook.com) was launched web-based, (or I guess now known as Cloud-based) email has gone big time. HoTMaiL, which was its original name, was sold…
OK I saw this post today (http://www.onlineitdegree.net/email-overload/) and thought wow, silly but almost dead on. My main complaint with how email is destroying the business economies today is that we are overburdened with it and it needs to get under control. This helps, but it is up to each individual. Stop sending so much needless…
In a column last year, I mentioned in passing an application that has come to my attention (through my own research and a few emails from readers). Today, we will take a look at a delightful little program named, “Ninite,” found online at ninite.com. This is a freeware offering from the developer and, of…
Melanie emailed me recently and said that something had broken on her computer. In the past when she opened a photograph in her computer it opened in Windows Photo Viewer. Suddenly it started opening in Microsoft Internet Explorer. What is up with that? Melanie has a file association problem. When something on your computer changes…
After last week’s column about Google’s calendar I could not believe the number of emails I received. The great majority of them were asking about tying that calendar to others, mainly Outlook for people who use Microsoft products in the office. I wrote about this several years ago but the response deserves it again, along…
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