There are many questions I get repeatedly asking about several principal things. For the next couple of weeks, I am going to talk to you about them. Since I get those questions, I figure there are other people out there who are interested even though they may not have asked. Today, let’s discuss browsers and…
My friend, John and I were talking a couple of weeks ago about a geek hassle we have all faced. Usually this happens at work but on occasion anywhere. Some specific websites are designed to open and function properly in Microsoft Internet Explorer…only. SharePoint seems to be one of the main offenders. They may open…
When I repeatedly receive the same question, I tend to direct readers to previous columns. However, this week I received a question from Elizabeth that others have asked about numerous times. Since it seems to be such a common issue, I will again address it, with a few changes and updates. If you are a…
I received several emails last week after my final Office 2013 article. They asked if I would use it or not. They wanted to know what I really thought, so this should be the absolutely, positively last Office 2013 column. I am also including a reminder about Microsoft Internet Explorer. Office 2013 has several revamped…
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…
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…
Part of the appeal, in my mind and the minds of many others, is that the Google.com default search page is simple. You know… just white background, Google logo(s), and a text box with a couple of search buttons. Over the years they have added a couple of other things like a "Sign In" button…
Cassie from Winchester wrote and asked me about Windows 7 and how to pin tasks to the taskbar. She went on to ask about Jump Lists. I was surprised in that these are very beneficial for Windows 7 users and I had not written about them before. I remember when W7 first came out and…
Last week I wrote about two Menu Applications for Windows operating systems. I specifically mentioned Windows Vista and 7 but those two apps will work on most any of them. They were “Desktop Sidebar” and “RocketDock“. Check last week’s Double Click for more details. I also mentioned bringing the Windows’ “Quick Launch Toolbar” that many…
Donna S. from Shenandoah wrote and asked a couple of good questions. They first thing she wanted to know was which files she should delete when working in her browser under Options. In your browser’s Options when deleting temporary/old files (settings vary per browser), there is one that I don’t delete. That is the one…
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