Category Archives: Windows Tips

Convert any document to PDF

There have been programs around for a long time that will convert all sorts of documents to PDF, but until now, most of them did this by using a trick that works by making a virtual printer that converts the document into PDF format. Unfortunately, the PDF files created this way, while in PDF format aren’t completely functional.… Read More »

How do I open this file?

If we had a dollar for every question we’ve received that starts out with “How do I open *.—– file type”, we’d be a lot better off financially than we are. But we don’t. But we do have a large number of emails asking how to open this file type or that file type. We understand the frustration.… Read More »

The right way to forward emails

The following tip was sent in by Anne who is one of our subscribers. We thought it was an excellent article about one of the most misused of all email functions – forwarding email. Thanks Anne. Very well done! Do you really know how to forward e-mails? Do you wonder why you get viruses or junk mail? Do… Read More »

God Mode in Windows Vista and Windows 7

God mode has been around for quite awhile. They’re nothing new, but because it’s been written about so much in blogs and in tech newsletters, it’s becoming quite popular – in fact, some bloggers make God Mode sound brand new. The god mode feature is not new. It’s present in Windows 7  but it was also present in… Read More »