Category Archives: Windows Tips

Create Virtual Hard Drives on Windows 7 — It’s Easy

Windows 7 allows you to create and manage virtual hard disks files that work as if they were real drives. This allows you to use allow you to use a live Windows installation on the virtual disk without the need to boot the virtual Computer. For example: If you make the partition big enough you can install a… Read More »

Two Right-Click Tips

Here are two handy (and easy) Windows right-click tips. The results you’ll get depend on your version of Windows. These tips work on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Drag and Drop + Right-Click When you drag and drop using a left-click you have only limited options. When you drag and drop using right-click you get a context… Read More »

So You’re All Worked Up Over Tracking Cookies

I don’t think I’ve ever seen as much to do about nothing as I’ve seen recently over Google’s decision to combine all their separate privacy policies into one. And then there’s the flap over cookies. Cookies can’t identify you personally – no matter what you have read –  it isn’t true. They only way a cookie could be… Read More »

Agonizing Over Freeware

Every week we scour the web for really good, honest freeware. It gets harder and harder each week to find good clean – unbundled software. This week we found a program called GimpShop — and having used Gimp before we were intrigued by this new incarnation of Gimp which promised to be every good as Photoshop — only… Read More »

The Good ol’ NUM LOCK Key… What’s It For?

Carrie wants to know what the “NUM LOCK” key is for One thing I’ve always wanted to know is what the key called “Num Lock” key is for. I press it and nothing happens. Can you tell me and other dummies like me what this key is useful for? Thanks, Carrie. Our Answer Hi Carrie, you’re not a… Read More »