Did you know that Windows Vista and Windows 7 make it easy to restore a previous version of a file without restoring it from a backup? Both Vista and Seven give you the simplest way imaginable to do it. Just right-click a file in a folder or on your desktop and choose “Restore previous versions” – highlight a… Read More »
Shell Extensions are usually very small programs which you install like a regular program but don’t appear on the start menu. You “run” these tiny applications simply by right-clicking on a file or folder – and the “shell extension” displays an additional menu (in addition to the normal right-click menu you see when you click on a file).… Read More »
One of our favorite tools in Windows 7 is the Problem Steps Recorder (PSR). If you are having a problem with a program or your computer, you can use the PSR to recreate and record the steps you took and the errors/problems encountered. The PSR saves screenshots of each step, saves them in a zip file, which you… Read More »
Tip#1: MouseKeys – Not Mouseketeers! Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Windows XP Users – MouseKeys is another accessibility feature that you may find useful. MouseKeys lets you control the mouse pointer with the numeric keypad. This gives you much greater control over the mouse pointer. To turn this feature on, go to the Accessibility Options applet in… Read More »
Cynthia asks about orphaned registry keys I’m sure it was in one of my Info Ave. Premium newsletters that you explained how to remove program keys from the registry for programs that have been uninstalled. I did it several times, a long time ago. And now I can’t find the instructions. I looked thru my Volume V and… Read More »
Jan wants her Caps Lock key and SHIFT key to beep beep again I was wondering if you or maybe one of your readers will be able to tell me how to get the caps lock and shift keys to make a sound when using. I had it on here before, but somehow I have managed to lose… Read More »