The “RUN” command, or as some purists say the “Command Line”, is a way to access features of your Windows operating system directly – without using the Start Menu, Control Panel, etc.. You can blaze right to “Mouse Settings” without going through the Control Panel for instance. But, if you don’t know the command you can’t do it.… Read More »
Don’t forget, Windows 7 comes with a sticky notes program that works very well. You can open Windows 7 Sticky Notes by clicking Start then typing Sticky Notes in the search box. Click Sticky Notes when it appears at the top. Click the “New Note” button or simply press Ctrl+N to create a new note. Want to delete… Read More »
Did you know that Internet Explorer 9 has a color picker, an on-screen ruler, a user-agent changer, and other features hidden inside? To access these features, open Internet Explorer 9 and press the F12 key. If you’re using a laptop, press the blue FN key then F12.
Windows 7 has all you need to make an image-based (clone) backup – except of course the external hard drive you’ll need to store the backup. If you have two internal hard drives you can skip buying an external hard drive. However, ALWAYS store your backup on the drive which does not include Windows. You should never, ever,… Read More »
Eric wants to retrieve registration keys Could you please give the information again on how to find you reg numbers stored on the computer. You gave the information before maybe on the daily updates would be good. Also my wife loves the USB card reader, thinking about getting more for Christmas and birthdays. Thank you and keep up… Read More »
Nancy wants to know how to make her taskbar icons smaller on Windows 7 taskbar I just got a new Windows 7 computer. It’s taking me a while to get used to it, but it’s seems very nice. One thing I don’t like is the huge icons on the taskbar – is there a way to make them… Read More »