We’re not big on doohickeys hanging around on our desktop. But, you know, Apple Mac has some nice features – some of which Microsoft “borrowed” for Windows 7. One was the concept of the “Dock” which is simply a more advanced form of taskbar. You can move icons around it – you get little previews of open programs… Read More »
By now, most of you know how really useful flash drives are for storing files like photos, emails, music, documents, etc. But did you know your flash drive can be used to store and run what are known as portable applications? Portable applications are small programs that install to and run from a USB flash drive. Portable applications… Read More »
Most of you know that Google search is more than a search engine, it can covert currency, track a package, convert American measurements into metric and vice versa, give you the time in any city in the world, show sports scores, local weather, and more. But did you know that Google has a special page that displays all… Read More »
Some of you have folders you access often and often leave open during you Windows session. But every time you reboot, you have to go back an open those folders again. If this sounds like you, do you know that Windows 7 allows you to restore those open folders automatically – every time you reboot? Yes, there is… Read More »
There’s a big brouhaha boiling over do-not-track lists. To make a complex thing simple – it take simple minds like ours to skim off the cream and leave the milk behind -we’re going to give you nothing but cream: Do not track (me) is similar to the do-not-call lists you’ve heard about. Supposedly the new Internet Explorer is… Read More »
Steve want to know how to open programs as administrator on Windows 7 Sometimes when I try your tips that run from a command prompt, it says I don’t have administrator rights or something like that to run that command. How do I fix that? I appreciate all your great tips. I just wish I could run these… Read More »