Here’s a great tip for those of you who have trouble locating your mouse pointer on the screen. Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 have a feature that some refer to as “mouse sonar effect”. This option causes your mouse pointer to pop-up in the center of concentric rings so you can easily find it. Some of… Read More »
Conserving Laptop Battery Power is a necessity when you’re using a laptop without a power source. If you have an on-off switch for your WiFi on your laptop, get in the habit of turning it off when you do not need to be online, or if you are in a location without internet access. Your computer is always… Read More »
If you’re running Windows 7 Home Premium, this tip is for you. One of the best new features in Windows 7 is called XP Mode. But you can only use it on Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate. Too bad. Most users will have Windows 7 Home Premium. But we’re going to show you how you can… Read More »
A nice feature in Windows 7 is you can enlarge the text and icon size of desktop items, prompt windows and more, without having to change the actual screen resolution. Most monitors have a recommended screen resolution, and most wide-screen monitors or laptops will show text, icons and prompts quite small when using the recommended resolution. Changing the… Read More »
Here’s a simple tip that will help you quickly identify spam emails quickly. Many spammers use sophisticated software to extract your name from your email address. For example, if your email address is catherine.smith62@whateva.com , the software picks up your name as Catherine. So when you open your email, you may be shocked to see: Dear Catherine, We… 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 »