Category Archives: Windows Tips

How to find a lost wireless security key

Bona lost her wireless (router) security key I have forgotten my security key for my wireless and want to use it on my netbook. How do I find out what this key is? Thanks. Our Answer Here is an easy way to recover your wireless router security key, and it works well most of the time. It’s called… Read More »

Changing Text Size Without Changing Screen Resolution

This tip is for Windows 7 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… Read More »

Free Online Virus & Spyware Scanners

For years now, we’ve featured Trend Micro’s “Housecall” as our recommended online virus and spyware scanner. We’ve always encouraged you to run it once a week to double-check your installed anti-virus and anti-spyware programs to make sure they haven’t missed anything. And, we still recommend Housecall as a free online scanner. But, we thought you ought to know… Read More »