Ginger What is it? A universal spelling and grammar checker How big is the file? 541KB Windows XP, Widows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 (32bit/64bit) You’re probably scratching your heads wondering how in the world we could possibly recommend a grammar and spelling checker if we don’t use it ourselves. You’re probably mentally editing this newsletter and… Read More »
As most of you know, because we keep harping about it almost every week, your accounts in the cloud are only as good as your password. No matter how much security a server provides, if your passwords are weak, all the server security in the world isn’t going to save your data – or your accounts from abuse.… Read More »
CHDSK is a handy tool included with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Window 7 and Windows 8 you can use to check your hard drives for errors. Most of the time CHKDSK can times fix the errors it finds. You should run CHKDSK every couple of month or so to check the integrity of your hard drive(s) and to… Read More »
Windows 8 puts the power button in the Settings menu, and this makes shutting down a multi-step process. We have a little shortcut trick for you that lets you pin a Shutdown button right to the bottom of your desktop. Here’s how you do it. Create a shortcut on your desktop (right -click, go to New, then Shortcut).… Read More »
This tip applies to Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 There’s a really simple way to print the contents of any folder (directory) by adding a “Print Directory Listing” item to your right-click context menu. If you do this, you’ll be able to right-click on any folder and print a list of its contents. Microsoft describes this… Read More »
We know what you’re thinking. Windows has a calculator. You have a calculator. Your cellphone has a calculator. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But what if you wanted to calculate the phases of the moon? Or sunrises and sunsets – anywhere? Can you cellphone do that? How about amortize a mortgage? How about distances between airports? Or what about your… Read More »