We borrowed a trick from another newsletter: an attention grabbing headline. Actually this is not about Grand Rapids, it’s about you and tracking cookies. Tracking cookies is an ominous sounding name for a rather innocuous text file. Cookies are text files. Tracking cookies are text files. What’s the difference? If you listen to anti-spyware companies or paranoia-obsessed netizens,… Read More »
Did you know that Windows Vista and Widows 7 both include a program that lets you give your computer a thorough checkup? It does and here’s how you can access it. 1. Open Control Panel 2. Type System and Performance in the start menu search 3. In the Tasks list (on the left) click “Advanced Tools” 4. Click… Read More »
If you have a Windows 7 laptop and you want to extend its battery life, Windows 7 includes a hidden built-in tool that will analyze your laptop’s energy usage and give recommendations as to how to improve power consumption and extend your laptop’s battery life. Here’s how to do it. 1. Run a command prompt as an administrator.… Read More »
Mike wants to know what a Torrent is I have seen files called Torrents and I don’t understand what they are. When I try to download one it tells me I can’t download it with my browsers. What are Torrents. What do I need to download one or do I even want to? Thanks for all the help… Read More »
Sally wants to know why some YouTube videos appear blurry while others are fine I have a high-speed Internet connection and I enjoy watching YouTube videos. But I can’t understand why some of them are very clear and others are blurry. I searched for an answer to this problem but I couldn’t find one. So I figured if… Read More »
Windows 7 is extremely user friendly when it comes to window management. You will really like the way that you can “dock” a window to the left or right half of the screen by dragging it to the edge of your screen. Or, you can drag a window to the very top edge of the screen to maximize… Read More »