Did you know you actually have quite a bit of control when it comes to printing from notepad? Once you learn these simple tricks, you can print many things from notepad instead of opening a resource hungry word processor! Open Notepad. Go to File, Page Setup. (See Screenshot 1 at bottom) Click the arrow beside “Size” so can… Read More »
If you’re using a home wireless network, you really should consider securing with WPA2 security. There are many videos on the web showing anyone can make a high-gain Wifi antenna with a Pringles can, a copper wire, and a couple of nuts and bolts and grab wireless signals from 1/4 to 1/2 mile away from an open router.… Read More »
Instant Mask What is it? An easy-to-use image editor that removes the background from digital images Download size: 5.4 MB Download times: Dialup – about 30 minutes. High-speed Internet: a few seconds. Those of you whose eyes are tired from reading, will be happy to learn that we’re not going to drone on and on about our freeware… Read More »
If you’re used to organizing your email into folders in Outlook Express, Windows Mail, or Outlook, and you have a Gmail account, you’re probably wondering how you can organize your mail into folders. There doesn’t seem to be a way to create new folders. But there is. Gmail uses something they call labels. Think of labels as folders.… Read More »
Once upon a time, Ben Edelman, a really smart guy who fought – and still fights – against the scams, spyware and trickery on the Internet, invented a toolbar called “Site Advisor”. And we saw it and said “It is good.” And it was. In those days, browsers didn’t come with anti-phishing protection, and Site Advisor was a… Read More »
Tip for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 System File Checker, or SFC, is one of the best features of Windows, and also one of the least used. And that’s too bad. Many computer problems can be solved by running it, and yet very few people ever use it. To be honest, we forget about it too. It… Read More »