Widescreen monitors are great for watching movies and organizing windows side by side, but much of the time all that screen space goes to waste. Even if you don’t have a huge monitor, you can still get a great benefit by adjusting the Taskbar.
Why not move the Windows taskbar to the side of the [...]
Mail this post Expert Tip: Tweak the UAC Settings
If you remember the annoying User Account Control notifications which kept coming up in Vista, then you may be pleased to know that it is still there in Windows 7. Why pleased?
Because now you can actually change the settings of UAC so that it only notifies you [...]
Mail this postIf you should ever find that your computer won’t start properly or is totally unbootable, you could be in serious trouble unless you have a System Recovery disc. So, it’s recommended to create one now if you haven’t already done so.
With Windows 7 you can make a recovery CD or DVD with these simple [...]
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Windows has it’s own power management functionality which can help you save energy and that’s a good thing. But, you shouldn’t do it at the expense of speed and productivity unless you absolutely have to.
As an example, if you are running you laptop as a desktop (permanently plugged in) you don’t need [...]
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A quick and easy way to make your Windows XP computer start faster.
Here’s How:
Find the ‘My Computer’ icon on your desktop and Right Click on it.
Click on ‘Properties’ from the menu box.
Click on the ‘Advanced’ tab on the top right side.
Click ‘Settings’ under the lower ‘Startup and Recovery’ section.
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