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1. If you need to know the size of a folder or single file, an easy way to accomplish this is to click once to select (highlight) a file or folder, then press ALT-ENTER. The properties dialog box will be display information about your selected file or folder, including Type, Location, Size, and the Date it was created.
2. Check your connection speed
4. While we're surfing the Web, we often come by some interesting tidbit of information we'd like to retain for future reference. Adding things to your Favorites is OK and making desktop shortcuts to these pages is OK too, but Favorites become crowded and so does the desktop. And you can always email the page to yourself, but you don't always need the entire page...so, what's a surfer to do?
There aren't many applications which keep a Web page nicely formatted. But, luckily for all of us, there is one that does and it's free. It's called Outlook Express. All you have to do is select the portion of the Web page you want to save, copy it and paste it into a new email message and send it to yourself. This serves two purposes: One, you get a nicely formatted document of the important or interesting information you find and, two, it keeps you from getting depressed because no one ever sends you email! :-)
You can copy any portion of a Web page (including pictures) and paste it in an email and send away. We're not promoting copyright violations here, we're just showing you a way you can save important or interesting information for your own use. We use this tip every single day. And if you do research on the Web, too, you'll find this tip a winner!
Hint - In case you haven't guessed already - this tip works only in HTML email. In other words you can't use it in plain text email. So make sure Outlook Express is configured to send HTML email - its default setting.
5. Here's how to correct the crazy default setting in Outlook Express that adds everyone you reply to, to your address book.
1. Open Outlook Express (duh!)
2. Click Tools then Options
3. Click the "Send" tab (at the top of the dialog window)
4. Uncheck the box next to "Automatically put people that I reply to in my address book
5. Click Apply (to apply the changes) and OK to close the dialog window (We're telling you this so in case you're wondering why you have to click Apply and OK both.)
6. Here's a picture for you:
6. The best way to move "My Pictures" to another physical (or virtual) drive is to move your My Documents folder. By moving your My Documents folder correctly, Windows will automatically access it and set your new location as default and automatically open "My Pictures" for you on whatever drive you moved it to. Here's how to move the My Documents folder correctly and safely -
1. Click "Start" and right-click on "My Documents"
2. Select "Properties"
3. When the Properties dialog appears click the "Move" tab
4. Browse to the Drive you want to move "My Documents" to. We suggest, if you're moving My Documents to your "D" drive that you click the "Create New Folder" button and make a folder called "DOCS" or whatever you like.
5. When you've chosen the drive and folder to move "My Documents" to, click "OK"
6. Wait while Windows moves the contents of your "My Documents" (including "My Pictures") to the new location.
We've also created a tutorial for you if you'd you like to see, step-by-step, how to move "My Documents" from one location to another without losing any data! Please click here to see the tutorial.
When Windows has completed moving "My Documents" you won't notice any difference when you access "My Documents" or save new pictures to "My Pictures" it will be just like it has always been but everything will be on your other drive. What you're doing is a very good thing. If you have more than one hard drive it's best to keep Windows on your C:\ drive and most everything else on the other drive or drives. That way if you have to format your C:\ drive and reinstall Windows, you won't lose all your data. We learned this lesson long ago and it's one of our "Golden Rules" of computing!
7. Shortcuts To Shutdown - Saving Time and Clicks
(Windows XP Home and Professional)
Normally it takes a quite a bit of time shutting down Windows. You have to move your mouse to the Start Button, click on it, move it again over Shut Down, click, the desired option and then move the cursor over the OK button and once again click it .The shutdown process can be shortened by creating shortcuts on the Desktop which will shut down Windows with a single click. Start by creating a new shortcut (right-click anywhere on an open place on your desktop and choose New --> Shortcut). Then in the command line box type (without the quotes.)
'SHUTDOWN -r -t 01'
Name this Shortcut "Restart" or "Reboot". This shortcut will reboot Windows immediately without a one second delay.
To create a Shortcut to shutdown Windows without restarting, create a new shortcut and type the following in the command line box (without the quotes.):
'SHUTDOWN -s -t 01 '
Name this Shortcut "Shutdown". This shortcut will shutdown Windows with a one second delay.
CAUTION: Creating shortcuts to the above and clicking on them will shut down your computer almost immediately. Please remember to close any open programs (Outlook Express, MS Word, Smileycons, etc.) or you might lose important data. Be safe. Close all running programs before clicking on one of the above "Shut down" shortcuts. It's better to be safe than sorry!
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9. How to talk to a human when you call a business
10. Get your free credit report
https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp
11. What the heck are "warez"?
Hmm... if we tell you what "warez" are it only means we've been around awhile - it doesn't mean we "approve" OK? "Warez" are basically software programs someone has provided illegally. Either they've "cracked" the registration process or they're providing a full version (illegally) or providing an "illegal" but functional key. Warez are illegal and they're pirated programs. Using such programs is unlawful and could get you into big trouble (civil and criminal). So, if you see a "Warez" site here's two things to remember:
1. Don't go there because what they're offering is illegal
2. Don't go there because you'll be subjecting your computer to all kinds of bad things like keyloggers, spyware, and worse
3. Don't go to a warez site
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12. If your computer runs like a turtle in a quicksand marsh it may be because you have too many programs loading with Windows. You may not even be aware that you have a lot of programs starting with Windows. It can happen without warning. Developers of software love to have the programs they create start with Windows. We're not sure why. Maybe it's pride. Most of the time, though, it's sure not for any good reason. There other issues which can cause your system to run slow (not enough RAM, temp files that are full, etc.). But, the number one reason computers get bogged down is too many programs starting up with Windows.
The simplest way to access programs that start-up with Windows and to keep them from starting with Windows in the future is by using a very simple free program called "Starter". (Yes, we know, if you're a computer purist you're going to tell us you don't need to download anything to control what programs that start up with Windows - and that's true. But most of us are not computer purists and besides MSCONFIG isn't a very user-friendly application. Starter gives the average user a head start because it gives more details about each program and features a much better and friendlier user interface.) Starter works with Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT/XP. It's very easy to use and whatever you do with it is reversible. You can download it by clicking here.
Trying to remove programs from Windows Startup locations, can be a daunting task even using the Starter program, if you don't know what those abbreviated process and program names mean. If you're confused by the abbreviated names that Windows displays (and they can be confusing) this site allows you to search for any process or application by abbreviation or name. Just copy the name and paste it in the search box and hopefully what you get back will be full program name in plain old English. Knowing the exact name of the program or process which is starting up with Windows can help you decide if you want (or need) that particular program to start up with Windows. Please click here and use this "Process" search to identify any mysterious or unknown programs or processes which are starting with Windows.
Here are some examples of things you don't need to have started up with Windows:
(These kinds of programs and utilities can be opened at any time from the start menu.)
1. Printer software
2. Scanner software
3. Chat programs
4. Computer manufacturer's "system monitoring" programs
5. Digital camera software
6. Browsers
7. Email Programs
8. Registry cleaners
9. Anything you've installed yourself (except for anti-virus, firewall software, and/or anti-spyware)
Things you don't normally want to remove from your start up programs are:
2. Anti-Virus software
3. Anti-Spyware software
4. Firewall software
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