Computer Tips & tricks

Have you used the new energy smart fluorescent light bulbs? I just tried them and I like them. The light seem brighter to me.

You added someone to your "Blocked sender's List" in Outlook Express by mistake. This tip is for them and for all of you who want to know how to remove people and email addresses from Outlook Express' "Blocked sender's list":

From the Outlook express toolbar:

Select "Tools" then "Message Rules".
- Now choose "Blocked Senders List" from the dropdown menu
- Highlight the sender (or domain) you want to remove and click "Remove"

Outlook Express and Windows Mail Tips
Outlook Express 5 or 6/Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Windows Mail/Windows Vista
when writing/editing an email, the following keys will make you more efficient and help you do things quicker. More efficient and quicker
-Home brings your cursor to the beginning of the sentence you are on
-End takes your cursor to the end of the sentence you are on
-Page Up moves your cursor to the start of your email
-Page Down moves the cursor to the end of your email
-Up, Down, Left and Right Arrow keys help you navigate in any direction you want

Windows Tips
By default, if you insert a CD it will auto-start/auto-run; if you want to over ride this hold your shift key down when you insert a CD. If you want to change the default setting altogether, open My Computer, right click on your CD/DVD drive, choose Properties and you will have several options to choose from under the AutoPlay tab.

Quickly close a document by pressing Control + F4

Whenever you open a program each will open in its own window on your desktop; they stack up on each other like sheets of paper on a "real" desk. Only one can be active at a time, and it is always the top one. Only the active window can accept keyboard input and shortcuts. Well, how do you make a window active you say? Since the only window on the desktop that can accept keyboard input or shortcuts is the Active Window you can make any window the "Active" window by doing this:

Click any portion of the window that is showing, including corners that may be peeking out from underneath or any area of its taskbar. Or, press Alt+Tab keys to cycle through all the open windows until the window you want active is highlighted and on top.