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First of all, Wikipedia is one of the best research utilities on the Web today. I use it all the time and I’m sure you do too! Well, today, I’ll be showing you how you can make this Web site even better. When you're ready, let’s go!
History - If you're often researching something on Wikipedia and browsing through several articles at once, wouldn't it be nice if you could close out some of them, but still be able to go back to any one of them at any given time? If that sounds good, you've got to check this out, because that's exactly what this Firefox extension does! It adds a little history box to Wikipedia, allowing you to see the last six articles you read. The link to install this extension can be found here.
Googlepedia – This next add on makes it so that whenever you search Google, a relevant Wikipedia article is displayed on the side as well. If you want to read more of the article, just click Expand or to hide it, click Hide. Also, clicking on the links in the articles will trigger a new Google search for you right then and there. Pretty useful, huh?! This extension is an invaluable research tool. The link to install this one can be found here.
GWikii – Sometimes when you search on Wikipedia, no relevant articles will appear. Most people would then search Google, but this simple script makes all of that just one step easier. How? Well, by placing a Google link right there for you. The link to install this script can be found here.
Inline Article Viewer – Wikipedia articles are filled with links to other articles, but it would take hours to quickly read over all of those items. So, this Greasemonkey script is here to make your life so much easier! It does so by adding a little icon next to each link. By clicking on that icon, a little pop up box will appear, enabling you to skim through the article. You can then choose to close out the pop up box or go to the full article. The link to install this script can be found here.
Presentation – Sometimes when you click on an article, it can be way too long and that can make it very difficult to read. Well, this Greasemonkey script turns a normal article into a presentation. It presents one heading at a time and in large fonts. Also, by pressing the arrow keys, you can make the slides go forward and backward. I’m know you’ll just love this one! The link to install this script can be found here.
LookItUp 2 – I’ve mentioned this Greasemonkey script as my favorite before, but I have to tell you about it again, because there’s a brand new version! Here’s what you do. Install this script, highlight any word and hit the W key on your keyboard. The Wikipedia article for that word or phrase will then open on the side panel. Cool, huh?! Not only does this script work for Wikipedia, but you can also press other keys, such as D for dictionary, etc. Along with that, the new version of LookItUp features tabs that allow you to easily switch between the Web sites you want to search on. There’s many more features to this Greasemonkey script as well and you can experiment with them yourself. Just give this script a spin! The link to install this script can be found here.
First, let's begin with a brief explanation of what Gmail actually is, just in case some of you aren't sure. Gmail (which can be found at www.gmail.com) is Google's version of an e-mail program. It is one of the top free e-mail services online today, offering 2.8 GB of storage space and a very easy to use interface.
With that said, one of the new features introduced in Gmail is "starring." By starring a message in Gmail, the user is able to place a graphic reminder next to an e-mail that may be a little more important than some of the others. With this feature, you no longer have to mark an e-mail as "Unread" to remind yourself that you need to deal with that e-mail ASAP.
Instead, you just mark the e-mail with a star and it will help you to remember that you need to respond to that e-mail. To star a message of your own, just look for the white star graphic, located to the right of the checkbox for the message you would like to select. Click on it and the graphic will then become a yellow star to show that it has been starred. As you can see, it's a very handy feature!
Question #2: I'm using Windows XP and sometimes when I turn off my computer, I get this message as it's shutting down: "This application failed to initialize, because the window station is shutting down." What does that mean and how can I make it stop?
Basically, the only time you'll ever see that message displayed is when your computer is shutting down. Whether you told the computer to turn off or an installer program is restarting your computer for you, that's the only time it will come up. This error message is displayed, because an important program must be running while you are attempting to turn off your computer. Either that or a program has frozen while you're trying to shut down your computer.
It is important you make sure that while you are installing new software, there are no other applications running on your screen at the same time. Also, when turning off your computer, it is important to make sure that all of the programs you are running have been closed down. If you follow those two tips, you should never have a problem with this error message again!
Question #3: Can a USB drive be reformatted? If so, how?
When you plug a USB drive (flash drive, etc.) into your computer, it will recognize the device as an external hard drive. Since it does that, the USB device can easily be formatted. However, USB drives do not work with Windows 95 or Windows 98, unless you install the correct drivers.
To reformat your USB drive, double click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and then find the icon of the USB drive you have plugged into your computer. Right click the correct USB drive and choose the Format option. You can then make any changes you want to the Options screen that appears and when you're done, just click on the Start button. Windows will then format your USB drive. However, reformatting your USB drive will delete everything on the drive and all of your data will be lost. So, make sure you remove any important documents and files from your USB device before you proceed on with the reformat process. That's all there is to it!
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