happy seniors pc users: IE tip for the day

IE 7 Cache Limit

you have probably noticed some changes in IE 7's cache size, compared to version 6. And that makes sense, because there's a huge difference! Microsoft basically revamped the cache feature in IE 7 and they did it all for your own good.

First of all, in Internet Explorer 6, the default cache limit was set to 10 percent of your overall hard drive size. I know that may not seem like a whole lot, but when you consider how big hard drives are made these days, it adds up rather quickly. If you have a large hard drive, your 10 percent will also be a big number and the more you fill up that space, the more it will slow down your computer. Do you now see where I'm going with this? Luckily, you can set your own cache limit in IE 7 so that you won't ever have to worry about any slowdowns.

To create your own default cache size in Internet Explorer 7, go to Tools, Internet Options and then click on the General tab. Next, click on the Settings button, located under the Browsing History section. You can then set your cache limit under the heading of "Disk space to use." You can tap out at 1 GB, but it's recommended you don't go higher than 250 MB. Microsoft suggests you set it to 50 MB, but that's up to you. Just remember, the bigger your cache limit, the more you put yourself at risk for slowdowns and corruptions.

Control the Rotation

Do you use a lot of pictures or drawings in your MS Office programs? Do you frequently rotate the objects? If so, does it seem like you spend a lot of time just "nudging" the rotation? Looking for a way to control the rotation so that you don't have each and every one of the 360 degrees to contend with? How about a simple one key solution that brings the rotation down to 15 degree jumps? (That would certainly make it easy to rotate to a 45 degree angle with no guesswork involved, wouldn't it?!) Well, the next time you go to grab the little green circle to begin rotating an object, simply hold down the Shift key. that's all there is to it. The Shift key is the difference between a completely free rotation and one that stops every 15 degrees. It's just a small amount of control, but you'll be surprised by the huge difference it can make!

Welcome to Wordia, a dictionary Web site like no other dictionary site you’ve ever seen! Here you'll find words defined as they are in a dictionary, but with a twist. There are video definitions recorded by everyday people who not only define the word, but tell you what it means to them!

Since the site is still in the beta stage, not every word has been defined. So, if you search for a word and there's no definition for it, you might want to think about defining it and submitting your own video definition.

My favorite part of the Web site is the "word a day" calendar you can receive via an RSS feed. Or, you can check it out on the main page of the site as well. I find myself looking forward to a new word everyday!

I also recommend you check out my favorite definition so far and look up the word "because." Not only does the gentleman define the word, but he does it in a humorous way and I just can’t get it out of my head.

If you’d like to submit a video or rate one, you’ll need to register. Just click on the Sign Up button on the left hand side of the page. Fill out the form and then click on the Sign Up button again. Have fun!

http://www.wordia.com/

Shift+F10

If you don't want to use your mouse but you want to right-click something all you have to do is press SHIFT+F10 and use your up and down arrows to highlight what you want to select then press Enter after your selection has been highlighted.

Four Cool Firefox Tips
Windows all versions - Firefox installed

Address Bar Magic - Go to the address bar (Control-L) and type the name of the site without the “www” or the “.com”. Let’s say “google”. Then press Control-Enter, and it will automatically fill in the “www” and the “.com” and take you there - like magic! For .net addresses, press Shift-Enter, and for .org addresses, press Control-Shift-Enter.

Navigation Magic -Instead of using the mouse to navigate between open tabs use the keyboard. Here are keyboard shortcuts you can use to navigate open tabs:

* Ctrl+Tab (rotate forward among tabs)
* Ctrl+Shft+Tab (rotate to the previous tab)
* Ctrl+1-9 (choose a number to jump to a specific tab)

About:Config Magic- The secret to configuring Firefox's most advanced features and settings is hidden in About:Config. It's hidden because you can really mess up Firefox by changing settings here - if you don't know what you're doing. Luckily there's a place you can go that will teach you what kinds of settings changes you can make that will add or change features in Firefox. You can get to this hidden main configuration screen by typing "about:config" (no quotes please) in the Firefox address bar. Don't know what you're doing? Don't mess around in there. But if you want to know what you're doing, see Mozillazine’s about:config tips and screenshots.

Delete Magic - You can easily delete items from the Firefox address bar history. Firefox shows previous URLs you’ve visited, as you type in a new address. This speeds up typing if you've already visited a page or site before. However, sometimes you don’t want those URLs to show up. Go to the address bar (Ctrl-L), start typing an address, when the drop-down menu with all those addresses of previously visited sites appears, use the down-arrow to go to the address you want to delete, then press the Delete key to remove it.