How-To Guides Archives - Page 12 of 15

Print Only Selected Text From Web Pages

Alan McCloskeyAug 22, 2007June 27, 20140

When surfing the internet you undoubtedly will come across great information you want to print out. When printing from the internet you don’t have to

Enable Hidden Boot Screen in Windows

Alan McCloskeyAug 21, 2007June 27, 20141

The original Vista Bootscreen is very similar to Windows 2000, and is very bland and boring (you know, with the little catepillar bar scrolling from

What To Do When Your Digital Camera Has Hot Pixels

Alan McCloskeyAug 16, 2007November 28, 20140

Don't panic, and don't return your new camera to the store. Your CCD is not defective, and understanding what they are will help you cope.

Make Firefox Faster

Alan McCloskeyAug 13, 2007August 1, 20140

Both Firefox and Internet Explorer put limitations on file downloads. These Internet standards only allow 2 downloads at the same time, but there is an

Use Check Boxes to Select Files in Windows

Alan McCloskeyJul 30, 2007June 21, 20140

Have you ever been confused about which files you’re selecting in Windows Explorer? Has your mouse been so sensitive that you accidentally select more files

Install IIS on Windows 7

Alan McCloskeyJul 30, 2007August 1, 20140

If you are a developer using ASP.NET, one of the first things you’ll want to install on Vista is IIS (internet information server). Keep in

Unable to Save to Moved Favorites Folder in IE7

Alan McCloskeyJul 30, 2007June 21, 20141

Vista is very good at protecting users from their own idiocy… so much so that it can be a chore for Power Users who mess

Removing Unnecessary Services in Windows 7

Alan McCloskeyJul 30, 2007June 21, 20142

There are lots of little programs used by the Windows operating system that take up memory, waste disk space and CPU clock cycles. These programs

Defeat ‘COM Surrogate Has Stopped Working’ Errors When Playing Videos

Alan McCloskeyJul 30, 2007June 21, 20143

If you have a bunch of video files, then you probably also have a bunch of video and audio codecs (Divx, Xvid, MPEG-4, AC3, etc.)

Hide Windows System Tray Icons

Alan McCloskeyJul 18, 2007August 1, 20140

The clock, the current volume, the network status, and the power plan all can be displayed or hidden in Vista’s system tray. Here are the

Speed Up Windows Searches

Alan McCloskeyJul 2, 2007August 1, 20140

Vista’s search capabilities have changed a little from previous Windows versions, and is supposed to index files Instant Search is one of the best aspects

Move Windows Mail Storage Folder

Alan McCloskeyJul 2, 2007August 1, 20142

Windows Mail stores your email, folders, accounts, newsgroup and other information in its own storage folder. Here's how to move Windows Mail storage folder.

Restoring Sleep Mode to Vista Media Center PCs

Alan McCloskeyJun 27, 2007June 21, 20141

If you have a Media Center PC, then you no doubt have lots of digital media stored on it. You probably also have this media

Where did Vista’s Task Manager Go?

Alan McCloskeyJun 20, 2007June 21, 20140

Some of us are old enough to remember when the old three-finger salute was used to reboot out computers: a specific key combination recognized at

Vista Solitaire Cheat (with Screencast)

Alan McCloskeyJun 8, 2007June 21, 20141

Ah, Solitaire. It has cost employers millions of dollars in wasted productivity, as it has come with every version of Windows since 3.0 (and possibly