So Santa left you a brand new laptop under the tree this Christmas that runs Windows 7? Here are a few tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your new machine. Windows 7 has more options than previous versions for repairing an ailing machine. No longer does a user have to have an installation or repair disk handy if the computer …Read more
Although Styles have existed in earlier versions of Microsoft Word, in Word 2007 and Word 2010 they are easier to use than ever before and are a great way to easily format your document and make it look sharp. So what exactly is a Style? A Style is a predefined combination of formatting including font type, font colour and line spacing (amongst others) that you …Read more
If you’re getting hard disk errors, and you fear your hard drive may be close to failure, Microsoft operating systems all have a utility which may just save your data and your computer, and in process save your rear end. The CHKDSK utility has been a part of Windows since at least the days of Windows 95, and it remains to this day in Vista …Read more
If you have a PC or laptop that has XP Media Center Edition, or any premium version of Windows Vista or Windows 7, you already have the tools you need to start building your own home media system. With your own multi-media system, you can control your music and TV with one remote control or your mouse. Windows Media Center is designed to play your …Read more
Data recovery is easy if you’re the perfect geek who backs up his files on an hourly basis 24/7 every 365. Unfortunately, that only describes less than 1 % of the population. If you’re part of the other 99% here are techniques you can use to make sure you don’t lose any of your precious data. If you are working on a modern word processor …Read more
So you’ve still got a slow running computer after cleaning and defragmenting the machine? Well, there’s good news and there’s bad news. If you are running a PC/laptop with Windows Vista or Windows 7, there is a special capability these operating systems have that can speed up your computer exponentially. The bad news, it’s very likely you have contracted malware from someone on the World …Read more
