Recent Posts By Lori Kaufman
Make Windows 7 Library Management Easier Using Librarian – Part I
September 1st, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
Do you have content spread out all over your hard drive causing you to always search for the files you need? Libraries in Windows 7 make it easier to find your files even if similar files are not all located in the same place. The libraries in Windows 7 do not actually contain any files [...]
Access Websites from the Desktop Context Menu in Windows 7 and Vista
August 26th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
Do you have some favorite websites you visit often? We found a way to quickly start your default web browser and open the selected website in Windows 7 and Vista without adding a shortcut to your desktop. This method creates a shortcut to a website but adds it to the desktop context menu. NOTE: This [...]
Quickly and Easily Open TrueCrypt Containers by Double-Clicking on Them
August 24th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: How-To
If you transport files among various computers, having a secure way to store the files on a USB flash drive or external hard drive is a smart way to go. We have previously written about how to use TrueCrypt to create an encrypted file store in Ubuntu. An encrypted file store provides you with a [...]
Manually Change Your Default Web Browser – Part II
August 21st, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: How-To
Welcome to the second part of this two-part series about manually selecting a default web browser in Windows 7 and Vista. In Part I, we covered making Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer the default browser. In this post, we are going to discuss selecting Safari and Opera as your default browser. NOTE: These procedures will [...]
Manually Change Your Default Web Browser – Part I
August 20th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: How-To
We have previously written about how you can easily set Firefox Portable as the default browser in Windows XP, as well as other browsers. We also talked about a tool allowing you to set Firefox Portable as a default program in Windows 7 and Vista. What if you want to make Firefox (not the portable [...]
Create a Portable Version of TrueCrypt – Part II
August 18th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: How-To
Welcome to the second part of this two-part series about installing a portable version of TrueCrypt to a USB flash drive or external hard drive to create and access encrypted TrueCrypt volumes for storing and accessing your important files. In Part I, we covered installing TrueCrypt, which you must do before creating a portable version [...]
Easily Mount Windows Folders as Virtual Drives
August 14th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
You may have several folders that you frequently access on your computer and they may be buried deep within various other folders. Folder Drives is a free tool that allows you to mount and unmount frequently used folders as virtual drives, making your files easily accessible from My Computer, Windows Explorer, and from within programs. [...]
Use the Built-in Shortcuts on Your iPhone or iPod Touch
August 13th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Featured Posts, Mobile Tips
If you use an iPhone or an iPod Touch, there are some built-in keyboard shortcuts you can use to make typing on the on-screen keyboard a little easier. On the main home screen, tap Settings. On the Settings screen, tap General. On the General screen, tap Keyboard. There are five built-in keyboard shortcuts available on [...]
Add Your Own Program Shortcut to the “Send to” Context Menu
August 12th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: How-To
When you right-click on a file, the context menu contains an option called Send to that allows you to perform different tasks on the file. You might like to add your own applications to the Send to submenu so you can easily open files of a specific type in a program you use often. For [...]
Use Office 2003 Menus in Office 2007 and 2010
August 9th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Office Tips
If you have upgraded to Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010, but you’re having trouble getting used to the new Ribbon interface, we have a solution for you. We found a tool, called UBitMenu, that allows you to go back in time and use the familiar menus and toolbars from Microsoft Office 2003, without having to [...]
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