How-to Articles
Create Index Cards in MS Word
Great for studying or plotting screenplays
Index cards are useful for many things, from making flashcards to study for tests to printing recipes to keep in a nice, neat recipe box. You can print index cards […]
Re-enable Always Ask Before Opening this Type of File Check Box in Windows
It takes a little work in Windows 7 or Vista
Sometimes, when you download a file from the internet, a File Download dialog box displays, asking whether you want to open the file or save the file to disk. There […]
Remove the Text Labels from Desktop Icons in Windows 7/8/10
A slightly different method for shortcuts
If you want to simplify the display of icons on your Windows 7/8/10 desktop, you can “remove” the labels from desktop icons. Before showing you how to remove the labels […]
Update Apple’s Safari Browser in Windows
They make it so easy to do
Every web browser provides a different way of checking for updates, most of them fairly easy and found within the browser itself. Firefox allows you to easily check for updates […]
View, Backup, and Delete Saved Passwords in Internet Explorer
A free tool that makes it easy
Most web browsers allow you to store passwords for easier and faster logging in to websites. We found a free tool, called IE PassView, that makes it easy to view, […]
Turn Off User Account Control (UAC) for a Specific Application
Download this free tool to help you
When you perform a task that requires administrative privileges in Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008, the User Account Control (UAC) dialog box displays. User Account Control limits […]
Prevent Saving of Remote Desktop Credentials in Windows
This can be a security hazard
Remote Desktop Connection in Windows allows you to log on to any remote PC and access all of the programs, files, and network resources as though you were actually sitting […]
Backup and Restore Your Pinned Taskbar Items in Windows 7/8/10
Often-used programs, folders and web pages
The Windows 7//8/10 taskbar can be a very handy launch bar where you can pin programs you use often. You can also pin often-used files, folders, and web pages to […]
Add a Message to the Logon Screen for Users in Windows 7/8/10
Say whatever you want, they have to click OK
Windows 7/8/10 allows you to add a message that is displayed on the logon screen when users log in. To setup a message for users logging in on your computer, […]
Run Programs as Administrator with Full Rights in Windows
But remember to be very careful
We have previously written about creating a shortcut to run a command prompt window with administrator rights in our post, Create a Command Prompt Shortcut with Admin Rights. If you […]
Assign Drive Letters to Folders in Windows
We'll show you 3 different methods to try
If there are folders that you access frequently, this post shows you how to quickly access these folders in Windows Explorer without having to enter the full path to the […]
Change the Location of User Folders in Windows
A great way to save space on your main drive
If you have an old computer or a new computer with a small SSD drive as your primary drive, you may need to periodically move data out of the default […]
Quickly Add Date and Time Stamps to an Excel Worksheet
A very common task, add both dynamic and fixed
You can easily change the format of any cell in an Excel worksheet to let the application know what type of data to expect. Two often used formats are the […]
Enable Virtualization (VT-x) in the BIOS
A common task for custom PCs or gaming rigs
In a previous post, we wrote about how to install Mac OS X in VMware Fusion. Often times, running an operating system inside of another operating system, using virtualization software […]
Set up Windows 7/10 to Login Automatically
But also a few words or warning
Although Windows 7/10 offer a level of security not seen in previous versions of the operating system, there are times when it can be annoying to have to login every […]
Create a Command Prompt Shortcut with Admin Rights in Windows
Handy, but be careful what you run
When you run a command prompt in Windows, it runs in user mode by default and does not have any administrator rights. If you need to execute commands as administrator […]
CPU Processor Comparison – Intel Core i7 vs. i5 vs. i3 – Part 2
Buying advice plus a conclusion
This is part two in our Intel Core processor comparison. Check out Part I of the Intel i-series CPU Comparison. Here, we will be breaking down the top of the […]