If you’re like most people, you use your computer for a variety of tasks, and accessing frequently used items can be a hassle. Windows 7 has a feature called jump lists that can make accessing these items much easier. .. Using Jump lists To access jump lists Right-click a program icon on the Taskbar, like in this example of Internet Explorer. Notice too that you can pin those items to the Taskbar if you wish....
If you’re looking for a way to remember the milk from last night, Google Chrome is your best bet. The web browser has a feature called “Remember The Milk” that will keep track of the last page you visited and store it in your history. You can also use this feature to quickly access the milk when you need it. Installation & Setup During the installation process you will have to click “Install” in the confirmation message window to finish adding the extension to Chrome....
If you’re like most people, you rely on your computer to keep your personal and work data safe. But what if something happens to your computer? What if you lose all of your data? Fortunately, there are a few ways to backup your data so that you can restore it if necessary. One option is to use a backup software program. However, this can be time-consuming and difficult to use. Another option is to use a virtual hard drive....
Firefox has a built-in address bar and a search bar, which can be combined to create a single interface for managing your web searches. To combine the two bars, open Firefox and click on the address bar button in the top left corner of the screen. Then click on the search bar button in the top right corner of the screen. Note: This is about the Foobar Firefox extension and not to be confused with Foobar2000 the open source music player....
Windows Media Center is a great media center software that can be used to watch live TV recordings on your iOS device. However, there are a few things you need to do in order to convert these recordings to watch on your iOS device. First, you will need to create a Windows Media Center account and sign in. Next, you will need to find the recordings that you want to convert....
If you’re like most administrators, you probably have a few shutdown events that you’d like to delete from your Windows Server 2008 event logs. Unfortunately, deleting these events is a bit more complicated than just hitting the Delete key. In this article, we’ll show you how to delete shutdown events from Windows Server 2008 using the Event Viewer console and the Group Policy Management Console. .. Go to the start menu search box, type in gpedit....
If you’re looking for commands and functions in Microsoft Office 2007, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we’ll show you how to find them using a variety of methods. First, open the Office 2007 Help file by clicking the Help button on the ribbon or by pressing F1. (If you’re using Office 2003 or earlier, open the help file by clicking the Help button on the Quick Access Toolbar....
Ubuntu Linux is a popular Linux distribution that is known for its ease of use. One of the features that makes Ubuntu so user-friendly is its CPU / System Load Average (SLA). This article will show you how to get the CPU / SLA on Ubuntu. To get the CPU / SLA on Ubuntu, open a terminal window and type: sudo lscpu This will display the CPU information and the system load average....
If you’re one of the millions of people who have an email address, you may be wondering how it’s being used. Unfortunately, your email address is being sold on the dark web to spammers, who are using it to send unsolicited emails. To protect yourself from this type of attack, you need to know how to identify which online accounts are selling your email address. Here are four tips: Check your spam folder regularly: If you don’t receive any spam emails from a particular account, that account is probably not selling your email address....
Firefox’s context menu is a great way to get quick access to various options, such as open a new tab, close a tab, or open a file. However, some users find the commands too limited and prefer to use the keyboard instead. To add print & print preview commands to Firefox’s context menu, you can use the following steps: Open Firefox and click on the Firefox button in the top left corner of the screen....
Software EULAs (End User License Agreements) are a common way for software companies to protect their users’ privacy and security. By creating and signing an EULA, you agree to the terms of the agreement and can use the software in the manner specified. If you do not agree to the terms of an EULA, you may not use or access the software. Although it is never something that drastic, it would be nice to find the most important aspects of the agreement as some EULA’s included in software such as Microsoft, Google, Firefox and others can be quite confusing....
Benchmark startup times for software applications can be a valuable tool for optimizing performance. AppTimer is a free application that can help you measure startup times for various applications. To use AppTimer, first open the application and select the applications you want to measure. Next, click the Start button and wait until the application has finished starting. Finally, click the Stop button to record the time it took for the application to start up....
If you are using VMware NAT to share a single IP address between multiple virtual machines, you may want to change the DHCP IP address range that is used. This can be done by editing the dhcpd.conf file on each virtual machine. .. You can change this address range to anything you like easily. Note that you should not have virtual machines running during this. First open the Manage Virtual Networks start menu item:...
Dell has a wide range of server hardware that can be used in business. This includes Dell servers, workstations, and blade servers. The most common type of server hardware is the blade server. A blade server is a small computer that is connected to the network and can be used as a workstation or a server. One way to configure email notifications for Dell Server Hardware Alerts is to use the Dell Email Notification Manager....
There are a few things you can do to improve your XP performance. One is to disable indexing service XP. Indexing service XP helps speed up the loading of pages by providing a list of files that are to be searched for. It also helps keep track of which pages have been visited and which pages need to be reloaded. If you disable indexing service XP, your computer will be slower when it starts up and will require more time to start up than if it was enabled....
Windows Live Messenger is a well-known instant messaging service that has been around for many years. However, there are now several alternatives available, including Emesene. Emesene is a free and open source alternative to Windows Live Messenger that has a number of features that make it a better choice for some people. For example, it can be used on both desktop and mobile devices, and it supports voice and video chat....
Google Maps is a great app and it’s always been one of my favorites. However, there are times when I want to get extra features from the app. For example, I might want to be able to see the current location of a certain landmark or I might just want to see the latest traffic conditions. One way to get these extra features is by using Google Maps Labs. Google Maps Labs is a feature that allows you to test out new features for Google Maps before they’re released to the public....
If you’re having trouble booting your Windows 7 or Vista computer, there’s a good chance that the Boot Manager is missing or corrupted. You can try to fix the problem by following these steps: Start your computer and press the “F8” key repeatedly until you see the “Advanced Boot Options” screen. On the Advanced Boot Options screen, select " Repair Your Computer ." On the “Repair Your Computer” screen, select “Boot Manager....
If you’re like most people, you probably have a lot of color codes stored in your head. Whether you use CMYK or RGB, there’s a code for it. But what if you don’t know how to get those color codes? Well, there’s a solution! Hex & RGB Color Codes is a tool that will help you get all of your color codes in one place. With Hex & RGB Color Codes, you can easily see which colors are associated with each other and make decisions accordingly....
If you’re a Firefox user, you can add a search box to the drop-down tab list on the left side of the browser. This will allow you to search for items in your browsing history or in the web pages that you’ve visited. To do this, open Firefox and click on the three lines in the top left corner of the browser window. Then, select “Add New Tab.” In the new tab window, type “search” and click on OK....
