How To Build A Mortgage Calculator For Free in Microsoft Excel
One of the really cool parts aspects of Microsoft Excel is the functions Microsoft has created for you to use. This means that rather than have to develop a function from scratch you can use pre-built ones to do a plethora of tasks like building your own Mortgage Calculator. More ...
Use ReadyBoost to Improve PC performance
ReadyBoost is a feature of Windows 7 that allows you to use a USB flash drive or a secure digital (SD) memory card as cache memory. When a removable memory device is inserted, Windows checks to see if it's fast enough to work with ReadyBoost. If so, you're asked if you want to use the device to speed up system performance. More ...
Make the Insertion Point Cursor More Visible
Much of my work is with text files, and after many hours at the computer, my eyes get tired of searching for the blinking insertion point cursor. If you have the same problem, it's very easy to increase the thickness of the insertion point cursor so that you can find it with ease. More ...
How to Connect Two Computers
For the home or the small office environment, connecting computers and resources like printers in a client-sever network configuration might be a little more hassle than you want to deal with. A "peer-to-peer", or "workgroup" configuration, might provide all the security and functionality you need with less expense and less expertise to administrator. More ...
Why My Office Files Do Not Open
While working on MS Office, there may be situations when you click and try to open up an office file, it does not open. After this you try the 'Open With' option to open the required file and the file gets opened in other program rather than its respective program. More ...
Remove Windows Components You Don't Need
The Windows operating system includes many built-in applications to provide extra features that you may, or may not need. When Windows starts, these applications are loaded into memory. If you don't use them, that's wasteful. More ...
Configure Folder Options
Web style does provide thumbnail previews of files in a folder. If this is what you need, stick with Web style. But understand that creating these thumbnail previews really slows down your computer. For higher productivity, configure your computer for Classic style. More ...
Move a Window With Keyboard Arrow Keys
Have you ever tried to move a window to one side of the screen and instead it expands to full screen? Then when you click the upper-right corner restore button to return it to the size you set it to, it returns to the old screen position. More ...
Change the Default Program for a File Type
When you double-click on a file name on your PC's desktop or in Windows Explorer, a specific application opens to handle that file. These are the default programs for those file types. Windows determines which application to open for each specific file by its file association. More ...
Swap Mouse Buttons
It's important to let left-handed people be as productive as possible because, on average, left-handed people are more creative than right-handed people. Fortunately, Windows lets you swap the functions of the mouse buttons. More ...
Change the Mouse Pointer
Have you ever looked up at the computer screen and said 'where the heck is the mouse pointer?' Sometimes the default mouse pointer is difficult to locate on the screen. You can change and add effects to the mouse pointer that will make it easier to find on the screen. More ...
Change Internet Explorer's Default Search Engine
In Internet Explorer version 7, Microsoft makes it real inconvenient to change to a different default search engine. In fact, to do it, you are required to go to a Microsoft webpage. Here's How to Change Internet Explorer Default Search Engine. More ...
How to Deal With a Windows Firewall Alert
You'll see a firewall warning because you're using a new program that accesses the Internet, or because something sneaky is trying to access the Internet or get into your computer from the Internet. In either case the firewall will give you a warning. More ...
