Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows has a GUI which allows you to use a graphical input device to be far more productive than having to use combinations and sequences of keys to do things. However, in the situations described in this article, using the keyboard shortcuts can greatly increase your productivity. More ...
Windows 7 - Five Ways to Move or Copy Files or Folders
At its core, the PC is a device for working with and storing files. Two common things done with files is to move them or to copy them. Did you know that Windows provides at least five different ways to copy or move a file or folder? More ...
Windows Desktop Themes
Windows themes are used to change the way your computer's standard sounds, icons, pointer, desktop wallpaper and screensaver appear with a customized look and feel. They can be implemented as a whole package that represents a certain concept or idea or created piece by piece by changing items such as your icons and pointers individually. More ...
How to Hide Files in Windows 7
If you have files on your Windows 7 PC that you don't want anyone to see, you can easily hide them. You simply set the files hidden attribute. But first make sure your PC's Folder Options is set to "Don't show hidden files, folders, or drives. More ...
Make Windows 10 Mouse Pointer More Visible
Sometimes the mouse pointer is hard to see. You can lose track of its location. Here's how to make the mouse pointer more visible. 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 ...
Windows 7 - Rename a Group of Files Simultaneously
You know you can rename a file directly in Windows Explorer by clicking on the file's name to select it, and then clicking on the file's name again (not double-clicking, but clicking twice). But did you know that you can rename a group of files simultaneously? More ...
Change Vista's Start Menu Shutdown Option
Unfortunately the Internet is riddled with complaints from people that their system doesn't work when they wake it, or it doesn't wake at all. Fortunately it's easy change Vista's default Start menu Shutdown to actually Shutdown. More ...
Disable Media Player Network sharing
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service allows Media Player to share media with other computers on the network. Even if Windows Media Player isn't open on your computer, it could be running in the background. Here's how to disable this service. More ...
Read Any ePUB eBook Inside Firefox With EPUBReader Plugin
Electronic publications are rapidly being converted from formats such as PDF to the ePUB format. EPUBReader is a Firefox Plugin which lets you read ePub-files in the browser. More ...
Create a Shortcut to the Windows 10 Print Queue
If you frequently print documents or graphics on paper and your printer sometimes chokes on a print job or it jams in the middle of printing a multi-page document. Here's how to create a desktop shortcut to the print queue. More ...
How to change a Folder's Icon
If you're a heavy computer user, you have many different folders for your documents, spread sheets, pictures, music and other things. one thing that can slow you down is that they all use the same beige-colored icon. Fortunately, it's easy to change
a folder's icon. More ...
Create Your Own Custom Taskbar Toolbar
Creating your own custom Taskbar toolbar is so quick and easy that you can easily create one to hold related shortcuts for a specific task and when the task is complete you can quickly remove the the toolbar, keeping the shortcuts folder for when you need to perform the same task again. More ...
