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Hi guys

How are you all?

Here we are, another month gone by. I don’t know about you but this year is flying for me.

Tips4pc has had some new additions as usual. One you might have noticed in the left sidebar on every page. It’s the Google Talk comment box. You can comment on there anonymously or sign in if you are a member. You can leave me a request for a tutorial or even ask a quick question if you like.

On the forum we have had some new members join us that have made the forum come alive with interesting posts and topics. Not many people realize that you can go to a forum and ask a question, and for some unknown reason a total stranger will help you find the answer. People love to share their knowledge. We also have 3 qualified techies manning the boards. And don’t forget that every question is worth answering. Some people are embarrassed to ask questions because they think it is a dumb question. There are no dumb questions on our forum!!!!! Every question is important!!!

New Computer Tips

How to shrink a partition on your hard drive

Embed Youtube video into a PowerPoint 2007 presentation CD.

How to embed a Youtube video into a PowerPoint Presentation

Apply a menu template to a folder in Windows XP or Vista

Add items or links to open a programs in the desktop right click menu

What is the difference between a partition and a hard drive?

How to find a folder or file path and copy it in Windows Vista.

Block email messages from a particular country to control spam

What does spam email look like?

New Posts on the forum

Hot Topics – Come and join and get involved with these hot topics!!

Thunderbird - How do I set message rules in Thunderbird email? (huge step by step tutorial)

HTML basics (easy to understand html tutorial, starting from the basics)

Developing a Guestbook (In-depth path to develop a guestbook for your webpage)

How to make Windows Vista run faster and perform better. (Basic tips to start off with)

How to remove the boot sector off a USB flash drive? (topic discussion)

Computer terms, meanings, definitions, dictionary, language (Forum dictionary, user contribution)

When Things go Wrong (funny pictures)

What do you really think about Windows Vista?  (topic discussion)

camtasia wont release my webcam

Virtual memory error after removing ram.

Looking for some advice on hard drives?

Posts with no responses – Come and join to help answer these posts.

How to find a driver for a wireless lan internal card - d link

Have I got a virus or is it spyware? Need help.

Protect a file by making it read only.

What is a batch file?

A batch file is a list of commands that are written into a notepad text file, but saved as a .bat extension instead of a .txt file. Saving the file as a .bat extension will make the file executable when clicked on. This means that when this file is opened it will carry out the commands in the batch file.

The commands used in a batch file are dos commands and can also be typed into the dos command window to gain the same results.

What are the benefits of using a batch file?

• A batch file can have a series of commands in one file. If you wanted to perform these operations through the dos command window it would take forever to type in.
• A batch file can store strings of long commands that you would not usually be able to remember.
• Having a batch file for a particular task can save time.
• A batch file can help you perform tasks on your computer with precision and ultimate customization..

See more on the forum Batch file tutorial

How to tell the difference between a hard drive and a partition.

Good question??? As both hard drives and partitions on a hard drive look the same in my computer, how do you tell which is which?

Well this picture below tells a thousand words. This is a screenshot of disk management.

If we look at DISK 0 in this screenshot, we see drives C:, D:, and E:, all in the same row. And if we look at DISK 1 we see J: all by itself with 11mb spare and unlabeled. This means there are two hard drives here which are DISK 0 and DISK 1. Disk 0 has 3 partitions which are c,d,e and DISK 1 has only j: and can turn that 11mb into another partition later. For more information on this subject see What is the difference between a partition and a hard drive?

Compare or merge two different files or folders

I came across two files that were very similar and needed to know the difference between the two. A friend had suggested a free program called Winmerge. Well I thought I would give it a go and was amazed at the results. Winmerge even shows if there is a letter that is different and shows you exactly where it is. It also has a view whitespace option that finds any unwanted spaces.

http://winmerge.org/

Copy text to a notepad automatically

If you are constantly copying text and pasting it into notepads, this is for you. Sometimes I surf the internet for information and copy huge amounts of text from all different sources. It was really annoying having to copy the text, then go and open a notepad, and then paste the text into the notepad, and then go back to where I was surfing. Then I found a tiny little program that you can download for free that will save you from all these unnecessary steps.

Its called Send to Notepad and that’s exactly what it does. Anything you copy will be sent to the notepad, no need to go and paste it on there. All you have to do is have the mini program open and it will suck up any text you copy…I love it!!!

http://www.brothersoft.com/send-to-notepad-136075.html NOTE: to download press on the blue download link, not the advert that looks like a download link.

Happy Easter!!! (If you celebrate it)

ALL I EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT LIFE I 

LEARNED FROM THE EASTER BUNNY Adapted by Dr Judy Esmond

·         Don't put all of your eggs in one basket

·         Hop softly and carry a big carrot

·         Everyone needs friends who are all ears

·         Some body parts should be floppy

·         All work and no play can make you a hopping mad

·         A cute little tail attracts a lot of attention

·         Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day

·         Your happy thoughts should always multiply like rabbits

·         Keep your paws off other people's chocolate

·         The grass isn't always greener in someone else's basket

·         Always have your Easter egg hunt in the cool of the morning

·         And finally, in life you just sometimes have to believe
in the impossible!

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