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Computer Tips – Increase your virtual memory size

December 23, 2010

A computer system has two forms of memory, one is the RAM- random access memory and the other is the Virtual memory. Mostly all applications make use of RAM as a first option; the virtual memory is used only when there is not enough RAM available. When there is not enough virtual memory allocated for [...]

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What’s the difference between a slow computer and a slow internet connection?

October 21, 2010

I am sorry I have to mention this topic but it is my pet hate. I often get calls for computer help, mostly from my friends and family as I do not have a computer repair business any longer. When they ring me I get straight to question time and steer the conversation the way [...]

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Re-start explorer.exe when your taskbar and desktop icons are missing

October 17, 2010

Have you ever started your computer to find your taskbar missing along with all your desktop shortcut icons and your start menu? You can maybe see your desktop color but the icons are not there. Even your desktop seems to have lost its wallpaper. The computer seems to be running fine. Or maybe you start [...]

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Computer Terms and their Meanings

October 7, 2010

Here is a quick list of computer terms, most being requests from Tips4pc members. To see more computer definitions please see the Computer Terms page. You can also get a free 59 page PDF Computer Terms Dictionary when you sign up for the Tips4pc newsletter at the bottom of every post. If you are new [...]

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Computer Basics Tips – What Is Software?

September 22, 2010

Software is a combination of computer programs, commands and information that enables the computer to execute different tasks. In 1958, the term ’software’ was first used by John Turkey. Basically computer software consists of digital languages that involve binary values and direct specific instructions to the computer processor. In simple terms software is what makes [...]

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Give your friends free computer help and tips using Jing

September 16, 2010

Previously I wrote an article about Using Windows Remote Assistance To Get Computer Help, however the way I am going to show you today is a bit different. The amazing thing about this cute little program is that anyone can use it. You will become a professional at making screen cast videos and sharing them [...]

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Change bulk Html links to “nofollow” in a WordPress page or post

September 14, 2010

When you are building websites you will surely run into the word “nofollow” and wonder if you need to know about it? Well it never used to exist but was invented in the last few years to signify a html that is not followed. This do not mean the html link is not clickable, because [...]

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How to make an anchor text link in a Word document?

August 26, 2010

What is an Anchor text link? When writing a word document and attempting to insert a hyperlink, it always looks better if you use anchor text instead of a messy URL. For example instead of putting just http://www.wordpresswebsitehost.com you can put something like this WordPress Website Host. Obviously it looks more professional using anchor text [...]

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How to Remove an Added Word to the Dictionary in Microsoft Word

August 22, 2010

My friends family had some pretty intense Scrabble games when we were growing up. In fact I remember when her dad left them for good in the Christmas of 1989 because her brother won the holiday championship on the word “grushie.” Ironically, this is an adjective that means thriving and healthy which unfortunately her family [...]

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Remove Fast Access Facial Recognition From Your Dell Laptop

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I just purchased a for my daughter and while testing it out noticed how slow it was running. It was running even slower than our old core duo Dell laptop we had running next to the new one. The new one had Windows Seven and the older one had Windows Vista. Let me tell you [...]

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Using Windows Remote Assistance To Get Computer Help

August 3, 2010

If you are really stuck with a problem on your computer and you know a friend that might be able to help with computer troubleshooting, here is an easy way to allow them to access your computer through remote assistance. Even if they are half way across the world, if they have an internet connection [...]

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