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Add a Network Printer to Windows Vista or Windows XP

June 4, 2010

Now days the average household has more than one computer and share available resources over a home network. No-ones wants their house cluttered up with unnecessary office equipment, and this is exactly the reason why we need to use a network printer. For example if you have three computers on your home network you would [...]

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How to enable the Windows Vista sidebar gadgets

June 2, 2010

The Windows Vista gadget sidebar is so much fun. I personally love these helpful little widgets that are now incorporated into Windows. If it is not on your desktop already, here’s how to enable it. Got to the start menu at the bottom left corner and choose control panel Then double click on the Windows [...]

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How to change what program opens a certain file in Windows Vista

June 2, 2010

Sometimes you need to manually tell Windows Vista to open a specific file with a certain program. Here’s how: Go to the start button on the bottom left corner. Then choose Control Panel Double click on Associate a file or protocol with a program as in the screenshot below. Then you highlight or make blue [...]

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Disable Windows Vista Welcome Center. Delete it from the startup menu

June 2, 2010

I had been using Windows Vista Ultimate for about an hour at the most when I  decided to get rid of some the annoying and unnecessary features that it imposed on me. The first and most obvious one was the Windows Vista Welcome Center. It opened every time the computer started. I could understand it [...]

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Basic Home Networking Ebook

June 1, 2010

INTRODUCING:The Drop-Dead Easiest Way to setup your Home Network, sharefiles, go wireless,  and More…           “Do you want to setup a home network and save yourself hundreds of dollars?”           I can show you how easy it is to setup and configure your own home network without any STRESS whatsoever!      No Special Networking Knowledge Required…this [...]

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Simple computer basics ebook for sale

June 1, 2010

Warning:This book is highly educational and easy to understand! “Save yourself over $500 by buying this $10 Computer Basics Package!” Dear Fellow Computer User, In this day and age you need to know how to work a computer. Lets face it your NOT AN IDIOT, but some people just talk too fast, and are too [...]

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Computer Upgrade

May 26, 2010

Upgrading your computer usually means that you are replacing a computer component with a part that is either newer, faster, or simply working. It can also mean you are upgrading your software. Computer Upgrade Replace a Hard drive How to replace a hard drive Installing a dvd drive How to install one into your computer [...]

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Computer Troubleshooting

May 26, 2010

Note: If you do not have time to browse through all of the Computer Troubleshooting tutorials to find what you are looking for, simply search for it in the top bar. Warning: Dangerous Way System Administrators Use To Fix Failed Hard Disks 5 Ways to Repair a Black Screen in Windows Live Mail 2011 The [...]

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Add a Network printer to Windows Video Tutorial

May 26, 2010

This video shows you how to add a network printer to your computer. This presumes that you have a home network of at least two computers and one printer installed on one of those computers. If you have never installed a network printer before you should read the following articles before watching the video.

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Computer Maintenance

May 24, 2010

Computer maintenance should be your number one priority when you are a computer user. Often computer maintenance is neglected as people do not realize the consequences of ignoring it. It is much like driving a car, as it needs maintenance and care to run to its optimal performance. A computer needs the same care and [...]

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What is computer memory or Random Access Memory (RAM)

May 24, 2010

Without getting too technical here, the computer memory stores temporary information for the computer to have easy access to it. The hard drive stores the permanent information. Therefore when you open a program it is loaded to the RAM (Random access Memory) and is stored there while you use it. When you close the program [...]

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