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How To Excel as a Desktop Support Technician

January 2, 2011

Desktop support technicians carry the major share of IT support functions in any organization. The importance and scope of this role are often seriously underestimated. Desktop support involves a lot of technical expertise, and often working with a very wide range of hardware and software. This can include configuration work, and helping customers with their [...]

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Computer Tips – Save A Picture From An Email You Have Received

Thumbnail image for Computer Tips – Save A Picture From An Email You Have Received November 10, 2010

Many people are puzzled as to how to save a picture from an email. My friend George sent me a picture in an email today hoping that I could “get it out of the email” for him. I guess he wanted to save the photo onto his computer and had a few problems. This is [...]

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How To Write Text On A Picture In Word

September 23, 2010

Back in the day when we wanted to let the world know who we thought was a “dork” or “homewrecker”, we’d break out the Sharpie and let our hands go wild on our yearbook. Nowadays, with digital cameras and the Facebook revolution, it takes a few extra steps to write “looser” on somebody’s virtual noggin. [...]

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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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Burn a DVD with Nero Ultra 8 and convert AVI to dvd

June 6, 2010

Nero 8 is also very similar to Nero 7. This video will show you how to burn a dvd with Nero, convert your AVI to dvd, make a movie, and more.. Also read Convert your AVI movie file to DVD movie and burn it to dvd disc with Nero Get Nero 9, Nero Move it [...]

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Delete your visited website history in Internet Explorer 7

June 5, 2010

When you use Internet Explorer to browse the internet, the websites you visit are stored in your browsing history and sometimes you need to delete website history. Now I can think of a million reasons why you should delete website history, well maybe not a million, but maybe a few. The main reason you should [...]

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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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How and why you should use system restore in Windows XP

June 1, 2010

In Windows XP system restore is always on by default and I really do not recommend turning it off for any reason at all. It is a fantastic feature of Windows XP that new computer users seem to overlook. I can tell you right now, system restore has saved my life at least one hundred [...]

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How to turn Windows XP Firewall on or off

June 1, 2010

If you have another antivirus/ firewall program running, it is very important that you turn the Windows firewall and virus protection off. Otherwise it will interfere with the proper protection of your computer. Where is the Windows security settings, you say? Go to Start menu>control panel>Security Center (More about the Control Panel) To Turn the [...]

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How to find a path to a file or folder and copy it

June 1, 2010

A path to a folder directory or a  file name is a string of folder names where a particular file is located. For example the true path to my pictures is C:Documents and SettingsYour user nameMy DocumentsMy Pictures.  Windows has a shortcut to it in your start menu however it is not always that easy [...]

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How to change your screen resolution

June 1, 2010

What is screen resolution you say? It refers to the amount of pixels (little colored dots) you have on your screen. The most popular resolution nowadays is 1024×768. That suits a 17 inch monitor perfectly. However some people have a lower screen resolution like 800×600 which makes your icons and web pages look overly large. [...]

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Getting Screenshots using Ms Paint

June 1, 2010

If you need to get a screen shot, and you do not have a screen capture program, try this: Hit the Print Screen key. This copies a bitmap of the full screen into the Windows clipboard. Start up a graphics editor and paste it in.  I just go to the windows paint program and press [...]

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