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Formatting a Hard Drive Using the Windows Operating System

April 14, 2011

Formatting a hard drive using the Windows operating system is quite an easy task now days. Over the years technology has granted us easy ways to take care of our own computers, without having to always employee and IT repair guy. I personally love formatting a hard drive regularly to keep my computer running to [...]

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My Computer Boots Up To A Black Screen With A Flashing Cursor

December 16, 2010

Amazingly, when it comes to computer errors, getting a black screen with a flashing cursor is far better than just a plain pc blank screen when the computer boots. We have to look on the bright side here and presume that the fact that you can see a flashing cursor is a good sign. At [...]

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How To Roll Back The Clock on your Windows Vista Machine With System Restore

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Installing a new piece of software on your computer can sometimes feel like Russian Roulette. Most of the times, everything goes exactly as planned.  But every once in awhile…  poof! The most obvious solution would normally be to run the Uninstall Wizard that came with your program.  But unfortunately, these are not perfect… and they [...]

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Video – How to create a shutdown, restart, or logoff shortcut on your desktop

June 6, 2010

You will be amazed at how much faster you can shutdown your computer by using this trick. Instead of going to the start menu, choosing shutdown, then waiting for the computer to shut all the programs down, you can create a shortcut on the desktop to do it quickly. You can create a shutdown, restart, [...]

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Video – All about the Windows XP control panel and how to use its features

June 6, 2010

Find an explanation of what some of the windows control panel tools do: Accessibility Options: it’s a tool that has various functions to help people with special needs. Some of the functions are:   High Contrast which can improve font size and screen colors. StickKeys lets you use the shift, ctrl and alt keys by pressing [...]

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Video – Enable and Disable The Quick Launch Toolbar in the Windows Taskbar

June 6, 2010

The Quick Launch Toolbar in Windows XP is considered to be one of the handiest features included. It enables you to click on your favorite links anytime, even when you have other applications open. You do not need to get to the desktop to open another program. All your links are there for you to [...]

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Video – How to change a shortcut icon on your desktop

June 6, 2010

I guess you are asking why you would want to change a shortcut icon on your desktop? Some programs have really ugly icons that you are forced to look at everyday on your desktop. i know this is going a bit overboard but some people are like that. Maybe two programs have similar icons, which [...]

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Delete all pictures automatically from your digital camera video tutorial

June 6, 2010

Like everything else, it is best to keep your digital camera clean of junk photos and organized, ready to use anytime. If you haven’t already set your computer to delete all pictures after they have been transferred from your digital camera, there are two easy ways to do this. One way is automatically and the [...]

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Convert an AVI Movie to DVD Movie Using Nero 7 Essentials

June 6, 2010

There are so many different versions of Nero out there, you almost need a video on every one. This video is how to convert an avi movie to DVD disc using Nero Essentials 7. The Nero disc I used is simply a demo version which is great to give this program a try. Get Nero [...]

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Google search tips and tricks

June 6, 2010

If you know how to search on Google you can find any answer or information that you want. People often think that they can only put one word into the search query box, however you can put an entire sentence. Notes: You can learn about anything you like if you know how to search for [...]

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How to create a keyboard shortcut to a desktop icon

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This little trick will let you choose a combination of keys on the keyboard to open a program that you select. It is a great shortcut that really opens a program instantaneously. Usually you would have to go to your desktop to double click on an icon to open a program, however with this you [...]

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How to Organize Your My Documents Files and Folders

June 6, 2010

My documents folder is where all your files and folders are stored that you have actually created. It contains a My Music folder, My videos folder, My pictures folder, and so on. All of these folders are the default storage space for a particular file type. For example any picture you want to save will [...]

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