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October 6th, 2008
Windows Explorer in Vista supports some of the same navigation keyboard shortcuts as those in Internet Explorer. October 6, 2008, at 7:41 P.M. EDT
Windows Vista Explorer has some of the same keyboard shortcuts as Internet Explorer. The following shortcuts may be useful when navigating folders:
Back to Previous Folder: Alt + Left Arrow... MORE >
Help protect your Internet Explorer home page from being accidentally changed. October 6, 2008, at 4:48 P.M. EDT
To help prevent your Internet Explorer home page from changing, either accidentally by you or by spyware, you can have SpywareBlaster apply a change that keeps the page from being altered from within the browser.
Note that this may not work against all spyware and adware as some threats can reverse this setting. However, this tweak may protect against some threats, so it is a good idea to try it anyway.... MORE >
Information on the .CFG file format, normally a configuration file. October 6, 2008, at 2:29 P.M. EDT
CFG files normally refer to configuration files for applications or your operating system. If you have Microsoft Office installed on a Windows machine, these may be referred to as "Microsoft Office Outlook Configuration Files", though other applications use configuration files with the .cfg file extension.
Configuration files contain information useful to the execution of various applications, and may contain:... MORE >
Either disable showing window contents while dragging for speed or enable this eye candy. October 6, 2008, at 12:34 P.M. EDT
When you drag application, folder, and other windows inside Windows XP, an outline of the current window may appear as you drag the mouse pointer. Release the mouse pointer and the outline disappears, replaced by the window contents.
Likewise, the window contents may remain visible while dragging, making it easier for you to position windows onscreen. However, this may require more CPU and video card power, thus disabling it may be required or useful when optimizing your Windows XP installation. Also, if you are running Windows XP via a remote connection or inside a virtual machine, you may wish to disable this feature for speed (note that you can also do this via the Remote Desktop Connection Options):... MORE >
Duplex printing may save you time and money by automatically printing on both sides of paper. October 4, 2008, at 5:57 P.M. EDT
Depending on your typical printing tasks, duplex printing is one feature you should consider when purchasing a printer.
Automatic duplex printing means the printer can print on both sides of a piece of paper. Why is this useful?... MORE >
Determine how pop-up windows are opened in Internet Explorer 7. October 3, 2008, at 6:29 P.M. EDT
Unless configured to not open windows at all, Internet Explorer 7 can be configured to open most pop-up windows in three ways: as determined by the web browser, in a new window, or in a new tab.
Note that In-page pop-ups and some pop-up windows may still not be handled the desired way, just as the pop-up blocker is not 100% guaranteed to block all pop-up windows.... MORE >
If you love clouds, visit the website of a society that truly appreciates them. October 3, 2008, at 4:17 P.M. EDT
If you truly believe skies would be dull without puffy clouds, if you think that photography and art deserve majestic cloudscapes, or if you like to while away the hours looking at the sky, then perhaps you are a potential candidate to join the Cloud Appreciation Society.
The Cloud Appreciation Society's webpage offers a large photo gallery that includes all types of clouds, from Cumulus to Velum and everything in between. You can see photos of peaceful rainbows, violent lightning, striking sunrises and sunsets, and a large "clouds that look like things" category. View clouds that look like airplanes, faces, fish, rabbits, Thor, and plenty more.... MORE >
Having a hard time reading text? Increase its size by zooming in. October 3, 2008, at 2:28 P.M. EDT
Having a hard time reading text in a webpage browsed in Google Chrome? Or would you like to fit more text on a page?
The following options / keyboard shortcuts let you increase or decrease the size of text. Note that text inside images, Flash animations, etc. will not change. Depending on the webpage, zooming in or zooming out may affect the webpage's layout, causing inadvertent affects. Also, there are limits to how large/small you can make text:... MORE >
Prevent PowerPoint 2003 from automatically capitalizing the first word in a sentence. October 3, 2008, at 12:17 P.M. EDT
When entering words in slides, Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 assumes you are always typing sentences. To "help" prevent you from making mistakes, if it notices the first word in a phrase does not start with a capital letter, it will change this for you.
While many people appreciate this feature, others often may type bullet points or other text in a presentation that they don't want automatically capitalized. Thus, this feature can be toggled:... MORE >
Quickly select all files and subfolders of a folder when performing operations in Windows Vista Explorer. October 2, 2008, at 10:23 P.M. EDT
You may occasionally need to select all files and subfolders of a folder in Windows Vista without selecting the folder itself. Perhaps you want to compress a folder's contents, move files to a new location on the network, or attach multiple files to an e-mail message at once - all without including the parent folder's name. If so, there are multiple ways to select all files and subfolders from Explorer:
A. Click the "Organize" button and choose "Select All".... MORE >
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