Archive for the ‘Tips and Tricks’ Category

How to Protect Your Family Online from Hackers and Predators

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Today more than ever, there are more threats from the online world. It’s seems every time you turn around you hear another story about someones computer or personal identity being stolen. It can happen in an instant and without a flash. Before you know it, it’s too late to stop it. If you have a family you want to protect, you want to make sure they are safe online, where no one can get at them.  That’s why you need to be more pro active about your computer when it comes to security. Sure you may think it’s hard and you also may think it’s only for geeks. But fear not, because you too can learn how. (more…)

Hide Your Desktop Icons

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Did you know that you can hide your icons in Windows Vista and Windows 7?  Here’s how:

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Windows 7 GodMode

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

by Roger G. Best

Windows 7 has won me over as an advocate!  I’ve got to tell you that I believe it to be the best Operating System that Microsoft has ever delivered.  And I just love it when something I like keeps giving me more reasons to like it.  There is this neat little (o.k., maybe it’s not so little) Windows 7 trick that’s been making it’s rounds on the Internet lately. The trick basically enables something called “GodMode.”  GodMode is a term devised by the Microsoft development team that provides a single place to access all Windows settings without needing to browse options and folders in the Control Panel. (more…)

Tips To Help You Search Google Like a Pro

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

If you’re like a lot of people, including me, you probably use Google several times a day.  But the odds are good that Google is capable of a lot of which you may not be aware.  Most people are accustomed to using Google for limited searching by typing a few words in, and changing your query until you find what you’re trying to find.  But, the truth be known, there is a lot more that can be done and it’s really (no, REALLY) not hard to learn.  They are quick to use and easy to learn.  I’m not trying to give you an exhaustive list of all that Google can do for you, but I hope to add something to your tool-belt and give you at least a tip or two that will help you get the most out of the time you spend on your computer. 

14 Google Search Tips To Make You Look Like A Pro (more…)