There is a way for your laptop to quickly start up. Just put it into hibernate mode instead of shutting it down. When you go to menu Start->Turn Off Computer, you will get a popup with Standby, Turnoff, and Restart options. Hold down the Shift key and the popup will…
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If you use Microsoft Word to generate your table of contents, you may be annoyed to find that the table of contents will not have subsections that are more than three levels deep. To fix this, do the following: Open your document in Word. Go to the Insert menu, Reference,…
Leave a CommentBefore you connect to the Internet, you should have anti-virus and anti-spyware protection enabled. You don’t need to pay for these software because they are free. Get the free Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus. If you are using Windows XP, get the free Microsoft anti-spyware Windows Defender. (Windows Defender is included with…
Leave a CommentIn safe mode, you will see the words safe in all four corners of the screen. If this is the case, then shutdown and restart your computer. If it still comes back up in safe mode after the reboot, then there is a problem with one of your devices. Did…
Leave a CommentExtraneous programs that run at startup will slow down your system. These programs are not necessary and can be removed safely. Some are even harmful virus or spyware programs that should be removed. First, run your anti-virus and anti-spyware scanners to clean any malicious programs from your system. If you…
1 CommentIn Windows XP Home Edition, there is no way to add a password to a shared folder, which means you can’t restrict individual access to the folder. But there is a way to prevent outsiders (those without a valid username and password) from accessing the shared folder. Outsiders without valid…
Leave a CommentYou can set the input text alignment (left or right) in the address bar using these key combinations: Hit Ctrl-Left Shift to align to the left (this is the default mode). Hit Ctrl-Right Shift to align to the right. These shortcuts annoyed me tremendously because I would hit Ctrl-Right Shift…
Leave a CommentConfigure your Dial-Up Networking connection with phone umber, username, and password: Go to menu Start->Programs->Accessories->Communications->Dial-up Networking. You should now see the Dial-Up Networking folder. Right-click on the Dialup Internet or similarly named file and select Properties. Change the phone number. Click on OK button. You can close the Dial-Up Networking…
Leave a CommentYou will need to edit a registry setting: Go to menu Start->Run and enter regedit to run the Registry Editor. Browse to My Computer/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Command Processor. Double-click on CompletionChar and assign 9 (ASCII equivalent of the TAB key) as the value. Click OK and close the Registry Editor. Now when you…
Leave a CommentNote: Instructions will differ from scanner to scanner. How to Scan in a Picture Run Adobe Photoshop. Go to menu File->Import->TWAIN32. Or pick your scanner if it shows. You should see the scanning dialog box. Make sure that you have selected the color option (others are grayscale and line drawing).…
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