Don’t you hate it when people send you emails containing a ton of attachments instead of one file? Trust me, they hate it when you do it too. This can happen when sending files related to work or when sending pictures of a recent outing to family and friends. Because there is no option to [...]

Do you frequently send files to a specific directory? If so you may benefit from the tip below. When you right-click on files or folders in Windows 7 you will notice that there is a Send To menu which allows you to send files and folders to the directories that are listed. If there’s a [...]

If you are new to computers and find yourself dumbfounded by the number of keyboard combinations and key and mouse click combinations that exist, this guide may help you alleviate some of that stress. In Windows you are able to select a single or multiple files at a any given time. To select more than [...]

Do you have the need to locate a set of files with similar properties multiple times in a given time period? Rather than typing in the search query and choosing the location you wish to search, you can follow the steps below to learn how to save a search query in Windows 7. Search queries [...]

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to quickly translate an entire document into your native tongue? In Word 2010 you will be able to do just that. One of the most recent features added to the Office suite is the ability to translate words, sentences, or entire documents without having to leave the Word [...]

In a recent blog post by the Bing team they published a document containing information about Bing’s query language. In it I found a couple of useful query syntaxes that will improve your ability to use Bing for search. I’ve only listed 6 out of 38 parameters and you’ll soon see why I chose these [...]

Applying a specific set of formatting settings to range of cells can be time consuming so imagine having to do the same for another sheet or workbook. Luckily in Excel 2010, the Office team included one of my favorites, the Format Painter tool. The Format Painter tool is an easy to use tool that allows [...]

How many times have dug through a series of folders to open a file or folder location you frequently accessed? Sure you can pin up the shortcut to the Start Menu and Taskbar or you can create a shortcut on your desktop, but it would get to cluttered with all of the application shortcuts. How [...]

To avoid data loss on your memory card you should always go through the Safely Remove hardware process before unplugging the device form your computer. This can sometimes be a waste of time especially if you are trying to rush out of the office before 5PM. To speed up the process you can enable Quick [...]

If pinning up shortcuts or using Favorites in Explorer is not your thing you can always change the default Explorer folder to access a directory you use most often. In Windows 7 you will find that Windows Explorer’s default directory is the Libraries folder, but you may want the default directory to be the C:\ [...]