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…Continue Reading
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…Continue Reading
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…Continue Reading
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…Continue Reading
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…Continue Reading
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…Continue Reading
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:\…Continue Reading
How many times have you been embarrassed at a presentation or seminar because you could not get the projector to display work with your laptop? This scenario usually leads to time loss, a frustrated audience, and a call to assistance from a nearby geek. This entire experience could have been avoided if you would have…Continue Reading
If you are reading this, chances are you are scratching your head and wondering why Netflix is not automatically appearing on your Windows Media Center machine. Luckily you’ve come to the right location and I have a solution for you. If after following this guide you cannot still get the Netflix install option to appear,…Continue Reading
How long does it take you to locate a book in a disorganized bookshelf? How about the same bookshelf with books arranged in alphabetical order? The latter should help you find the book much faster, the same principle applies to information stored on your hard drive, except one file will be broken into smaller pieces…Continue Reading
Since it’s debut in Vista, the built-in search in Windows is by far the easiest way to find stuff on your computer. Whether it’s a Control Panel option or a file, the search box will get you there. However there are times that files you look for are not found – and you know they…Continue Reading
Do you have more than one directory included in the Document Library in Windows 7? If so, you have probably discovered that any files save to the Documents Library will automatically be saved to the My Documents directory on your computer an ideal location if you save all your files to your computer. However if…Continue Reading
If you’re like me and you like to keep a clean Desktop free of clutter, you may feel that the Recycle Bin will never leave the Desktop. You can remove it, but then how will you access it? By following the instructions below you will be able to place a shortcut to the Recycle Bin…Continue Reading
If you’re building up an extensive collection of movies in the new Blu-ray format, chances are that you’ve spent a couple of bucks putting it together. To help protect that small fortune that you call a movie collection, there are a couple of apps out there that will help you backup these discs so that…Continue Reading
If you are looking for a quick, easy and FREE method to convert your favorite movies and TV shows to a format you can take with you anywhere, you need to check out BDlot Video Converter. BDlot Video Converter is part of a greater suite of applications that allows you to convert videos to any…Continue Reading
With the imminent launch of iOS 5 for the iPhone and the iPad, Apple is moving forward with its new music offering for iTunes, Match. iTunes Match stores your entire music library in iCloud (another new service from Apple debuting this fall). When you store your music in iCloud you can access it from anywhere…Continue Reading
One of the settings I always enjoyed in Outlook is the ability to customize work hours so that my available time (work time) would appear on the calendar as a reminder not to schedule anything past a certain time. Google has taken this concept event further and now allows users to hide those morning and…Continue Reading
Just the other day I needed to print a monthly calendar in Mac OS X and realized that I had never done it before. When I opened the print dialog box I was amazed at the number of options available to print a calendar in iCal. So I decided to write this guide to help…Continue Reading
Have you ever found yourself looking for a particular set of files that are either named similarly or are of the same file type? Rather than perform a search in Mac OS to locate these files each time you want to access them, you have the option of creating a Smart Folder to simplify this…Continue Reading
