How to right click using the keyboard
Posted on June 7, 2008 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 7 Comments
Looking for the right click keyboard command? It’s not often you’re left without a mouse, a trackball, or a touch pad, but there are those rare occasions when nothing works! Oddly, my touch pad died the other day, I didn’t have a mouse, and my computer didn’t have a secondary mouse tracking option!
It was quite interesting to sit for hours trying to figure out what combo of keys does what! Anyway, I now have learned several useful keyboard shortcuts so that I can use my computer without the need for a mouse device!
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Read More..>>How to diagnose, check, and test for bad memory
Posted on June 5, 2008 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 2 Comments
Need a memory check? Do you suspect that your computer have may be the victim of bad memory? There are several ways to check for bad memory and I will go through a short list in this article. Memory can go bad at any time and there are also certain things you can do to help prevent the onset of bad memory.
Having bad memory on your PC can manifest itself in many different ways. One way is that you’ll start getting blue screens of death suddenly while working on your computer. Even though it’s not a pretty error, it definitely is clear what the problem is.
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Read More..>>How to hide Windows desktop screen
Posted on June 4, 2008 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 14 Comments
Need to hide your desktop or Windows screen while at the office? If you’re in an office setting, you’ve probably run into the situation where you were doing something confidential on your computer and someone walks into the office to ask you something, etc.
Maybe you’re looking at employee salaries or reading an email from the CEO, but whatever it is, you don’t want the person walking in to see it! So it’s good to know a few simple techniques that you can use to instantly hide your desktop screen from prying eyes.
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Read More..>>How to burn Windows Movie Maker WMV video to DVD
Posted on June 2, 2008 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 10 Comments
By default, Windows XP has Windows Movie Maker installed for creating and editing home videos. It’s quite easy to use and gets the jobs done if you’re looking for a quick way to turn your digital videos into something a little more professional. You can import videos from your digital camera into Windows Movie Maker and you can automatically import your video directly from a camcorder also!
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Read More..>>How to edit and fix MP3 tags
Posted on May 30, 2008 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 2 Comments
Looking for a free MP3 tag editor? Have a huge MP3 library of digital music files and can’t find the songs you are looking for? Tagging your MP3 files can save enormous amounts of time searching for specific songs, especially if you have thousands of MP3s.
Basically, each and every single MP3 stored on your computer has some extra information stored with it called metadata. This metadata includes information such as the artist name, the release title, and the list of songs that appear on a release. However, not all files contain this metadata and a lot of times, even if they do, it’s not correct.
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Read More..>>How to change file icons in Windows
Posted on May 29, 2008 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 4 Comments
Looking for a way to change the default file icons in Windows? Windows XP has some decent icons for your shortcuts like My Computer, My Documents, Recycle Bin, etc, but they are nothing very special. And after 7 years on the market, looking at those same icons over and over gets boring!
You can change the icons in Windows in two ways: manually by going to Properties or by using some icon tweaking programs. I’ll go through both methods just in case you prefer one over the other.
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