FastStone - Free Windows screen capture software
Posted on June 9, 2008 at 5:11 am
As someone frequently called on to create training manuals and how-to guides, I am constantly on the lookout for anything which makes that job easier. Screen captures, and the ability to edit them with annotations and highlights, are key to the job. I have used Snag-it very successfully.
However, I came across a freeware utility that covers most of the same territory for Windows XP and Vista users. So, system admins and technical trainers take note: FastStone Capture v5.3 not only makes it easy to take a variety of types of screen shots, it also includes handy editing and annotation tools. And best of all, FastStone 5.3 is free.
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How to save boomarks in Firefox and IE
Posted on June 8, 2008 at 5:31 am
Want to save your Firefox or IE bookmarks for backup purposes? I’ve built up so boomarks in the last year that if I were to lose them because of a computer crash, it would be devastating! That’s why it’s important to backup your Mozilla Firefox bookmarks as well as IE bookmarks, if you’re using both.
I’ll walk you through the steps to export your bookmarks from Firefox first and then IE. The process is fairly simple, but it’s all different in Firefox 2, Firefox 3, and IE.
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Load YouTube videos faster
Posted on June 8, 2008 at 5:07 am
Are you looking for a way to make YouTube videos load up faster on your computer? This could be a problem if you have a slow Internet connection, which can cause videos to “freeze”. This is caused by the fact that the video is being downloaded into the buffer.
There are a couple of ways you can ensure that videos from YouTube are loading faster and steaming with fewer interruptions, so read on to find out what.
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How to right click using the keyboard
Posted on June 7, 2008 at 5:29 am
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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AceBackup - Free Windows Backup Software
Posted on June 7, 2008 at 5:11 am
If you ask me for advice on how to protect your computer from data loss, the best advice that I can give you is to perform backups regularly. There is no telling when a disaster such as hard disk failure or accidental file deletions can happen, so it is best to prepare extra, updated and secure copies of your important files.
If you are looking for a free Windows backup software to backup your files or folders, give AceBackup a try.
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How to export contacts from Outlook 2003, 2007 and Outlook Express
Posted on June 6, 2008 at 5:25 am
Want to learn how to export contacts from Outlook? I work at an office where there are three versions of Office installed on employee computers: Office 2007, Office 2003, and Office 2000! And when people switch computers, I usually end up having to export their email and their contacts to a different computer, which has a different version of Office installed.
And if you create multiple contact folders in Outlook, then you have to export each one of those individually. I’ll show you how to export contacts in these different versions of Outlook.
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