How to open Internet Explorer in full screen kiosk mode
Posted on July 15, 2008 at 5:34 am
Did you know it was possible to open Internet Explorer in full screen mode so that there is no toolbars at the top, no status bar at the bottom, and no scroll bars? Absolutely nothing other than the web page!
This is also known as kiosk mode and it is used on mostly public computers where administrators do not want the public to be able to change any of the settings, etc. It’s also really useful if you simply want to maximize the viewing area when browsing the Internet. Here’s an example of what IE looks like in normal and kiosk modes:
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How to update and refresh your Windows Experience Score in Vista.
Posted on July 15, 2008 at 5:12 am
Vista included a new feature called the Windows Experience Score. This feature essentially scans your computer and comes up with scores for various hardware components. Memory, Video Card, Audio, etc. Then after scanning it give you a number for your Windows Experience. If you have a score lower than what you want, you may want to upgrade certain hardware. To access the score just right click Computer and select Properties.
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How to fix USB device not recognized in Windows
Posted on July 14, 2008 at 5:34 am
Are you getting a “USB device not recognized” error whenever you plug in a USB mouse, keyboard, or other USB device? I love USB and have 5 ports on my computer so that I can connect my mouse, keyboard, camera, phone, and printer to it all at once!
However, last weekend, my computer stopped recognizing my USB devices! The strange thing about it was that the USB ports were not bad because all of my devices were still getting power to them. I could still charge my cell phone without a problem!
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How to recover data from scratched CDs/DVDs
Posted on July 14, 2008 at 5:15 am
Scratched a DVD with some important files on it recently? One of my favorite TV shows ever is Lost. I find it to be interesting, but unfortunately, it also sucks up a lot of my hard drive space, with each episode at over 350mbs. I lose quite a bit of hard drive space due to this show, and that’s just that one show, not including other shows like Heroes or House.
So, just like every other guy in this world, I burn the shows onto DVDs, as it’s a cheap and easily accessible way to store data.
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SEO Tips: Use Google Sets to find related keywords
Posted on July 13, 2008 at 5:30 am
Search engines like Google and Yahoo use spiders to analyze web pages. Keywords from these web pages are retrieved by these spiders and analyzed for relevance to determine which site will come up when a search is triggered.
With this reason alone optimizing keyword usage is important. If you want your web page to be found by your target readers, you need to have the right keywords in your pages.
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How to identify unknown fonts
Posted on July 13, 2008 at 5:16 am
It happened to me yesterday. I was browsing the Internet normally, and then I saw it. The most beautiful font I’d ever seen. But it was on a picture! How was I ever going to figure out the font type?
There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of different fonts in existence, which makes it nearly impossible to identify an unknown font by just looking at it. It seemed like a hopeless task, but I had to try. There was no way I was going to let this spectacular font slip from out of my grasp.
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