How to add social bookmarking tags using Live Writer
Posted on April 5, 2009 at 5:34 am
Social bookmarking is used for storing bookmarks of useful web pages on the Net. In a social bookmarking system, users save links to web sites they want on their own social website account. For example, if you have a Yahoo! account, you can click the 
image below to add the online-tech-tips.com URL to your Yahoo! account:
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It would then open your Yahoo! bookmarks page prompting you to save the link:
You could then see the bookmark on the bookmarks.yahoo.com site:
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How to burn CDs and DVDs in Windows Vista
Posted on April 4, 2009 at 5:22 am
In this article we will show you how to burn files on a CD or DVD using the built-in tools of Windows Vista. By using the default burning tools, you won’t have to purchase or install other disk burning software. This is helpful if you are borrowing a computer and you don’t have the admin rights to install a new software.
· To start insert a blank disk (CD, CD RW, DVD, DVD RW) in the optical dive. The auto play menu should pop up. If not open windows explorer and double click on the icon of your optical dive. In the auto play menu click Burn files to disk:
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How to query webpages using Excel
Posted on April 3, 2009 at 5:07 am
Excel users are usually required to import data from several sources. Web pages have become a common platform for corporate and non-corporate groups for presenting data. In this tutorial we will show you how to connect Excel to webpages that contains tables so you can get extract the tabular data from it.
To import data from Excel, click the Data menu > Import External Data > New Web Query:
Enter the URL on the address bar then click go to display the page on the window. Click the arrow next to the table that you want to import then click the import button:
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How to add a second monitor in Windows Vista
Posted on April 2, 2009 at 5:23 am
Using two monitors with a single PC has become a necessity for many advanced PC users. With more than one monitor, you can handle more tasks and increase your productivity.
1. We will use a laptop and an ordinary monitor as an example, we will label laptop monitor as monitor 1 and ordinary monitor as monitor. You may use the same steps on a desktop as long as it has more than one VGA or DVI ports.
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How to enable and configure the Windows Vista Firewall
Posted on April 1, 2009 at 5:12 am
For security reasons, the Windows Vista Firewall is essential for any computer system to prevent any malicious program from running. It restricts probable malwares from sending and receiving malicious data or commands. By default the firewall service is enabled. If, for some reason, the windows service is not running, below are steps you can follow to enable the firewall service.
Click on start and type services on the search box and hit enter. This will launch the services window.
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How to benchmark your Internet connection speed
Posted on March 31, 2009 at 5:36 am
You got your broadband but after the arduous connection process, you wonder why your supposedly 6Mbps DSL seems to download like a 34Kbps dialup line. You think you got ripped off or you think your computer is slow and not your connection.
Well those assumptions might be true, but before you bang the door of your ISP’s customer support office or yell at them on the phone, here is a tip to know how fast your connection speed really is.
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