Spam is not just trash mail - It can kill if you aren’t vigilant
In the online community that we now live the outbreak of a new computer virus is no longer breaking news. Gradually the virus has been overshadowed by …
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Windows Media Player 11 Review: A closer look at the new Media Player WMP11 from Microsoft
Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11) is the latest edition of Microsoft’s music, video and picture playback software which appears on every PC with …
Continue ReadingHow to Make Your Powerpoint Presentations More Effective - PowerPoint User Guide
Many students in high school or college have had presentation assignments come up more than once. Commonly, PowerPoint is the software tool that …
Continue Reading10 Ways to Optimize Your Netbook Experience
The advent of UMPCs and Netbooks has taken everyone by storm. It never occurred to anyone that mini laptops with average (even below-average) …
Continue ReadingAvoiding Electrostatic Discharge When Working Inside a Computer Case
Something as simple as adding a few sticks of RAM or blowing dust from the inside of a computer tower can render a computer unusable. What causes …
Continue ReadingEnhance Performance of Your Computer - Remove Virtual Memory Errors, Configure Processor Schedules and Tweak PC Memory Settings
Change settings for Processor Scheduling, Virtual Memory, and Memory Usage to improve the performance of an older Windows XP computer, or get better …
Continue ReadingHow to Find Incompatible Hardware with the Windows XP System Compatibilty tool
If your Windows XP PC crashes randomly, hangs, freezes, or shuts itself down automatically, you may have incompatible hardware. You can discover what …
Continue ReadingHow to Safely Clean the Inside of a PC’s Tower
When the inside of a PC’s tower is not cleaned regularly (twice a year at least), the dust, grime, smoke, and pet hair particles build up around the …
Continue ReadingLocate and Repair Hardware Driver Problems in Windows - Hardware Driver Management
Problematic hardware drivers don’t just make using a piece of hardware difficult, they can wreak havoc on your system too. Incompatible, buggy, or …
Continue ReadingSetup Hands Free Incremental Backup in Vista Business Versions
How to use Task Scheduler to set up automatic incremental backups for your Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate versions on your PC. …
Continue ReadingThe Most Prominent Open Source Projects, Part 2
In the second part of this series we take a look at the more obscure open source projects that have affected the computing landscape.
Continue ReadingCleanup the Taskbar Notification Area (System Tray) in Windows XP & Vista
The Taskbar is that little blue bar that runs across the bottom of your screen on both Windows XP and Windows Vista. You can use it to immediately …
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