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Windows Secrets Newsletter: Why your next PC might be a tablet

Windows Secrets Newsletter — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:05:21 +0000

iPad, Kindle, Nook, or an Android-based tablet ....whats best for you?

Windows Secrets Newsletter: Make the iPad work with your Windows gear Getting the iPad to work with your Windows gear...
Windows Secrets Newsletter: Best iPad tricks for Windows users Combine movies into a video playlist and remotely control...
Windows Secrets Newsletter: How to Download & Save Streaming Video How to watch YouTube clips and other streaming media...

Our Favorite Tips: How to create a Startup Repair Disk

The Pit Crew — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:39:55 +0000

How to create an important resource of recovery tools for repairing your Windows installation.

Dave’s Computer Tips: Create a Win7 System Image. Using Windows 7 built in tools to create the...
Dave’s Computer Tips: How to create a slideshow using Windows Live Movie Maker. Learn how to use Windows Live Movie Maker to...
Our Favorite Tips: Convert Images w/ Right Click ...

Techlicious: Two-Thirds of All Tweets Bore or Annoy

Techlicious — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:23:01 +0000

Ever wonder just how much your Twitter followers are really getting out of your relentless updates?

Techlicious: Find Out Who Can Access Your Social Media Accounts? Letting you see what apps you've given permission to......
Techlicious: Laptop Holiday Buying Guide Shopping for a laptop is no simple endeavor. There...
Techlicious: Create Instant Thank You Video Cards with Your Smartphone My kids love their holiday presents, but getting them...

Word.Tips.net: Making Live URLs Into Normal Text

Word Tips — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:32:57 +0000

Word, being the well-connected program that it is, has a feature that automatically converts a URL into a hyperlink...

Word.Tips.net: Making Sure Word Doesn’t Capitalize Automatically Jim wants to know how he can prevent Word...
Word.Tips.net: Displaying Fields Many of the tips provided in WordTips rely on...
Word.Tips.net: Printing without Footnotes Word normally includes the footnotes whenever you print......

Excel.Tips.Net: Deleting Every X Rows without a Macro

Excel Tips — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:25:02 +0000

When working with data retrieved from another source—such as another user or from an external program—you may have a need to remove certain rows from the data. It is not unusual, for instance, to have the need to remove every third row or every fifth row. The following general steps allow you to delete every X rows without using a macro.

Excel.Tips.Net: Speeding Up Large Excel Worksheets Excel users are always looking for ways to speed...
Excel.Tips.Net: Using Less Paper on Printouts You may be wondering if there is a way...
Excel.Tips.Net: Converting European Dates to US Dates Linda asked if there is a formula that will...

Ask Dave Taylor: How can I change my Windows PC computer name?

Ask Dave Taylor — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:26:06 +0000

Just inherited a computer from my Dad and it's very nice, except it has a generic WINPC computer name. I want to change it to something a bit more memorable. How can I easily change the name of my Windows 7 laptop PC?

Ask Dave Taylor: How to Change What Happens When You Close My Laptop? I don't know if my computer is broken or...
Ask Dave Taylor: Change what program manages iPhone pics on Win 7 When you ask about photo management for your iPhone...
Ask Dave Taylor: How to Fix “Too Little Virtual Memory” in Windows Dave, help! My PC keeps on hanging in every...

PowerPoint Tips: Circle an object

PowerPoint Tips — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:25:02 +0000

A great way to emphasize and draw attention to an object on a slide is to circle it.

PowerPoint Tips: How to Create a PowerPoint Timeline Agenda Create a PowerPoint timeline or agenda in PrezentationZen style....
PowerPoint Tips: Create graphics for PowerPoint from scratch Create your own graphics & icons for PowerPoint from...
PowerPoint Tips: Protect Your PowerPoint File from Changes Increase security by protecting a PowerPoint file from changes....

Windows Talk: 3 Types Of Computer Security

Windows Talk — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:36:19 +0000

Computer security experts recognize three different types of computer security—physical security, network security, and executable security. Each different type has it’s own risks and it’s own implementations.

Windows Talk: Setting Up a Computer Home Network Back in the old days, setting up a computer...
Windows Talk: Computer Maintenance For Grandmas Whether you’re an actual grandmother or anyone else a...
Windows Talk: 10 Tips for Organizing Your Files on Your Computer Here are ten tips which can be followed to...

Tips4PC.com: 10 Top Safety Computer Tips

Tips4 PC — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:21:40 +0000

Your computer holds some of your most important—and private—information, so we’ve written down the 10 top safety computer tips that help you keep your computer and your information safe. Some tips are very common but are often over looked.

Tips4PC.com: Don’t Tell Your Boss About These Computer Tips I once read a study that said typical office...
Dave’s Computer Tips: WinPatrol – the ideal software to augment your security? What’s best for one may not work well for...
Dave’s Computer Tips: How to freeze time on your computer Every with you could prevent your children or spouse...

Windows Observer: Top 10 Microsoft Fix It Solutions

Windows Observer — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:22:41 +0000

Microsoft’s Fix It Solutions automate the process of dealing with issues that may crop up on your Windows based PC. So instead of you having to manually edit the registry or make other changes these automated tools do the work for you. Here are the Top Ten Fix It Solutions across all problem areas.

Windows Observer: Use Microsoft Word For Free A real jewel from the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN)...
Windows Observer: How To Become a Microsoft Beta Tester Are you analytical and enjoy testing out the latest...
Windows Observer: Using Microsoft’s New Online Safety Scanner Microsoft recently announced the availability of an online scanner...