Archive for September, 2010
How To Save Fillable Form Data in PDFs
Fillable PDF forms are much more convenient than filling out pieces of paper by hand, but wouldn’t it be nice to save the forms that you’ve filled out? Nothing would be worse than having to fill out the same boring paperwork twice! Having a filled out copy of the form isn’t just good “for your [...]
24Sep2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Beginner: Automatically Lock Your Computer When You’re Away
Would you like your computer to automatically lock and require you to enter your password when you exit the screensaver? Here’s how to quickly change your screensaver settings to keep your computer secure when you’re away. To get started, right-click on your desktop, and click Personalize to open the personalization settings dialog. Click Screen Saver [...]
22Sep2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ask the Readers: Which Text Editor Do You Use? [Poll]
Text editors are wonderful all-purpose tools to have on your system for taking notes and more. This week we want to know which text editor you use. While working or browsing we usually have notes of some kind that we need to save for later such as an address or that perfect bit of code. [...]
22Sep2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
[MINI HOW-TO] Revert Back to IE 8 from Internet Explorer 9 Beta
If you’ve been trying out the public beta of Internet Explorer 9, you might want to revert back to IE 8 for some reason. Here we look at how to uninstall IE 9 and get IE 8 back. Uninstall IE 9 Beta First type appwiz.cpl into the Search box in the Start Menu and hit [...]
22Sep2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Enable Google Maps Labs on Your Android Phone to Get Extra Features
Without question, Google Maps is one of the most amazing mobile applications for your Android phone, but it gets even better—there’s a few extra features that you might not have noticed. You’ll want to make sure that you’ve got the latest version of Google Maps—head into the Market and check under Downloads to make sure [...]
22Sep2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Upgrade to the Latest Versions of Your Favorite Ubuntu Software with PPAs
Ubuntu gets its stability from heavily testing new versions of software. However, if you want to risk some instability and try out the latest versions of your favourite programs, we’ll show you how! Using these newer packages requires using software sources outside from the normal Ubuntu repositories. Fortunately, there are hundreds, and adding them to [...]
22Sep2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
How to Use Field Codes in MS Word to Create Word Counts
Have you ever been writing a document for your editor or boss and they request that you insert a word count? Today we take a look at how to do it using Field Codes in Word 2010. Insert Word Count You can use a field code to enter the current word count in a document, [...]
22Sep2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
3 Easy Ways to Connect to Windows Shared Folders from Linux
Connecting to file servers is something most people do on a daily basis even without thinking about it. In Linux, it may not be intuitive how to quickly connect to a samba or ftp server without a separate program. Here are a few different ways to connect to a remote file server without needing to [...]
22Sep2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Add Bookmarks from Firefox or Chrome to IE 9 Beta
Now that IE 9 Beta has been out for a while, and you’ve had time to explore it, you might want to import bookmarks from other browsers. Here take a look at how to get it done in IE 9 Beta. Import Firefox Bookmarks For this we’re using Firefox 3.6.10 and IE 9 Beta 64-bit. [...]
21Sep2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Customize the Title Bar and Other System Fonts in Windows 7
Would you like to tweak your title bar and menu fonts in Windows 7? Here’s how you can change those little settings you may have enjoyed tweaking in older versions of Windows. Sometimes it can be nice to really make your computer fully personalized. Back in the ‘90’s, many of use enjoyed customizing Windows 95 [...]
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