If your computer is acting strangely, and you've already ruled out a virus, it might be gremlins. But more likely, a software error is being caused by a hardware component that's flaky, damaged, or overheated. Here are some tips and tools to help you...
Ask Dave Taylor: Updating Your Windows 7 Taskbar is Easy
My friend has a Windows PC with a big screen and his taskbar is double height and full of icons for his favorite apps. Very cool. How can I customize my own Windows taskbar and change what programs or apps are shown? Related posts: Ask Dave Taylor: E...
Ask Leo: Why Don’t I Get the Newsletters I Signed Up For?
Fighting spam is an incredibly complex and unfortunately inexact effort. Spam filters use data from many places - including you - to determine what is and is not spam. I'll review what steps you should take to maximize getting what you expect. Relate...
Windows Talk: Five Probable Causes for Your Data Loss
When precious data is lost, it is nice to know what could have caused it and maybe next time we can avoid this problem. Related posts: Windows Talk: Computer Maintenance For Grandmas Whether you’re an actual grandmother or anyone else a... Windows...
Tips4PC.com: Avoiding the Five Most Common Laptop Mishaps
The small size and portability of a laptop computer makes it a far more convenient than a standard desktop computer, but being such, it is more vulnerable to damage than its desktop counterpart. Laptops are also generally more difficult to fix, and the...
Word.Tips.net: Preventing Printing
Is it possible to prevent a user from actually printing a document in Microsoft Word? Related posts: Word.Tips.net: Printing without Footnotes Word normally includes the footnotes whenever you print...... Word.Tips.net: Multiple Pages Per Sheet Wor...
Excel.Tips.Net: Dragging to Clear Cells
Want a really quick way to clear the cells in a range you've selected? Related posts: Excel.Tips.Net: Copying Cells to Fill a Range Excel provides a pair of nifty shortcut keys that... Excel.Tips.Net: Clearing and Deleting Cells When editing Excel...
Bob Rankin: Pay Microsoft $99 To Remove Crapware?
Microsoft wants you to experience the true power, speed, and elegance of Windows – and the company will only charge you $99 to do so. That's the price of Microsoft's new Signature service, which removes third-party crapware from your PC, and promis...
Microsoft is the Bad Guy?
You buy a PC. There is crapware all over it. Unwanted trial programs slow your brand new system to a crawl. We're talking about the programs installed by the OEMs, you know, HP, Sony, Dell, those guys. The programs we're talking about are the trial office and antivirus, games and photo albums. You name it and it's there. You don't need it and you shouldn't want it.
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PC Pitstop Newsletter – May 2012 #3
Who to Blame for Crapware Should You Pay Microsoft $99? Fixing Firefox Freezes Windows DVD Playback is Gone Add Live Spreadsheet to PPT The Magic of VLookup Secret to Double Indent How many Gigabytes is Enough? Secret to Restoring Deleted Files 500 Mil...