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...
Our Favorite Tips: Securing Passwords in Firefox
Help secure your passwords from anyone else using Firefox on your PC. Related posts: Ask Leo: Is it safe to let my browser remember passwords? By Leo Notenboom If I consider my computer to... Dave’s Computer Tips: Manage passwords across mult...
Our Favorite Tips: Free & Simple Way To Resize Your Photos
Tired of struggling to resize your photos for email, IM'ng, posting to social networks or exporting to a smartphone? Related posts: PowerPoint Tips: How to crop & resize images Learn how to resize and crop pictures in PowerPoint.... Our Favorit...
Our Favorite Tips: Safe Mode with No F8
An alternate way to reach Safe Mode in Windows. Related posts: Our Favorite Tips: 25 Tips for Better Google Searching Very useful advice for getting the most from your... Our Favorite Tips: Convert Images w/ Right Click ... Our Favorite Tips: Backup...
Ask Dave Taylor: Screen capture with Windows 7
There's a smarter way to capture screen shots - a way that's more slick and easier, and it's a little utility included with Windows called Snipping Tool. Related posts: Ask Dave Taylor: Easy Way to Take Screen Captures You're absolutely right and ...