Windows users, personal and corporate users alike, are slow to purchase new Windows operating systems when they arrive. When XP was released, users stuck with Windows 03, when Vista arrived people finally took a liking to XP. Windows users just seem to be naturally wary, and like to stick with what they know. However the… Read More »
Microsoft Outlook is one of the most important applications of Windows 7 as far as Internet and especially mail usage of a person goes. It not only makes it easier to access the mail account and check emails but also provides the functionality to manage mails and send them at the correct time by maintaining… Read More »
Although Office 2007 is designed to be quite user friendly, you may find yourselves lost when you switch to it from Office 2003. One of the main problems that you may come across is searching for commands on the Office 2007 Ribbon. Search Commands is an Office 2007 add-in that enables you to quickly search… Read More »
With the advent of Windows 7 there have been some really big changes introduced. Some of the first things users will notice are the fact that the look and feel of the new Windows 7 OS has changed. It actually looks more like the Mac OS, familiar to Mac users. PC users will immediately notice… Read More »
If you have ever logged on to Windows XP and found that there was an error message greeting you, you may have a corrupt user profile. This will often follow a forced system shutdown or similar system problem. You might be presented with an error that says “The system has recovered from a serious error.… Read More »
For those of you that use your computers a lot, there are many good reasons why you don’t want anyone simply accessing it and messing with your stuff. Today’s post will be how to add a custom interactive logon message to your computer using Microsoft Management Console (MMC), which is a utility for the system… Read More »
So Microsoft officially changed their Live search to Bing a few days ago. I was never one to use MSN Live to search (ever), but when I put it through the paces, I have to say, it’s not bad at all! Although the name sounds a little campy to me, what matters is performance. Unlike… Read More »
The Chkdsk (acronym for check disk) utility tool is an integral part of Windows that you can use to check and repair hard disk errors that might occur. It’s one of the first steps you can take to check your hard drive if it is giving some problems. One of the things to bear in… Read More »
If you have been using your computer a lot, you probably have a few programs that you use more often than the others. In my case, I use Microsoft Word, Notepad, and Photoshop a lot. To make your working time more productive you can use keyboard shortcuts, and minimize use of the mouse. Mouse dependence… Read More »
The Windows Event Viewer can give you vital information about your operating system and key events that are occurring in the day to day running of your system. It can also be referenced when trying to determine causes of programs that fail and why they were forced to close etc. You can also get important… Read More »