Internet Explorer Favorites – we don’t want to lose them… This week, long-time subscriber E.J. wrote to ask: Terry, can you tell me how to copy my favorites from Internet Explorer to my external hard drive. Thanks E.J. That turns out to be a pretty easy task… Internet Explorer "Favorites" are simply a set of [...]
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Copying Internet Explorer Favorites to a Backup
Filed Under: Backup, Computers, Internet Explorer, Software, Tips & Tricks, Web, Web Browsing, Windows Tagged With: backing up, bookmark, computing, external hard drive, favorites, hard drives, internet explorer, internet explorer favorite, internet explorer favorites, microsoft windows, start menu, windows 7, windows explorer, windows xp
Sharing a Computer – and the Challenges that Go With It
Subscriber Carolyn Waterson wrote with an interesting question. Computers are great tools. But, when you share a computer with someone else, some cooperation is needed… Hello Terry Me again – with another problem I hope you can help me with. The scenario is two people using the same computer but with different passwords. (My work [...]
Filed Under: Computers, System Control, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: a computer, challenge, check box, computers, computing, data protect, freeware, multiples, olympus cameras, picasa, picture download, shared resource, shares, start menu, system software, windows explorer, windows xp
Adding a Program to the Windows 7 “popup” Context Menu SendTo
Windows has nice feature that allows you, in one step, to open a program and open a particular data file in that program. No, I don’t mean double-clicking on a file or an icon. I’m talking about the Windows right-click context menu. You can right-click on a shortcut to a file, or right-click on a [...]
Filed Under: Computers Tagged With: adding, ashampoo burning studio, context menu, menus, popup, sendto, shortcut, start menu, system software, user interface, windows 7, windows explorer, windows xp
Outlook Refuses to Open Email Links
Subscriber Polly wrote me to ask about a problem she was having with Microsoft Outlook: Hi When I try to open a link in my office outlook it refuses to do so and a message comes up…"this operation has been cancelled due to restrictions on this computer. Please contact your system administrator." I have had [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Email, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Software, Troubleshooting Tagged With: application software, computing, microsoft, microsoft office, microsoft outlook, office outlook, outlook, outlook express, window xp service packs, window xp sp2, windows xp
Opening Multiple Excel Windows in Windows 7
When I use Excel, I normally have several spreadsheets open so that I can use or reference data from one as I’m creating another one. So, I need to open multiple Excel windows. Using more exact computer terminology, we’d say "opening multiple Excel instances" Either way, it means having one Excel window open and opening [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Operating Systems, Software, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7 Tagged With: computing, excel, excel spreadsheet, excel windows, instance, instances, microsoft excel, microsoft office, multiples, spreadsheet, taskbar, window, windows explorer, windows xp
Windows Updates versus the Windows Updates Available Icon
Windows Updates and the Windows Updates Available Icon – what’s the difference? Reader Ken wrote to ask a question about Windows Updates and the Windows status bar icon that tells him that there are new updates to be installed: I really enjoy receiving your newsletter. I always look forward to the issue and read it. [...]
Filed Under: 64-bit, Computers, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Updates, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: automatic windows update, icon, microsoft windows, new updates, system software, window updates, windows automatic update, windows status bar, windows update, windows updates, windows xp
Virtual Memory & When You Need More Real Computer Memory
Memory, Virtual Memory, and where can you get memory to add (hint: Crucial Technology). New subscriber Yogesh Anand wrote to ask: Hi, This is Yogesh Anand and I just have registered myself on your website and have a query if I could any solution for this, my query is :-Its about "virtual memory" We all [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Hard Drives, Memory, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting Tagged With: adobe reader, computer boot, computer data storage, computer memory, computers, hard drives, memory, memory tool, microsoft windows, operating system, page table, paging, virtual memory, when you, windows 7, windows nt, windows vista, windows xp
Terry’s Computer Tips Newsletter – November 21, 2010
This week’s email newsletter articles are: Time to Replace an Old Wireless Router?New subscriber Brian Farrel wrote to ask me for a recommendation for wireless routers: I just ran across your newsletter and subscribed. I was reading about networking (PC magazine) and suddenly realized I should update / upgrade my wireless router. It is at [...]
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