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Windows 7 comes with a feature that by default will combine multiple windows from the same application into a single stack. For people who run a variety of programs at once this is really useful, but there are times when I find the feature annoying when I want to quickly bounce between a few windows [...]
“It’s a fish! No, no it’s a whale! No, it’s a boat!” If you found seaport.exe running on your computer chances are it doesn’t look familiar, or like it even belongs there. In the task manager, the description reads “Microsoft SeaPort Search Enhancement Broker.” Sound a bit dodgy? Yeah, it sure does… But don’t worry, [...]
Ever since I bought my first iPhone 3G 3-4 years ago, the first thing I do when I get home is forward all calls from my iPhone to my home phone. At first I did this because the AT&T coverage is so poor in my neighborhood however a side benefit is I don’t need to [...]
At the beginning of the month we took a look at adding more websites to the New Tab page in Internet Explorer 9. To follow up with how useful the New Tab page is, why not make it the default home page? Here is how! Step 1 In Internet Explorer 9, Click the gear [...]
One of my favorite things about Microsoft Outlook is being able to quickly go through all of my inbox emails while reading them simultaneously on the same screen. But, with the default Outlook settings this same feature is a huge burden to anyone on a laptop or screen that is less than 22 inches. In [...]
In the third part of our series on Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 (Wave 4), we’ll be showing you some of the editing features that are built into Windows Live Photo Gallery. While the basic adjustments and visual effects that you can apply to your photos won’t come anywhere near the sheer Photoshopping might of [...]
When browsing the web, there are so many times that I find a useful web page which would be great to share with a friend. The only thing is that screen shot tools like SnagIt or Jing require me to go through a whole process of capturing, marking up, and then uploading. With Markup.io you [...]
In the first article of my series covering Microsoft’s new Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011, I showed you how to get started by walking you through the importing, tagging and browsing processes for your photos. With the basics covered, I will be focusing the series over the next few days on covering some of the [...]
When you are browsing the web using Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Beta sometimes frequently you will run into errors. Usually, clearing out the browsing cache and cookies will remedy the situation, but when you do that it logs you out of ALL of your browser-based services and it’s just plain overkill when you are only [...]
Usually it’s a good idea to get your apps from the Android Marketplace. But, sometimes you might want to download an app that isn’t on the Marketplace yet, such as SWYPE or maybe you are developing your own app and need to test it out. By default, Android doesn’t allow apps to be installed if [...]
For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users, the above Security Warning pop up can be one of the most annoying things I’ve ever encountered on a computer. If this is happening to you, every time you open nearly ANY program you get one of these windows where you have to take the extra step and [...]
If you have a lot of documents or compressed files on your computer, it is easy to lose track of them. The out-of-the-box Windows search function does an okay job at finding things, but when it comes to searching by the contents of a document or zip file, it just doesn’t cut it. Microsoft realized [...]
Have you ever sent an email by mistake and wish you could undo it? A few days ago Jack brought up some circumstances where that would really be a life saver. Using Gmail Labs you can enable this exact feature, however the default time only gives you 10 seconds to hit the “undo” button. For [...]
If you ask me, one of the greatest innovations that Google has brought to email is the conversation view. It’s not hard to see that many agree and even Microsoft included it in Outlook 2010. But, none-the-less there are some people who get their mojo disrupted if they can’t see copious separate emails on their [...]
