How-To
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Understand Your Internet Connection and Test its Speed
Since the release of DSL, Internet Service Providers (ISP) have been marketing the Internet Bandwidth Speeds of their service to steal customers...
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Organize Your Microsoft Outlook Inbox Using Color
A few years ago I stumbled across a feature of Microsoft Outlook which helps prevent me from missing important emails. Here's how...
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10 Ways to Improve Performance on a Windows PC
A common question I receive via email (I get A LOT of emails so, please be patient I DO answer every email...
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How to Lose Face with Google Picasa: Literally
Here is a bit about the creepy history about your Picassa account and face tagging and other data sharing.
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How-To Mount an ISO Image in Windows Server 2008
Update: Microsoft has ended support for Server 2008. For more on its lifecycle read this Microsoft page. Recently I built a new...
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Improve Windows Performance by Defragmenting your Hard Drives
While using your computer, files are constantly being accessed, modified, and moved. This action causes your system to place files in non-sequential...
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Change the Registered Owner and Company Name in Windows
When installing Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP for the first time, you should have been prompted to enter an Owner...
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Recover Deleted Email in Microsoft Outlook from Any Folder
Recovering Deleted Items/Emails from any Folder in Outlook 2007 is a trick that’s been around for a long time. I think the...
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Automatically Clear Internet Explorer 9 or 10 Cache and History at Exit
Here's how to clear browser cache, temp files, history, and cookies each time you close IE.
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Clear Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Browser History & Temp Files
If you want to keep your browsing history private (especially if you share a computer) here's how to clear its history and...
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Customize Microsoft Command Prompt Window
Earlier in the Week, a reader asked how I customized the colors in my Microsoft Command Prompt/Shell (also known as CMD.exe) or...
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Take Control of Email in Outlook Using Priority and Do Not Disturb
Although few will argue that an email is an invaluable tool for most organizations, more and more studies show that too much...
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How-To Map a Network Drive using Windows 7, Vista or Windows Server 2008
Here's how to Map a Network Drive in Windows 7, Vista or Server 2008 using Windows Explorer or the command line.
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Disable Windows Defender Service in Windows Server 2008 or Vista
Here is one more way to rid yourself of that pesky Windows Defender app from running on your PC.
