6.  Hold down the Shift key while you drag a file or folder to the Recycle Bin to delete it instantly.

Make Your Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock Keys Beep When You Tap Them
Windows 7, Windows 8x and Windows 10

One of our biggest pet peeves is hitting the CAPS LOCK key by accident and forgetting it was turned on. While the Keyboard does have a light to indicate the CAPS LOCK key is activated, by default there is no audio warning. We’re going to show you how to configure Windows 10 to give you a BEEP when you hit the CAPS LOCK key, Num Lock key, or Scroll Lock key. Having an audio warning notify you when you accidentally tap one of those keys is very handy, especially if you’re a touch typist and not a hunt & peck typist.

Here’s how to make your CAPS LOCK, Num Lock and Scroll Lock keys beep when you touch them.

Press the Windows Key + U to open "Ease of Access Center". 

In the Ease of Access Window, under "Explore all settings" click on “Make the keyboard easier to use” in the menu.

In the Keyboard dialog, locate the Toggle Keys section and check the box next to, "Turn on Toggle Keys. Hear a tone when you press Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock." If you want to make it easier to turn on and off Toggle keys, then also check the box next to "Turn on Toggle Keys by holding down the Num Lock key for 5 seconds."

Now close the Control Panel and, Katy bar the door: You’re done. Beep! Beep!

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Resistance is futile
Windows 10

I'm a Trekkie. I am a fan of Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation. In STNG (Star Trek - Next Generation) there is an alien race called "The Borg" and they are bent on assimilating anything that appears to be living and making it part of the "Borg Collective" And their mantra is: "Resistance is futile."

In Windows 10, Microsoft is kind of like The Borg. Just about every time you try to do something, it asks for your Microsoft account. Now there are bazillions of article effusing wildly about tricks you can use to defeat Microsoft's attempt at making you use a Microsoft account. But why bother?

We gave in a long time ago because life has enough hassles without our computers hassling us because we use a Gmail account (or some other non-Microsoft account) to log into Windows.

Now, you may not want to give in, and you may want to stick to your guns, but we're telling you this: You're going to make your Windows 10 life a whole lot smoother if you acquiesce and go to www.outlook.com  and sign up for an Outllook.com account. (If you already have a Hotmail, MSN, Live.com or Outlook.com account, you already have a Microsoft account and you should already be using as your Windows 10 user account log in.)

It takes less than 10 minutes to go to www.outlook.com and create an account. You don't even ever need to use for anything other than appeasing the gods of Microsoft. The more you use Windows 10 the more you'll be glad you took a few minutes and created an Outlook.com account (Microsoft account)...because if you don't you're going to find out that many Windows 10 features like OneDrive, Cortana, and others require you (or try to require you -- as we've said there are some clever workarounds) to have a Microsoft account.

But perhaps the biggest reason to have a Microsoft account is this: If you ever lose your Windows password, you can reset it online and regain access to your computer. And you can reset your Windows password from any computer, smartphone or tablet. The importance of this can most be appreciated by anyone who has lost their Windows password in the past.

So, you might be tempted to resist the heavy hand of Microsoft, but stop and think. Why bother? Why not make things easy on yourself?

Take it from your old Auntie EB and Uncle TC - when it comes to Windows 10, your life will be so much easier if you just go ahead and use a Microsoft account - and if you don't already have one -- go ahead and make one at www.outlook.com  ...even if the only thing you ever use it for is Windows 10 stuff.

The Folder of Over 250 Tweaks You Can Make Yourself
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10

If you successfully complete this tip, you’ll have a folder which, when clicked, will open up 250+ tweaks. Well, to be honest with you, each one of these so-called tweaks can be accessed in other ways, but some are buried deep in the Windows system and take a while to find. Tweakmode (formerly and still called "godmode" by some) brings all the Windows settings and tweaks into one place that you can access by clicking a special system folder that you can create by following these simple instructions:

Right-click on an empty area of your desktop (i.e. not on an icon) and click “New” and choose “Folder”:





When the new folder is created, you must rename it this:

TweakMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Please copy that whole line and paste it as your folder name.



If you renamed the folder properly you’ll see the folder icon change:

If you see folder change to the icon above, then you’re good to go. Double-click on it and you’ll see more than 250 Windows tweaks, many of which you’ll never use, but some you’ll use quite often.

Some of the 250+ tweaks at your fingertips:



OK...one more thing we said you have to call this folder TweakMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

But to be honest you can call it:

TC_MODE.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} or

EB_MODE.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} or

godmode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} or

Apple_Pie_Al_a_Mode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}.

So, you have fun now, ok?

A Simple Way to Access the Advanced Boot Menu in Windows 10
Windows 10

The Advanced Boot Options menu in Windows 10 gives you additional options which can be very helpful if you’re having trouble with your Windows 10 PC. According to Microsoft, if your computer fails to boot twice, Windows will automatically boot into Advanced Boot Options which, among other things provides you with troubleshooting options to help you fix whatever is wrong with your PC or preventing it from booting. However, this does not always work as Microsoft promises. But anyway, who wants to get to the Advanced Boot Options menu that way? Not us!

There’s an easy way to access the Advanced Boot Options menu when you restart.

Behold!

1. Hold down your Shift key and click on the Start button.

2. Do not release the Shift key and click on Power in the start menu.

3. While still holding down the Shift key, click on Restart.

4. Your computer will restart to the Advanced Boot Options menu. If you want to try it out, go ahead. One of the options on the Advanced Boot Options menu is “Continue — Exit and continue to Windows 10” which boots you back into Windows normally.

Take a look at the graphic below for a bird’s eye view:

And what does the Windows 10 Advanced Boot Menu look like? Glad you asked!

The Troubleshoot menu can help you solve common Windows boot problems or get you out of a mess if you’ve gotten yourself into one.

You can see how valuable the Advanced Boot Options can be if you are having problems with your PC. Right?? OK...great!

Three handy tips for Google Chrome
All computer, tablet, and smart phone users with Google Chrome installed

Google Chrome recently passed Internet Explorer as the world's most popular browser. If you use Chrome we think you'll find these three tips very useful. But even if you don't use Chrome, one or more of these tricks might work with the browser you use.

1. Show recently viewed pages with a click - Did you know you can show a list of recently visited pages from the current tab? You can. All you have to do is right-click on the “Back” button and you’ll see a list of recently visited pages. And as illogical as it sounds, this also works with the “Forward” button too.

2. Drag-a-tab - Did you know that Chrome lets you detach a tab and open it in a new window? It does! All you have to do is drag the tab outside the active window. And you can also add it back to the original windows too. Just drag it back and drop it.

3. Drag your downloads - When you download a program using Chrome, you will see it on Chrome’s status bar (the bar along the bottom of the browser window). Did you know you can drag that download tab out of Chrome to your desktop or any folder on your computer? Also, you’ll note at the far right edge of the download tab (which shows the file name) you’ll see a little down-arrow. If you click that arrow you’ll get options such as “Show in folder”. “Run”, “Always open files of this type” and “Cancel”..

And guess what? There's a good chance that one or more of these tips will work on other browsers too - don't be afraid to try them with Firefox, Opera, or good ol' IE.





Reg Organizer - A Swiss Army Knife of Windows Utilities and Tools

Reg Organizer works on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. The newest version of Reg Organizer has newly added special tweaks for Windows 10 - including a Windows 10 Start menu fix.

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Melons On My Mind

Those of you living in big and sophisticated cities will be astonished to learn that those of us living in more-or-less rural areas of America, get all worked-up about summer festivals. It may seem sad to you, even pathetic, but, alas, it is true.

So far, this summer, in my neck-of-the-woods, we’ve had the Cherry Festival, the Strawberry Festival, The St. Alphonsus Festival, The St. Joseph’s Festival, The Bratwurst Festival, The Sweet Corn Festival, The Blueberry Festival, and many others, which I’ve attended, but have now forgotten.

But, the Super Bowl of Festivals here in Ohio, happens this very weekend in beautiful downtown Milan, Ohio, where they will spend the entire weekend frolicking and celebrating! And the whole shebang is about melons. It’s Melon Festival time, folks! Yes indeedy! The biggest festival of them all is right around the corner, and the whole area around here is all atwitter with excitement. I bet you never thought folks could get all worked up over melons, did you? We’re all worked-up! Bring on the melons!

I’ve got melons on my mind, I tells ya!

Everywhere I go, I see posters, billboards and signs (tacked to telephone poles) reminding me that this is the big weekend. The weekend when the sleepy little village of Milan, Ohio (population 1445) comes alive with festivities to rival New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Antonio, and Miami. Swarms of jet-setters and party animals will descend on Milan this weekend to celebrate melons. They expect that over 100,000 revelers will fill the town square over the weekend – dancing, partying, and living it up – and all under the watchful eye of the much celebrated Milan Police Department (MPD) who oversee the biggest speed trap east of the Mississippi.

Let’s get the melons off our mind for just a minute and discuss this speed trap. Melons are big this weekend (no pun intended), but the rest of the year, the only two things famous about Milan is that Thomas Alva Edison was born here (and quickly moved away), and the Milan speed trap...

Read the rest of this essay here.

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