Here’s a great tip for those of you who have trouble locating your mouse pointer on the screen. Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 have a feature that some refer to as “mouse sonar effect”. This option causes your mouse pointer to pop-up in the center of concentric rings so you can easily find it. Some of… Read More »
Conserving Laptop Battery Power is a necessity when you’re using a laptop without a power source. If you have an on-off switch for your WiFi on your laptop, get in the habit of turning it off when you do not need to be online, or if you are in a location without internet access. Your computer is always… Read More »
When we let something beautiful die the world is less beautiful place. We tend to a prize rose bush and we water it every day and we prune it when it needs pruning. We feed it and we tend to it and we enjoy its perfect fragrant blooms. Every day we look at it and take pride in… Read More »
If you’re old like us, you probably will be shocked to learn what happened in the year you were born. I ran EB’s birth year through this thing and here’s what I found: * Andrew Jackson was dead. Still is. * The “unsinkable” ocean liner Titanic sinks on maiden voyage after colliding with an iceberg; over 1,500 drown… Read More »
OK folks. Today’s freebie is from Blueberry Software – as you can tell by the little image on the left over there, right? This freeware application allows you to record any activity on your screen. According to EB, I could leave this screen recorder on for 24 hours and there would be no activity on my screen. But… Read More »
If you’re running Windows 7 Home Premium, this tip is for you. One of the best new features in Windows 7 is called XP Mode. But you can only use it on Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate. Too bad. Most users will have Windows 7 Home Premium. But we’re going to show you how you can… Read More »