Three Really Easy Tips For Windows These tips work in Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (all versions)< Spaced Out You can highlight a word, a sentence, a paragraph or a page and delete the entire block of selected text by pressing the “Space” bar. Yes you can, and now you know! Tabby Treats Pressing the “Alt” “Tab”… Read More »
What’s Your Computer’s Up Time? This tips works in Windows 7, Windows 8.x and Windows 10 (all versions) How Long Has It Been Since You Started or Restarted Your PC? We leave our computers running 24/7. If you asked us how long it’s been since we last restarted our PCs, we couldn’t tell you without looking at our… Read More »
Use Windows Run Dialog to Open Folders or Files We had question from a reader who had fallen for a tech support scam. The scammers put a toolbar on this person’s taskbar with a phone number on it, and they also added a item to the person’s start menu. We told them how to remove the phone number… Read More »
Windows Snipping Tool Shortcuts These shortcuts work with Snipping Tool in Windows 7, Windows 8x, Windows 10 If you’re a fan of Windows Snipping Tool (the default screenshot tool that has come with Windows since Windows Vista), you’ll love these Snipping Tool shortcuts. If you’re using Windows 7 you’ll find Snipping Tool on your Windows start menu. If… Read More »
Unresponsive Program? Try This to Keep From Losing Data This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 In earlier versions of Windows if a program froze (hung, locked-up) there was nothing you could do about but kill the program using Task Manager/Processes/End Process. But Windows 7 and 8 users have at least a shot at… Read More »
Use Your Browser As a File Explorer This tip works in Windows 7, Windows 8x and Windows 10 using Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer. Did you know you don’t have to open My Computer/Computer or File Explorer/Windows Explorer to browse files on your PC? Nope you don’t. You can browse files on your computer just like you browse… Read More »