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WEEKEND TIPS : Create a Custom Boot Logo for Windows Vista

Windows Vista’s boot screen is pretty boring, and for those of you that like to really customize your desktop, you may be wondering why it isn’t as easy in Vista as it was in previous versions. While it isn’t as easy as it used to be, if you follow along while watching this tutorial you [...]

[ More ] October 31st, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Weekend Tips |

WEEKEND TIPS : Online Child Safety – Windows Vista Parental Controls

This is another installment in using the Parental Controls feature in Vista.  I figured this week I would cover these controls and other utilities we can use to help protect the kids.
Start>>Control Panel>> and click on Set up parental controls for any user. You will then be greeted with the screen to choose the user [...]

[ More ] October 24th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Weekend Tips |

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts for Mozilla Firefox

These are achieved by holding down the CONTROL (CTRL) key and pressing the assigned key.

CTRL + A
Select all text on a webpage

CTRL + B
Open the Bookmarks sidebar

CTRL + C
Copy the selected text to the Windows clipboard

CTRL + D
Bookmark the current webpage

CTRL + F
Find text within the current webpage

CTRL + G
Find more text within the same [...]

[ More ] July 19th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Weekend Tips |

WEEKEND TIPS : 23 Ways To Speed Windows (part 2)

11.) Remove any unnecessary programs and/or items from Windows Startup routine using the MSCONFIG utility. Here’s how: First, click Start, click Run, type MSCONFIG, and click OK. Click the StartUp tab, then uncheck any items you don’t want to start when Windows starts. Unsure what some items are? Visit the WinTasks Process Library. It contains [...]

[ More ] July 11th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Weekend Tips |

WEEKEND TIPS : 23 Ways To Speed Windows

Since defragging the disk won’t do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers’ PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing.
1.) To decrease a system’s boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by [...]

[ More ] July 5th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Weekend Tips |

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