Mar 29, 2010 | hardware, search, Vista, Windows7
I had to grin when I learned that a cool keyboard shortcut was literally right under my nose. Clicking on the right mouse button brings up context menus everywhere in Windows. The right-click menus have been enhanced in the Windows 7 taskbar to display previously-used...
Mar 25, 2010 | backup, Home_Server, OneCare, security, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
This is for anyone who might have been procrastinating. Look down in the lower right corner for the icon for your security program. If you see the Windows Live OneCare icon (pictured above), it’s time to move on! If you see the Microsoft Security Essentials icon...
Mar 18, 2010 | IE, Windows7
By this time you’ve probably learned all the cool keyboard and mouse tricks for your new Windows 7 computer, right? You’ve been using Ctrl-X (Cut), Ctrl-C (Copy), and Ctrl-V (Paste) for ages. It’s old hat to drag and drop with the right mouse button instead of the...
Feb 22, 2010 | computers, Dell, hardware, laptops, mobile, shopping, Windows7, wireless
Once my wife saw my Dell Vostro V13, it didn’t take long before we had two Vostro V13s. The Vostro V13 is an ultrathin notebook with a 13” 1366×768 nonglare screen and a full-size keyboard. It’s two-thirds of an inch tall with the lid closed and weighs just 3.5...
Jan 28, 2010 | Adobe, Outlook, software, Vista, Windows7
There’s finally a solution to a bug that Adobe has allowed to stand unpatched for far too long. This only applies to a few of you but you’ll be glad to see it if you’ve been one of the victims. Background: if you use Outlook 2007 to open an e-mail message with a PDF...
