Operating Systems

Windows 7 comes with the built-in ability of being able to create a System Repair Disk that can be used to recover from major issues. The same recovery features can be found on the Windows 7...

Whether PC or Mac, new computers are not manufactured with fully functional word processing software installed. However, they do come with a basic text editor that has some, but not all, of the...

Having a backup of your contacts from your iPhone is very important because you’ll never know what will happen to your iPhone. It can crash, get corrupted, or worst get stolen so keeping a backup...

Installing a program on a PC is generally easy and does not require administrative privileges. However, there are some cases where these privileges are needed, and if you don't know the...

Have you tried using Microsoft cliparts for your presentation and documents? Do you know that we can edit cliparts such as removing the backgrounds and other objects that are not relevant to the...

It can be difficult to crop pictures precisely on a Mac. Macs are known for their clean appearance and ease of use. However, this can be a disadvantage when performing tasks that require...

An IP address is a numerical desination assigned to each computer on a network to allow it to communicate with other computers or devices through the Internet Protocol. Whether you're talking to...

Windows 2000 offers a backup registry that can assist you in retrieving previously deleted or corrupted files in the event that important files are no longer available. Of course this system is...

When writing reports, term papers, thesis, or letter, adding footnotes or endnotes is very important. It also helps you to organize those papers after printing. You easily locate pages or chapters...

From time to time we all just want a little privacy. Maybe you're looking at stuff you shouldn't, or maybe you're just using a public computer and don't want strangers in your business. Whatever...

Learning how to cut and paste can make your life on the computer much easier. It's no wonder why 115 people a day are searching for instructions on how to cut and paste. It allows you to easily...

The author assumed that the users have previous knowledge on how to create graphs using MS Office Excel. But if you do not know how, then you need to read articles on how to create a graph using...

If you like to learn how to add tables in your document or presentation, this articles help guide you. The key is to be familiar with MS Word menu. You need to enable Tables and Borders under Tools.

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is a stand-alone operating system. To uninstall Windows XP Professional x64, you must remove system files and entries in the boot menu. This operating system is...

While working with MS Excel, we might encounter some problems that is very difficult to fix. But you can ask your classmate, teachers, some experts or even searching the Internet for some...

Redirecting and appending in Unix are fairly simple concepts. While they may appear confusing to many novices, you will find that it is quite simple once you view the definition and see...

The Microsoft Windows Vista Notification Area is the location where active program icons and the clock are displayed. The Notification Area is a new name for what used to be called the System Tray...

When an internal or external hard disk is almost full, Microsoft Windows XP will send a pop-up "balloon" low disk space warning message on your taskbar (aka. system tray). The disk...

Windows Registry is a directory that stores and manages the settings and entries for Microsoft Windows operating programs. Originally this directory was programmed as a way to organize the INI...

How frustrating that you just connected an external drive to your computer, but the Microsoft Windows XP just won't recognize it. Other than making sure that your USB device is error-free and the...

Microsoft Windows XP can be set to autostart your most often used programs when you start your computer. This is time saving, instead of you clicking on the desktop icons or icons on the taskbar...

Whether you use Windows, Mac, or Linux, you will have a graphical user interface that will let you do everything you need to do. However, using the command line has many advantages. It is much...

Installing desktop themes is a great way for computer users to express their creative personalities. By personalizing your computer desktop you will feel more inspired, surrounded by your favorite...

Embedding YouTube videos in this article works only if you are connected to the Internet. But of course you can add videos from YouTube offline and that would be another thing and another set of...

Enhance your presentation by adding video files from your computer or from YouTube and other video sharing website. There are just few simple steps.

Some programs, when you install the default option, add themselves to the list of startup programs on your computer. Each time you start your PC these programs start running automatically in the...

The Linux distribution Ubuntu version 7.0 has the code name Gutsy Gibbon, or just Gutsy. Ubuntu is based on the Debian Linux distribution, and therefore uses the apt package manager for software...

The ability to take a snapshot of whatever is on your screen is one of the most useful tools on a Mac computer. It's great for bloggers who want to show visual adds of what they are doing on their...

This feature is useful during your presentation. Instead of going back and forth and looking for the file during your lecture, you can now insert files for your presentation. Easy to navigation...

This article will show you step-by-step how to change Microsoft Office xp product key. A product key is a specific software-based key for a certain program. It is used to identify that the copy of...

This article will show you step by step how to change Microsoft Office 2003 product key. A product key is a specific software-based key for a certain program. It is used to identify that the copy...

By default the Administrator account in vista is disabled. You can easily enable it using the built in command prompt

This article was created to show System Administrators how to enable Hyper-V in 2008 Server.

Learning how to take a screen shot of your computer desktop can be very helpful. You will be able to capture pictures, text, conversations on an IM, or something else that you might not regularly...

Learn how to speed up your Windows XP netbook. Netbooks are all the rage these days. They’re convenient, portable, and just plain cool. Unfortunately, they’re relatively underpowered compared to...

Do you have a Mac that you want to upgrade to Leopard, but it doesn’t have a DVD drive, or the DVD drive isn’t functioning correctly? Well, with a little know-how, you can get around this...

If your windows operating PC is running slower than usual or maybe you accidentally removed, or lost a program you intended on keeping then there is a solution that you can try before completely...

If you use your computer frequently in your day-to-day life, you may have noticed that as your computer gets older, it tends to start up more slowly. This slowdown can become irritating, and as a...

Just like a car, Windows needs tune-ups and preventative care to avoid problems. Unlike cars, however, you don't have to send your computer to a professional, as long as you stay on top of a few...

Microsoft Windows XP, which is based on the Windows NT kernel, comes preloaded with helpful tools to aid you in troubleshooting the system. By learning how to use these tools, you can save money...

Installing a DLL (Dynamic Link Library) or OCX (Object Linking and Embedding Control Extension) is normally accomplished through an executable installation. However, some add-on applications for...

Apache, MySQL and PHP are used together to create dynamic web sites. Apache is the web server component, MySQL is the database and PHP is the scripting language. They are all open source...

A lot of us use to share our computer system with family or friends with a number of users login so that each of them have there own Desktop, Menu, Mm Document and other personalized working...

Ubuntu comes preinstalled with the OpenJDK Java runtime to allow you to run Java programs and applets. However, this does not work in all instances. If you are experiencing problems with your...

If you frequently let others use your personal computer then you run the risk of them installing junk, stumbling upon search history (I am talking about bank records perverts), or in the case of...

Have you ever wondered why a windows feature works one day, then not the next? This article will help you fix these annoying issues, as well as not let you lose your files.

Each computer in a network has an IP address (e.g.,192.18.23.15) that is a crucial part of the Internet protocol. Every computer also has a human assigned name (hostname) that is easier to...

Each computer or server in the network has an IP address (e.g., 195.17.23.0) that is a crucial part of the Internet protocol. In addition, a computer has a human assigned name (hostname) that is...

The Windows XP operating system, like other Windows operating systems, relies on literally thousands of system files to properly run. When any one of these is damaged, problems occur, such as...

On occasion you may find that you need to restart another server on the network remotely but that you can not log into it via terminal services. When this occurs it is pretty handy to know how to...