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How can I stop my Notification icons from disappearing?

Posted onFebruary 27, 2009February 27, 2009Leave a comment

In the Notification Area to the right of the Taskbar, there is a pointer on which you can click to show or hide the icons place there. Sometimes, my pointer just disappears, leaving me with Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagsTaskbar, Windows Vista, Windows XP

How do I start the flight simulator in Google Earth?

Posted onFebruary 19, 2009February 19, 20098 Comments

I’ve heard there’s a special feature in Google Earth that lets you fly a plane around the world. How do I get to it?

CategoriessoftwareTagsAviation, Easter Egg, Flight simulator, Google Earth

How do I Print Screen on my laptop?

Posted onFebruary 13, 20094 Comments

I got a new laptop for Christmas, but when I press the PrtScn button nothering happens and my clipboard remains empty. How can I take a screenshot?

Categorieshardware, softwareTagsPrint Screen, PrtScn, snipping-tool

How do I set up reminders in Windows XP ?

Posted onFebruary 8, 2009Leave a comment

I used to have a daily reminder appear in Word when I logged into Windows 98 but haven’t been able to find a way of doing this in Windows XP. How do I do this?

CategoriessoftwareTagsStart Menu, Task Scheduler, Windows XP

Why is IE complaining about my connection?

Posted onJanuary 28, 2009Leave a comment

I have recently upgraded to Internet Explorer 7 but when it starts a message appears suggesting there is a fault on the line to my ISP. This is not so as Firefox and Outlook are Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagsbrowser, internet, software

How do I make my fonts look great on Firefox?

Posted onJanuary 12, 20091 Comment

I’ve noticed that the text in Internet Explorer looks great on my big monitor, but not really all that good in Firefox. Is there anything I can do to improve them?

Categoriessoftware

How do I revert my Task Manager to normal?

Posted onDecember 21, 20084 Comments

When I press the Ctrl,Alt and Del keys together I can only see a summary of the running processes on the computer. I can’t access any of the other information, such as the tab for Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagssoftware, task manager, windows

Help, my keys are wrong!

Posted onDecember 21, 20081 Comment

I have a new computer that works fine, except for a small problem: some of the keys on the keyboard display the wrong thing on the screen. For instance, when I type a double-quote (SHIFT-2) Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagskeyboard, Windows Vista, Windows XP

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