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December 21, 2005
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Windows Tips: Six Windows Tweaks I Couldn't Live Without Make personal sticky notes, launch apps fast, create Search shortcuts, put folders on the Start menu... |
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October 2004
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March 2006
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The Fastest Way to Open Items on Your Desktop Put your desktop on the menu... Access icons via the keyboard... Add info to your applications' title bars... |
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October 1, 2003
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Personalize Office's Places Bar When I save a document in Word, a dialog box appears that lets me navigate to the folder where I want to save the file. Is there a way to add a folder to this list? |
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Windows Tips: Take the Shortcut Route to Instant File Backups Easily back up your files after you finish working on them... restore the Change Passwords panel... hide specific file extensions. |
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August 2005
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November 2002
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Windows Tips: Remove the Clutter Left by Your Windows Installation Plus: Identify your DirectX version, show only risky file extensions, and use Alt-key shortcuts. |
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April 2006
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Windows Hacks: Registry Remedies Get the Windows XP you really want with these 12 tips for mastering the operating system's inner workings. |
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August 2001
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Who Knew Windows Could Do That? Our Windows guru shares 40 unexpected, supereasy tips for every version of the OS... |
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August 2001
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Windows Tips: Make Desktop Text Easy to Read Select a readable system font, create a Show Desktop icon, learn how to use your Windows key... |
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July 2001
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Answer Line: Prep an Old PC for a New Home What to do to your computer before giving it to someone else... Executing programs at shut-down time... Make autostart CDs... Handling .zip with Windows Me... Office Shortcut Bar... Backing up dial-up network settings... |
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February 2003
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Windows Tips: Simplify Disk Maintenance With Custom Shortcuts Make ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter more automatic; tile or cascade windows quickly; print a font sampler. |
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January 20, 2004
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The Quickest Way to Make Several Folders at Once A shortcut makes multiple folders... Change your 'open with' list... Spiff up your command prompt... |
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December 2001
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Windows Tips: Right-Click for Faster Windows Navigation Right-click around Windows... sort better in Details view, edit the Registry safely... remap your keyboard... |
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September 2001
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Windows Tips: Search Me -- and Every Other Version of Windows Find files and folders fast with Windows' search feature, extract icons easily with a special utility... |
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January 2001
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Windows Tips: Make Windows More Energy-Efficient Let your PC hibernate... take a Stretch Break... |
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April 4, 2007 |
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May 4, 2005
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February 2002
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Windows Tips: Take Charge of Your Runaway Start Menu Slim down your Start menu by removing unused items... customize your Documents menu... set the size of file dialog boxes... |
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May 16, 2008
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More Quick Fixes for Common Windows Annoyances Dump the Insert key, rearrange drive letters, restore your Safely Remove Hardware icon, and get a free tool for easy Registry editing. |
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August 2002
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Answer Line: Remove Apps That Don't Uninstall Themselves Windows tips: How to delete stubborn applications on your safely... Manage media players... More on blocked Web pages... |
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March 21, 2007
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April 2002
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August 2003
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June 2005
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April 5, 2010
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January 10, 2007
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Invisible Icon Close system applications using the icon in the upper left corner of Windows. |
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January 18, 2006
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Shortcut to Launch a Non-Default Browser Specify using Internet Explorer to open certain websites. |
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January 2002
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September 25, 2006
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Windows Tips: Vanquish Still More Windows Annoyances These eight tricks should improve your Windows experience. |
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October 2002
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May 3, 2006 |
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76 Ways to Get More Out of Windows Quick, easy ways to tame your operating system...from speed tweaks to security checks to troubleshooting tips. |
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November 2003
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Windows Tips: Fast Windows Navigation Is a Command Performance Improve your Windows efficiency by typing commands instead of clicking the mouse. |
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August 2006
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September 26, 2007
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Run Apps on a USB Thumb Drive Automatically Take advantage of the portability and increased capacity of flash drives by storing applications on them. |
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June 22, 2005
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