Just because a new version of Windows comes out doesn’t mean you have to upgrade. If the new version has features you need or want, then that is certainly a compelling reason to upgrade. But most of us don’t have a compelling reason. And some of us have a compelling reason not to upgrade. When […]
When you shut down your computer it closes all of your programs gracefully, exit Windows and turns off your computer. If you want to turn on your computer again, you have to press the power button to turn it on. A restart or reboot does all of the same things as a shutdown, except that […]
A Windows gadget is something you can place on your desktop that performs a special function. A gadget can give you weather information, show a clock, display the date, or show you information about your computer. The things that a gadget can be created to do are endless. You can get one that always shows […]
Vista and Windows 7 are very different from XP in terms of shutting down and/or restart your computer. Not only did the shutdown and restart commands move on the start menu, but there is a new screen that appears showing you all of the programs that are still running. This new screen says to wait […]
If you decide to purchase a new computer, there is something you should be aware of. When you buy a new computer you assume that it’s all clean, tuned-up, and running as good as it can. Unfortunately, this usually isn’t the case. New computers often come with a lot of junk software installed on them. Free offers, […]
Screen, or display resolution is a term used to describe a setting in Windows that specifies how things will be displayed on your computer screen. It specifies the size and quality of what is displayed on the screen. It is specified in two numbers. Height and width. These numbers are each in pixels. A common […]
The Windows desktop is the main screen in Windows that has all of your icons on it. At times, you may have several programs open on the screen, but you want to get to your desktop. You can minimize each program one at a time. But there is an easier way. Both Windows XP and […]
You may know that you can have multiple users set up in Windows. For example, if there are 4 people in your family and you all share one computer, you may each have your own windows user so that each person can customize Windows the way they want, and also to keep their data seperate. […]
You may have heard that you can do a defrag on your computer’s hard drive. Or maybe you have actually defragged your hard drive. When something is fragmented, it means it’s broken into pieces and disorganized. For example, let’s say you are cooking in the kitchen and you need to use the hand mixer to […]
