| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 |
| Great Tips to benefit your computer experience... |
Welcome Fox 6 viewers! If you enjoy Tech Check, be sure to listen in this Saturday from Noon-1:00 on 1070AM (WAPI) for a special high tech edition of the radio show "Dialogue" hosted by Chase and Sam. We began our broadcasting endeavors in 2002 hosting Tech Talk, which was on air for over 3 years - and now we are testing the waters for a return to a weekly computer oriented radio show. If that's something you're interested in, be sure to listen Saturday from 12-1 and call in, or email us your feedback. Let your friends know too!
GO FULL SCREEN: Want to do more than just maximize the window you're working in? Go full screen by pressing the F11 key. You can undo the full screen by pressing the F11 key again.
FASTER BOOT-UP: Speed up your computer's boot up time. Click on start - run - type in msconfig - look at the programs that load on startup. You should be able to uncheck certain programs allowing your startup time to be faster. *Note* - Make sure you do not uncheck the wrong programs. Do a google search on the file name if you're not sure.
SIDE BY SIDE: Need to look at multiple windows side by side? Simply click on one of the windows in the taskbar. Then holding the ctrl key down, click the other desired windows in the taskbar. After all the windows are selected, right click on the taskbar and select tile vertically. The windows you selected will appear equally sized beside each other. Very helpful for comparing or transferring files.
RECOVER LOST FILES: Accidentally delete files? DON'T SAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO YOUR HARD DRIVE! and then run this program PC Inspector File recovery. If you've already saved other things to your hard drive, you still maybe able to recover your file, so it won't hurt to give it a shot.
CUSTOM ICONS: Want to make your own icons? In your image editor, make your picture 32 width and 32 height in pixels. When you save your image use the .ico tag at the end instead of .jpg (ex. yourpic.ico). Now right click on the icon you want to personalize, click on the customize tab and find browse to the icon you created!
GET ORGANIZED: Organize your files into groups. Right-click in any empty space in the folder you're in, click arrange icons by, and then click show in groups. You can then arrange icons by Name, Size, Type, or Modified. |
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