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Windows Print Screen Capture Software (free)

Some great free screen capture software that allows you to share on social networks save out files to different formats and very quick and easy to use. PicPick http://picpick.wiziple.net/

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Set default view for every folder you open

Open up a window and set view to what ever settings you want it to be. I like detailed list clicking on View and then click on Details Click on Tools -> Folder Options Then click on View and Apply to all folders, this will then set all folders next time you open folder to [...]

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Fix the @ symbol and " right way around

 

When you get a new keyboard or are moving machines sometimes the @ symbol is in the wrong position, here is how to fix it. Click Start and then Control Panel In Control Panel, if you are in Category View, click on Switch to Classic View ( left corner) Click on Regional and Language Options [...]

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Setup internet home page

 

Internet Explorer How To Set Your Browser Start Page in Internet Explorer 1. Open Internet Explorer 2. Go to website your want to set as your home page and hit enter 4. Go to toolbar at the top of browser, and click on “Tools”, then “Internet Options”. 5. Press the “Use Current” button to specify [...]

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Download Lots of great software one click (ninite.com)

 

1. Pick your favorite software below. 2. Click “Get Installer” and run it. 3. You’re done! http://ninite.com/

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Easiest Way To Set Gmail/Google Apps As Default Firefox 3 Mail Client

 

At the Firefox 3 address bar, type about:config and you will be prompted with a warning page as shown below. Just click on I’ll be careful, I promise! Search for gecko.handlerService.allowRegisterFromDifferentHost and set to True and network.protocol-handler.external.mailto and set to True copy and past javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler(“mailto”,”https://mail.google.com/mail/?extort=mailto&url=%s”,”GMail”) to address bar and hit enter for google apps users [...]

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Mobile Me SMTP Settings

 

Open Email applications. Click into Tools -> Accounts  or Mail -> Preferences. Under tools/preferences window, click the Accounts. Click the Server Settings button near the bottom of the pane. In windows you will see smtp settings or more settings. Verify your SMTP server settings with the following information: Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.me.com (for either me.com [...]

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Documents to PDF

 

Download and install PDFCreator http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ Open your document website or Press CTRL + P select PDF creator from printer list Click print and away you go this will save a pdf file of what you had on the screen.

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Does your Office 2003 keep crashing?

 

Does your outlook crash on start? Does your Microsoft word freeze during using it? Do your programs generally crash and not start properly? Are you running an old version of office? Then I would recommend installing Download Office 2003 Service Pack 3

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Memory Diagnostic tool

 

Some great tools to test memory on desktop or laptop Both are bootable that you burn off to CD and then restart computer. Press F12 (or what ever says Boot menu) and then boot off cd. Windows Memory Diagnostic tool Memtest86 http://www.memtest.org/

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