HOWTO: Make Windows XP Login Automatically (Using User Accounts)

0 Comments | Monday, July 5th, 2010

This HOWTO tells you how to login automatically and therefore stop Windows XP from showing the login window or even from showing the Welcome Screen so you can just switch on, walk away, make tea, come back and see your desktop loaded and ready to go!

HOWTO: Stop Windows Live Messenger (MSN) Starting Automatically with Windows

4 Comments | Thursday, June 24th, 2010

This article explains step by step how you can disable MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger from starting automatically when Windows starts.

Open A Port in Windows 7 Firewall

1 Comments | Monday, April 12th, 2010

Windows 7 Firewall ports can be opened easily by following this step by step tutorial. Firewall ports need to be opened for many reasons such as for Remote Desktop Connection or using your PC as a server for applications such as FTP or for gaming.

Make Windows XP Login Automatically (Using Regedit)

1 Comments | Monday, April 5th, 2010

This HOWTO tells you how to login automatically and therefore stop Windows XP from showing the login window or even from showing the Welcome Screen so you can just switch on, walk away, make tea, come back and see your desktop loaded and ready to go!

HOWTO: Jailbreak iPhone/iPod Touch (Software Version 3.1.2)

0 Comments | Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Step by step instructions on jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch in minutes running the latest software version 3.1.2

Windows 7 or Vista Recovery Console

2 Comments | Friday, January 1st, 2010

Windows 7 and Vista’s System Recovery Options menu and therefore the Command Prompt (formerly the Recovery Console) can be accessed in at least three ways. This article provides step by step how to access the console whatever your situation including creating your own bootable CD if required.

Installing OS X on Acer Aspire One: The Definitive Guide

8 Comments | Thursday, October 8th, 2009

This step-by-step guide provides a detailed look at how to install Mac OS X on an Acer Aspire One netbook using either a bootable USB Thumb Drive or by using a bootable DVD.

Firefox Location Bar: Change Default Search Behaviour

1 Comments | Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

SOLUTION: Restore Firefox default search from Address Bar functionality. Entering text or a phrase into Firefox address or location bar doesn’t bring me to Google Search Results or directly to a page anymore. Instead it brings me to Bing, Yahoo or some other search results page.

HOWTO: Restore Normal.dot Microsoft Word File

4 Comments | Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

SOLUTION: Fix your normal.dot file in Microsoft Office Word easily. This solution applies to Microsoft Word version 2008, 2007, 2003, 2002, XP and some older versions.

HOWTO: Disable Print Confirmation Balloon in Windows XP

1 Comments | Monday, August 31st, 2009

This HOWTO explains how you can disable the often quite annoying little balloon that pops up every time you print to a network printer or sometimes a local printer from Windows XP.

This pop-up is set to show by default for all network printers but is hidden by default for local printers so this solution is also handy if you for some strange reason want to actually see this yellow balloon for all of your print jobs.

HOWTO: Disable Restart Prompt After Windows Update

4 Comments | Monday, August 24th, 2009

This HOWTO explains how you can disable or to at least adjust the annoying interval that the Restart reminder dialogue box appears after Windows updates your computer and we all know how regularly that is!

The default interval for these pop-ups is 10 minutes. This HOWTO explains how to switch this off completely or simply increase the time between reminders.

HOWTO: Add A Domain User as an Administrator in Windows XP

1 Comments | Friday, August 7th, 2009

Network User As Local Administrator This HOWTO explains how you can add any user on your networks domain as a local administrator on a Windows XP PC. It also explains the difference between a Domain User and a Local User for your information. Typically a domain user is a user who has a user profile [...]

HOWTO: Excel – Detect an Empty Cell

1 Comments | Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Validate in Microsoft Excel if a cell is left empty or blank using this simple piece of macro code in the built in Visual Basic interface

HOWTO: Set The Default Program To Open Certain File Types in Mac OS X (EG: jpg, gif, etc)

13 Comments | Monday, August 3rd, 2009

This HOWTO article describes the simple process of setting the default application on your Mac that opens any file type. This is also called ‘file association’. You’ll mostly want to open pictures such as jpg, gif, etc with a certain program but you can apply this solution to almost any file type such as Microsoft Word documents, etc.

HOWTO: Print To Your Mac’s Printer From Windows Using BonJour

5 Comments | Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Print across your local network from Windows to your Mac’s local printer by installing Apple’s BonJour for Windows. BonJour allows you…

HOWTO: Set The Default Program To Open Certain File Types in Windows (EG: jpg, gif, etc)

0 Comments | Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Description It can be quite annoying when you double click a file and it opens a program you don’t want or expect.  This HOWTO article describes the simple process of setting the default program that opens any file type.  You’ll mostly want to open pictures such as jpg, gif, etc with a certain program but [...]

HOWTO: Access Windows files from an Apple MAC over the Network (Part 3)

2 Comments | Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Description This is Part 3 of a 3 part tutorial on HOWTO set up both your Windows PC and your Apple Mac to allow you to access a shared folder on your Microsoft Windows PC from your Apple MAC. If you’ve landed here by mistake and are looking for Part 1 or Part 2 then [...]

HOWTO: Access Windows files from an Apple MAC over the Network (Part 2)

2 Comments | Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Description This is Part 2 of a 3 part tutorial on HOWTO set up both your Windows PC and your Apple Mac to allow you to access a shared folder on your Microsoft Windows PC from your Apple MAC. If you’ve landed here by mistake and are looking for Part 1 or Part 3 then [...]

HOWTO: Access Windows files from an Apple MAC over the Network (Part 1)

4 Comments | Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Description This HOWTO explains the steps involved in setting up both your Windows PC and your Mac to allow you to access a shared folder on your Windows PC from your Mac.   One of the big challenges user’s experience when in a mixed Mac & PC environment is the task of sharing files over [...]

Stop ‘Open File – Security Warning’ Appearing

0 Comments | Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

The Open File Security Warning appears in Windows XP when you double click a file (usually of type EXE, BAT or VBS but could be others) on a network share. This step by step guide explains how to quickly and easily get rid of it.