Depending on the applications that you are using, you may need to alter the display resolution of your screen. Generally, a higher resolution (more points per screen width or length) makes for a finer picture. Here is how to change the resolution of your screen: Step One. Open the control panel and click on ”Appearance…

By default, Windows and Microsoft Word will correct the spelling of words that are commonly used in English. Sometimes you may actually NEED to make mistaken spelling, such as when creating sample writings, or when writing in a foreign language. The auto-correct can become a nuisance as you need to keep going back and un-doing…

A powerful multimedia technology with a built-in media player, QuickTime lets you view Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media in a wide range of file formats. And it lets you enjoy them in remarkably high quality. If you do not use QuickTime you could remove it from your system tray, you can disable…

Sometimes you need the full length of your screen and the bottom taskbar gets in the way of your application. If you need more space, here is how you could move the taskbar to the side of your screen: Step One. Open the control panel and click on ”Appearance and personalization”: Step Two. Next, select…

If you are looking for files on your computer, it is good to make sure that your search also includes the sub-folders and all folders in the drive where you are searching. Here is how to always include sub-directories when searching for files in your computer: Step One. Open Windows explorer and click on the…

If you have many applications installed on your computer, you may be bombarded by lots of notifications, night and day. Combined with the default windows notifications, they simply become too much. Especially when you are in a work environment, you may want to stop at least the sound on notifications on the third party apps…

Internet Download Manager is a powerful download accelerator. It can increase download speeds by up to 5 times. The download accelerator is also well-designed for resuming, scheduling, and organizing downloads. Internet Download Manager can also resume unfinished downloads due to network problems. IDM extension has been updated in Google Chrome browser. Here is an instruction…

Google is a great quick browser loved by many users. You may come across that Google blocks your search request sometimes. In fact, Google does that to prevent automated requests generated by spyware and viruses from accessing its search features through your computer. And then Google directs you to an error page without normal search…

Google Chrome is a web browser that aims to deliver a fast and simple Internet navigation mode while bundling several powerful features, such as bookmarks, synchronization, privacy mode, extensions, themes, automatic web page translation, and some more. I’ve ever give an instruction about how to fix the Google ” Error 404 Forbidden “: You could click this LINK. Here…

Sometimes you need to install small applications or modify Windows settings on your computer and administrator rights may be required. You can switch the users of Windows between administrator and guest accounts. Here is how to make Windows user account into an administrator: Step One. Open Control Panel. Select “User Accounts and Family Safety”: Step…

Many webpages use JavaScript for fancy functionality and interactive content. However, many attacks and malware use this to access your computer. If you know you may be at risk, you could tell Chrome browser to disable any JavaScript when you browse. The rest of the web content will be visible. Here is how to disable…

For school papers or for research work, you may need to write formulas or math equations. While plus, minus and equal sign are easy to write on a keyboard, some symbols, such as Sum, or Integral, are not that obvious. Here is how to write math formulas and equations in Microsoft Word: Step One. Open…

In the new Windows 8 and its later upgrades, in addition to the desktop background there is also another background screen which is behind the app tiles when Windows starts. You can customize both backgrounds. Here is how you can change the image used as background for the app tiles (start screen) in Windows 8:…

You may have come across an “Error 404 Forbidden” message when trying to access a website via Google. In fact, this means that no default index file exists in the root directory. It provides an opportunity to avoid showing web browsers the contents of your website’s root directory when navigating to the domain name. Here…

If you are using shared computers in an office or a community, or for other reasons, you may wish to keep your browsing history private. Some browsers allow you to open a new session which does not record other things. Here is how to keep your browsing history private (in Google Chrome): Step One. Open…

Sometimes you need to embed a document inside a document. It may be that the text describes another file and people can then directly double-click ad open that file while reading the description. There is a neat way to embed objects, such as excel sheets, within a word document. Here is how to embed an…