Archive for September, 2011
How to: Working With Fonts in Windows 7
One of the major improvements in Windows 7 is how you manage fonts in the system. With Windows 7 an old relic has also been removed, the Install Font Dialog Box: The Install Font Dialogue Box, circa 1992 Install Font Dialog in Windows Vista, year 2006 Fonts can be installed multiple ways in Windows 7: [...]
How To Manually Download and Install Antivirus Offline Definitions
If you are in a situation where your internet connection is not reliable but you would like to keep your Antivirus utility updated, you may want to manually download your antivirus definitions. As I live in a rural part of the parish of Manchester, Jamaica I get by using a GPRS modem to connect to [...]
Magma ExpressBox 3T adds 3 PCIe Expansion Slots to MacBook via Thunderbolt
I’ve been looking for more Thunderbolt accessories to make that new port on the side of my MacBook Pro useful, and the Magma ExpressBox 3T answered the call with an external box that houses three PCI Express slots for your 2011 MacBook Pro or MacBook Air with Thunderbolt. Since a laptop will not accept a [...]
How to Create a Mail Merge Document Using Microsoft Word
Want to send or mail out a document to a list of different people? Instead of typing out every single one, or copying and pasting information for each individual person you would like to send the document to, you can simplify things by using Mail Merge. Let’s take a look at creating a Mail Merge [...]
MacUpdate Promo Bundle Saves You $487 on 11 Useful Apps
MacUpdate offers a bundle of apps every so often at a sale price. It sometimes includes some awesome apps at a great price. The Fall 2011 bundle, in particular, will only cost $49.99, and you get over $487 worth of software in it. In the past I’ve seen the list of apps and considered them [...]
Hands On, Video: HP’s New Pavilion dm1, Available September 21 for $399
A few weeks ago when I got my first look at a new, updated version of the HP Pavilion dm1, I was really excited. The original dm1, which came out at the beginning of the year, was one of the first AMD Fusion ultraportables and more than half a year later it continues to be [...]
Back to School Contest: Win 30GB SugarSync Account
Are you ready for the demands of going back to school? Wether you’re a student or parent, things are about to get a lot crazier. This means it’s more likely that someone will forget their homework on the computer at home. If you want to avoid running across campus or across town, you need a SugarSync [...]
How To Diagnose and Resolve Blue Screens of Death (BSODs)
Windows 7 is built on the reliability of the Windows NT code base, which has strong lineage dating back to the early 90’s. With recent releases of Windows such as Vista and Windows 7, the platform is even more robust. However, Windows is still susceptible to instability. But are the root causes of this always [...]
How To Get Support for Windows 7 Activation Issues
Over the weekend, customers who purchased Windows 7 licenses from Microsoft’s Online Store were reporting issues either activating their licenses or genuine licenses purchased years ago from the Microsoft Store suddenly reporting as non-genuine. There seems to be some problems with the Microsoft Activation Center at this time. If you happen to be experiencing this [...]
How to change languages in Windows Live Hotmail (Quick Tip)
If you need to work in a different language in Windows Live Hotmail, you can change the default language used by the web mail service. Lets take a look at how to do that: Click Options, then click More options… Under Customizing Hotmail, click Language. Choose one of the available languages. Scroll down to the [...]
