Copy and Paste Format Only Over & Over Again in MS Word, Powerpnt

Do you like the Format Painter in MS Word and MS PowerPoint? Do you find it frustrating that when you forget to double click the button, it shuts off after just one paste? Or, have you ever tried to interrupt the process of format painting by editing some text, only to find that the program has "forgotten" the formatting you intended to paint once you were back on track? If any of this is bothersome for you, but you still like the idea of transferring just the formatting, I have an alternative to suggest. Next time, instead of the Format Painter...

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What should u do when Gmail is down ?? Alternative ways...

Alternative Ways to Connect to Gmail A lot of people all over the world get a little rattled whenever Gmail's services go down. Since So many people depend on Gmail for their daily email needs, today we will learn how to use it when there's an outage. Gmail operates in three primary modes: standard, HTML and mobile. Sometimes even when the standard version gives you errors, html and mobile are accessible. In most of the cases it's just the standard Gmail interface which goes down. Method one is trying out the HTML interface. To access that click...

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Delete vs. Backspace in MS Word

Delete vs. Backspace Work with MS Word tables? Ever try to remove cells, rows or columns by highlighting them and then hitting the Delete key? What happened? Certainly not what you had hoped for, I'm sure. Instead of deleting the cells, only the data is gone. Now what? Well, I suppose you could rehighlight the cells and then use the Table menu, Delete submenu, (or for 2007 users it would be the Table Tools, Layout tab of the Ribbon) but who wants to do all that work? And, yes, I do realize you could have used the Table menu / Layout tab...

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What is Over-Clocking ?

Q: What is over-clocking? Is this okay to do to my computer... I mean it won't hurt it, will it? A: Overclocking is a popular way to get a little more performance from a system. It is often called pushing or speed margining. Sometimes you can force your CPU to run faster than intended, but it does carry some risks such as over-heating, so you should become familiar with all the pros and cons before you attempt it. You don't want all your crucial data going up in smoke! Overclocking is possible because reputable companies are conservative in their...

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Password protect your PenDrive with USB Safeguard Password protect your PenDrive with USB SafeguardWe often have some personal documents/data in USB stick which we don’t want anybody else to read or access. In this case it is necessary to password protect your sensitive data. This can be done by using the portable USB Safeguard. USB Safeguard is a freeware which can help [....

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Make Your Blinking Cursor Bigger

Make Your Blinking Cursor Bigger! Is your cursor a little too slender to see? Do you often times wish that it would eat a cheeseburger or two and gain a few pounds? Well, electronics typically don't eat, so we're going to have to go the traditional route, via the control panel! For Windows Vista: Go: Start>Control Panel>Ease of Access Center>Make the Computer Easier to See Towards the bottom you'll see an option to set the thickness of the blinking cursor. Just set it to the desired width and away you go! If you're using Windows 7: Start>Control...

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Ninite – install multiple programs with single file

Ninite – install multiple programs with single file Ninite – install multiple programs with single fileWe often have to format our PC due to one or another reason and each time we need to install each and every software after formatting the PC. One will have to remember each & every software , download them separately and install them one by one after [...] Please Rate this arti...

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Download YouTube Videos the Easy Way Without any Software

Download YouTube Videos the Easy Way! This is a real quick and easy one for all our YouTube users out there. Say you really like a video - I mean, like it enough to want to download it. What do you do? Bookmark it and come back every time you want to see it? Bor-ring! How about this: While on YouTube, navigate to a video you want to download to your computer and up in the address bar of your browser, replace the “Y” in YouTube with a number 3 and hit enter. Look at this for an example: WWW.3outube.com/watch/............... You'll...

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Introduction to TCP/IP

Many people may not know what TCP/IP is nor what its effect is on the Internet. The fact is, without TCP/IP there would be no Internet. And it is because of the American military that the Internet exists.During the days of the cold war, the defense department was interested in developing a means of electronic communication which could survive an attack by being able to re-route itself around any failed section of the network.They began a research project designed to connect many different networks, and many different types of hardware from various...

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Easy Way To Unlock Windows 7 Hidden Themes

Windows 7 had created a special themes for some reasons and it does get activated when we select the region while installing the windows 7, otherwise it just stays disable. But don't worry you can manually activate these themes by following simple 10 steps. 1. Open Windows Explorer 2. Click Organize, and select Folder and Search Options. 3. Go to View tab. 4. Select Show hidden files, folders and drivers and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended). If prompted with confirmation, click Yes. 5. Click OK. 6. Browse to the...

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Install XP from DOS

If XP will not install from the CD or if you have a new drive with no operating system on it yet try these: Install Windows XP from the hard drive with Windows 98 already installed: Boot Windows 98 Insert the XP CD into your CD reader Explore Windows XP through My Computer Copy i386 folder to C:\ Go into C:\i386 folder and double click on winnt32.exe to launch the setup from the hard drive Install Windows XP from DOS (ie. no OS on a new hard drive): Boot with a Windows 98 Start Up disk Insert the Windows 98 CD into the CD reader Run smartdrv.exe...

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Repair Your system Yourself...

u can repair ur windows XP OS without loosing any setting or data, if u have any missing OS file or any errors, repairing will fix it. Reboot the computer with first boot device as CD-Rom Place the Win XP cd in CD-Rom At the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD" press any key Setup starts-Here u also see a Repair option but dont use it-Press Enter to continue setup-Press F8 to accept License Agreement Now setup will search for previously installed Operating systems, a list will be displayed Note: if u have windows 98 it wont be displayed...

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22 Tips for Skin Care

1) Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day. 2) Cut some beet root into small pieces and grind them. Squeeze juice from beet root and massage to your face for 5 minutes. Shower after 10 minutes with mild soap or gram flour. 3) Mix sandalwood powder with rose water and add 4 to 5 drops of milk in it and apply on to your face and body. Shower after 15 minutes with warm water. 4) Mix honey in water and drink daily in the morning to keep your skin shiny and smooth. 5) Warm honey and mix with lemon juice and apply on to face. Wash after it dry. 6)...

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How to assign scheduled tasks and automatically wake your computer

Assigning scheduled tasks and automatically waking your computer is very useful, especially if you want your computer booted and virus-scanned before you arrive at work. There are various programs to do this, but it’s not that hard to do it manually. 1.First go to Control Panel and choose Performance and Maintenance. Click the scheduled tasks icon. 2.Next click on Add Scheduled task to open the Scheduled Tasks Wizard. 3.Browse for the program you want to run or select it from the list. Type the name and select how often you want it to run.Press...

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How to: Make 4 fake computer viruses!

Disclaimer: Everything here is for informational purposes only. Why not have some fun and prank your friends? There are several kinds of fake virus messages you can make. I will discuss 4 of them: 1. Fake error message This one is by far, the easiest one to make and all you have to do is to make a new text document with notepad, type msg * YOUR MESSAGE and save as anything.bat. As always, make sure that you select All files instead of Text Document. 2. Forced shutdown This will display a custom error message and start a countdown which...

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Increase your cable modem or DSL speed in XP

This tweak is for broadband cable connections on stand alone machines with winXP professional version - might work on Home version also. It will probably work with networked machines as well but I haven't tried it in that configuration. This is for windows XP only. This tweak assumes that you have let winXP create a connection on install for your cable modem/NIC combination and that your connection has tcp/ip - QoS - file and print sharing - and client for microsoft networks , only, installed. It also assumes that winxp will detect your NIC and...

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Mysterious Music

Do you have mysterious music playing from your computer? If you hear "Fur Elise" or "It's a Small Word" emanating from your CPU, this is a signal sent to the PC speaker from the computer's BIOS that the CPU fan is failing or has failed, or that the power supply voltages have drifted out of tolerance. Waltz on over to your nearest repair shop and get it fix...

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20 things you didn't know about Windows XP

You've read the reviews and digested the key feature enhancements and operational changes. Now it's time to delve a bit deeper and uncover some of Windows XP's secrets. 1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then type 'systeminfo'. The computer will produce a lot of useful info, including the uptime. If you want to keep these,...

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