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We’re not suggesting you have anything to hide, or that you’re trying to be sneaky. But we have a quick way for you to make specific desktop shortcuts invisible. You can then put the invisible shortcut in a certain area of the desktop and be able to access the files within by clicking what appears [...]

Group Policy Editor
Windows XP users can use a powerful tool called the Local Group Policy Editor to tweak Windows XP Professional computers. This utility provides users with a graphical user interface that allows changes to be made to virtually everything in Windows. For example, you can change how Windows reacts when you press CTRL + [...]

These days, our world is managed by log-ins. We have log-ins for banks, we have log-ins for websites and we even have log-ins to get into our computers. On top of that, we’re supposed to remember phone numbers and our wife’s birthday. Impossible! So, in order to stay married and secure at the same time, [...]

Malware is a huge problem.
By now, most of us know what spyware is and what it can do to your computer. If your PC is connected to the Internet, chances are you have some form of spyware. It attaches to your PC as you casually roam websites or download files. But you can be proactive [...]

Some people are nuts about backing up their data. I mean, these people are really over the top obsessive about protecting their family photos and iTunes music that the anxiety of losing it is apparent in their shifty eyes and sweaty arm pits.  You smell their fear. It’s surrounds them like a dark mist. And if you’re really quiet, [...]

How to Use the Prt Scrn Key to Capture Screenshots
There really is a use for that Prt Scrn key in the upper right corner of your keyboard.
 You know the key you push and nothing seems to happen. Well, something IS happening. Each time you press that key, it captures the screen that is on your [...]

Top Five Things To Do After Buying a PC
1. Make a Recovery Disk
2. Submit any warranty or rebate information
3. Write down or take Pictures of Serial Numbers
4. Get Microsoft Updates
5. Install an Antivirus
Make a Recovery Disk
It is becoming increasingly common for major manufacturers to not ship recovery disks with computers. If your hard drive fails [...]