Tip: Make Your Windows 7 Type A Little Clearer

Friday, 19 March 2010 | Jason Slater

Computer display screens are pretty inconsistent from manufacturer to manufacturer – and a very readable screen of text on one computer may not be quite right for you when viewed on a different screen.

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Keeping Your Search Quiet In Windows 7

Saturday, 20 February 2010 | Jason Slater

If you use a shared Windows 7 computer and want to keep your search queries private you can highlight each search term in the drop list and press the Delete key on the keyboard (hold down the Delete key … Read More

Get More Control Of User Accounts In Windows 7

Tuesday, 19 January 2010 | Jason Slater

A hidden feature in Windows 7 is the “Advanced User Accounts” option which is available by clicking the Start button then typing netplwiz.exe into the “Search programs and files” input box.

 

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Windows 7 Quick Tip: Run As Administrator Shortcut

Wednesday, 13 January 2010 | Jason Slater

When running a standard user account some programs in Windows 7 need Administrative privileges to run. To do this you normally have to find the program, right click and choose run as Administrator. If you manage many Windows 7 machine … Read More

Use Windows Narrator To Help Navigate

Tuesday, 5 January 2010 | Jason Slater

If you are using a small screen, or just have a little trouble reading the display, you might find Narrator handy. Narrator, available in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 is a text to speech application which sits under the … Read More