Author: betty

When you are travelling and have limited battery on your laptop, you may wish to constantly monitor how much battery is left. While Windows has a clear battery indicator, it is by default NOT shown on the taskbar in the bottom. Here is how to constantly display the battery indicator on your laptop’s screen in…

If you have taken many short videos, you may want to join them all together into one movie clip. While there are some windows provided tools for that, the best tool we can recommend is free to download and install and it is called “FreeMake”. Here is how to join movie clips using the free…

Sometimes for celebrations or special occasions you may want to make a movie from your photos, so that it makes it an enjoyable presentation. SONY’s Movie Maker is an easy click-and-drop tool which has nice templates built-in to make a movie out of your photos. Here is how to make a movie from your photos:…

Some of your photos or pictures may be in JPG format, which is commonly used for its excellent compression. However, you may want to convert your .JPG image into a BITMAP (.bmp extension) file, which may be needed in some software. Bitmap images are generally with higher quality and have a bigger size. Here is…

When you install Windows, based on the geographic region you select during installation Windows will set the default date and time formats. These will automatically be used for all your programs, such as when entering dates in Excel, or sending emails in Outlook. Sometimes you may need to change the format or start viewing time…

By default, Windows protects you by its “Windows Firewall” function. However, sometimes this feature stops active apps or software which you need to use, if they use ports or access files which Windows does not allow. So you may need to turn off the default Windows Firewall protection. Here is how to turn off the…

Have you ever fallen sleep, left for work, or otherwise walked away from your computer and forgot to turn it off? Do you want to make your computer turn off automatically when you leave it for a period of time. Now you can make a Windows task to automatically shut your computer down. Here are…

When someone asks you for photos you’ve just taken the other day at the party, it’s always a problem. That’s because you most likely used a high resolution camera and you probably have hundreds of megabytes of photos you can’t just send by mail in a couple of seconds. But you can minimize them quickly…

Are you tired of looking at the same icons every day? Do you think the icons on your computer desktops are static and permanent? Actually these icons can be changed for a brand new experience. Here are the steps for you to personalize your desktop icons. Step One: Right click on any open space of…

Sometimes unintentionally you may delete the “My Computer” icon from your desktop. It is a very handy and useful icon so here is an easy way to get it back. Here is how to restore your “My Computer” onto your desktop: Step One. Right-click anywhere on empty desktop space to get this menu: Step Two.…

In the new Microsoft Windows the start screen shows you all the apps. If you want to reorder them, it is easy to do that directly with a touch screen. This is a new feature for Windows and works well with the new touch screen computers. Here is how to reorder or move an app…

There is a little tune which Microsoft windows plays when it starts. After many restarts, it may be a little too much to keep hearing the same tune. Here is how to remove the startup tune of Microsoft Windows: Step One. Open the Control Panel: Step Two. Click on ”Hardware and Sound”: Step Three. Click…

Some computer manufacturers, and some browser makers have a default webpage set on your browser. For example, SONY comuters’ browsers always open the SONY webpage by default. This can sometimes be too much when you are trying to get your work done. Here is how to change the default webpage set in your browser: Step…

In your home, you may have more than one computer together in the network. Windows has a neat functionality which lets you control the sharing of files and documents between the Home Group users. Here is how to control sharing on your Home Group: Step One. Open the Control Panel: Step Two. Click on the…

Sometimes you may want to work on a document and watch a movie at the same time on your computer. The problem is that when you click on another application, such as Microsoft word, the movie player goes in the background and cannot be seen. But there is a way to keep the video on…

When opening your pictures, you may want to only view them in a different program than the default “Windows Photo and Fax viewer” in Windows. You may wish to choose a different program, such as Paint, Photoshop, or even Microsoft Office Picture Manager to open your photos and pictures. Here is how to set the…

If you changed your computers recently, or if you want to transfer contacts from a previous Skype account, you can import contacts into Skype from any backup you have. Contacts in Skype can be imported into your account from any .vcf file format. Here is how to back up your contacts from Skype: Step One.…