Category: Communications

If there are too many rows of data in Excel, you may want to group and hide some of them, leaving only the big picture numbers visible. You can then expand the areas which need to be reviewed only when needed, rather than scrolling down on endless rows. Here is how to group rows in…

When you want to discuss a large excel sheet, or you want to do a demonstration to a client, you may want to get rid of all the buttons on the top of your screen. That gives more screen space to discuss the important numbers. Here is how to show an excel sheet without the…

If you have a very long Microsoft Word document and you need to copy things from one place to another, you want to avoid having to scroll up and down endlessly. This is also useful when you want to review and compare side-by-side tables or chart located in different parts of the document. Here is…

A powerful multimedia technology with a built-in media player, QuickTime lets you view Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media in a wide range of file formats. And it lets you enjoy them in remarkably high quality.  Windows Media Player is also a great player which is liked by many uses. But sometimes we…

A powerful multimedia technology with a built-in media player, QuickTime lets you view Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media in a wide range of file formats. And it lets you enjoy them in remarkably high quality. QuickTime’s default settings is to start with Windows, but some users don’t want this function, so they…

Sometimes you may want to make a longer audio clip from two shorter recordings which you have. While there are some windows programs or expensive 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 audio clips using the free…

If you have a very long Microsoft Word document and you need to copy things from one place to another, you want to avoid having to scroll up and down endlessly. This is also useful when you want to review and compare side-by-side tables or chart located in different parts of the document. Here is…

By default, when you delete a file or document, it is first sent to the trash bin and not really deleted. For confidential files, you may want to delete straight away and not have to go through two steps if emptying the bin. Here is how to delete the file permanently without using the trash…

Depending on the applications that you are using, you may need to alter the display resolution of your screen. Generally, a higher resolution (more points per screen width or length) makes for a finer picture. Here is how to change the resolution of your screen: Step One. Open the control panel and click on ”Appearance…

By default, Windows and Microsoft Word will correct the spelling of words that are commonly used in English. Sometimes you may actually NEED to make mistaken spelling, such as when creating sample writings, or when writing in a foreign language. The auto-correct can become a nuisance as you need to keep going back and un-doing…

A powerful multimedia technology with a built-in media player, QuickTime lets you view Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media in a wide range of file formats. And it lets you enjoy them in remarkably high quality. If you do not use QuickTime you could remove it from your system tray, you can disable…

Sometimes you need the full length of your screen and the bottom taskbar gets in the way of your application. If you need more space, here is how you could move the taskbar to the side of your screen: Step One. Open the control panel and click on ”Appearance and personalization”: Step Two. Next, select…

If you are looking for files on your computer, it is good to make sure that your search also includes the sub-folders and all folders in the drive where you are searching. Here is how to always include sub-directories when searching for files in your computer: Step One. Open Windows explorer and click on the…

If you have many applications installed on your computer, you may be bombarded by lots of notifications, night and day. Combined with the default windows notifications, they simply become too much. Especially when you are in a work environment, you may want to stop at least the sound on notifications on the third party apps…

Internet Download Manager is a powerful download accelerator. It can increase download speeds by up to 5 times. The download accelerator is also well-designed for resuming, scheduling, and organizing downloads. Internet Download Manager can also resume unfinished downloads due to network problems. IDM extension has been updated in Google Chrome browser. Here is an instruction…

Google is a great quick browser loved by many users. You may come across that Google blocks your search request sometimes. In fact, Google does that to prevent automated requests generated by spyware and viruses from accessing its search features through your computer. And then Google directs you to an error page without normal search…

Google Chrome is a web browser that aims to deliver a fast and simple Internet navigation mode while bundling several powerful features, such as bookmarks, synchronization, privacy mode, extensions, themes, automatic web page translation, and some more. I’ve ever give an instruction about how to fix the Google ” Error 404 Forbidden “: You could click this LINK. Here…

Sometimes you need to install small applications or modify Windows settings on your computer and administrator rights may be required. You can switch the users of Windows between administrator and guest accounts. Here is how to make Windows user account into an administrator: Step One. Open Control Panel. Select “User Accounts and Family Safety”: Step…