With Starter Background Changer you’ve got the option to access other customization options with ease. the answer is yes. Time to have some fun… The Personalization Window will open maximized but we have reduced it here for our screenshots. The first category that we chose for our example was Wallpaper. When you return to the main window you will see a preview for your selection. At this point you might simply end the window or make further adjustments in the other categories....

One of the cool features of Excel 2010 is the addition of Sparklines. choose the cell or cells where you wish to display your Sparklines. snag the pop in of Sparkline you’d like to add to your spreadsheet. You’ll notice there are three types of Sparklines, Line, Column, and Win/Loss. We’ll select Line for our example. This will auto-fill the data range for you. Click OKwhen you are finished. You will see your Sparklines appear in the desired cells....

Dropbox is an incredibly useful tool for keeping all your files synced between your computers and the cloud. The people you invite will receive an email inviting them to view and join the shared folder. Shared folders have a slightly different icon in your Dropbox. you’ve got the option to also view the changes online. Log into your Dropbox account in your net online gate and snag the Events tab....

Fortunately, it only takes a few keystrokes. Note: If you usedUNetbootinto create an Ubuntu flash drive, then memtest86+ will not be available. Boot up your machine with a Ubuntu Live CD or USB drive. Memtest86+ will immediately start testing your RAM. you’ve got the option to also select specific tests to run. A utility called cpuburn can help you determine if one of these pieces of hardware is the problem....

Have you ever been away from home and suddenly realized you forgot to record your favorite program? When setup is completed, we will get into the software through a web based interface. It isn’t required to stream all shows, only shows that require the AC3 audio codec. ClickYesto allow Remote Potato to add rules to the Windows Firewall for remote access. You’ll likely need to accept a few UAC prompts....

When you click help, you dont want to wait for your machine to bring it to you. Heres how you might speed up the help dialog in Windows and Office. If youre seeing the above screen a lot, you may want to switch to offline help. pick the Online Help button at the bottom, and select Get offline Help. Now your rig will just load the pre-installed help files. Use Local Help in OfficeThis same trick works in Office 2007 and 2010....

Here’s a quick primer on how to use them. Getting Started with User Scripts when you’ve got Greasemonkey installed, managing the extension is really easy. There is definitely a lot to choose from. For our example we focused on the “textarea” tag. There were 62 scripts available but we quickly found what we were looking for on the first page. Note: Link for this script provided below. once you nail clicked on the Install button, Greasemonkey will open up the following installation window....

During the Install Process When you are installing Flock there are two install windows that you should watch for. The first one lets you choose between the Express Setup & Custom Setup. We recommend the Custom Setup. when you land selected the Custom Setup you might choose which of the following options will enabled. The First Look When you start Flock up for the first time it will open with three tabs....

Note: Youll notice you have the option to rotate the picture from this menu. It is also available on the next screen.Rotate a pictureNow youll see more options on thePicture Detailsscreen. Each click will rotate the picture 90 degrees clockwise. Youll see the new orientation of the picture displayed on the Picture Details screen after you have clickedRotate. Print a pictureFrom the Picture Details screen, selectPrint. Media Center automatically prints to your default printer, so verify your desired target printer is set as default....

Do you actually use the Windows 7 power management features? If so, have you ever wanted to just delete one of the built-in power plans? Here’s how you might do so, and why you probably should leave it alone. powercfg list Do you see that really long GUID code in the middle of each listing? That’s what we’re going to need for the next step. And now, we can delete the plan by using the –delete parameter, and the same GUID....

Are you new to the ribbon interface in Office 2010? Heres how you’re free to get up to speed and learn where everything is quickly and easily. With this interactive guide, upgrading your Office skills doesnt have to be hard. Once the guide has loaded, click Start to begin. Select any menu or toolbar item in the Office 2003 mockup. A tooltip will appear to show you how to find this option in Word 2010....

Without a drive letter, how do you disconnect yourself once you’ve done so? Really confused as to what I’m talking about? Let’s walk through the process. The problem is that you stay connected, and there’s no visible way to disconnect yourself. So let’s disconnect! Note that this technique should work exactly the same in any version of windows.

You’ll need to verify that you want to reset all Internet Explorer parameters. The parameters will start to reset, and when it’s finished close out of the message box. For the process to complete you’ll need to restart Internet Explorer. After it’s complete, you should be back in business and can start using IE again. One area you could start with istroubleshooting IE 8 Add-ons.