Use Special Characters in Windows

Now choose the font which matches what youre working in, snag the special character you want to use. Another way to quickly pull it up is to enter charmap or charmap.exe into the run line.

February 3, 2010 · 1 min · 35 words · Alexis Jackson

Add an External Hard Drive to Your Windows Home Server

Sometimes you might find it necessary to add additional storage to your Windows Home Server. Add External Drive Plug the external hard drive into the server. You’ll notice the drive status is Not Added yet. To add the new drive as storage space, right-click and select Add. The Add a Hard Drive Wizard kicks off. If you were adding it as a backup drive for the server you’d go for the second option....

February 2, 2010 · 1 min · 98 words · Sarah Gonzalez

Install KDE 4.4 RC 2 on Ubuntu 9.10

Related If you install Ubuntu 9.10 the default desktop manager is Gnome. Im pretty happy to use Gnome. so you can do so, bring up a terminal window by hitting ALT+F2 and typing gnome-terminal. This suggests that we have added Kubuntu PPA repositories to the software sources. sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get dist-upgradesudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop This should install KDE 4.4 RC on your Ubuntu machine. The following are a couple screenshots of KDE desktop environment....

February 2, 2010 · 1 min · 87 words · Timothy Rios

Turn Your Windows 7 Laptop into a WiFi Hotspot with Connectify

Today we take a look at Connectify which easily turns your Windows 7 machine into an instant WiFi hotspot. and you oughta share the Internet connection with other people or devices. Note: Connectify only works with Windows 7 Home and above, Starter is not supported. It allows LAN, VirtualBox Host-Only, Wireless connection Connection, and no Internet sharing. When you’re ready, choose the Start Hotspot button. Now you’ll see it running and can begin connecting your other wireless computers and/or devices....

February 2, 2010 · 1 min · 135 words · Lisa Mclean

How To Install and Setup Windows Home Server

It has the ability to backup 10 computers and restore them if needed. Using a personalized website address, it lets you securely download and upload your data files. Boot from the WHS installation disc and kick off the install wizard. Select your region and keyboard configs… Now choose the drive(s) that are in the machine. In this case there is only one, but if you have multiple drives, double-check they’re listed....

February 1, 2010 · 2 min · 380 words · Joseph Flores

Make Learning Office 2007 & 2010 Fun with Ribbon Hero

Youll need to verify it the first time you open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. In the Home tab you will see Ribbon Hero located in the Office Labs panel. Each challenge you’re able to decide to play or skip to the next one. Since we have no points yet, lets take a look at the challenge. They also show you the before and how it will look after you successfully change it....

February 1, 2010 · 1 min · 148 words · Zachary Bradshaw

Open Your Gmail Account in a Popup Window

OptionsThere is only one option for the extension…the ability to modify the Popup URL.

February 1, 2010 · 1 min · 14 words · Valerie Velasquez MD

View and Manage Flash Cookies the Easy Way

Do you need an easy way to view the Flash Cookies on your system? Simply unzip the three files within, place them within a Program Files Folder, and create a shortcut. There are two display modes for flash cookies (lower half of program window). The first is Cookie Values… And the second is Hex Dump. If you prefer you might even change the Base Folder for flash cookies on your system....

February 1, 2010 · 1 min · 71 words · Jenna Palmer

How To Get Rid of the wmpscfgs.exe Virus, a Reader Contributed Guide

Here is what you could do to get rid of it. Don’t bother about scanning as scanners cant fully fix your problem and will end up corrupting your applications. Starting this part, steps needs more technical experience. If you are not comfortable in doing the below steps, look for someone that can help you. Thanks to reader Kan for writing in with this guide, and hopefully it helps somebody else!

January 31, 2010 · 1 min · 70 words · Kevin Zuniga

Always Show Playback Controls in Now Playing Mode on WMP 12

Here we show you how to always have the playback controls show in Now Playing mode. When I hover the mouse pointer over the window the controls pop backup. Now the playback controls will always be displayed when you go to Now Playing mode.

January 29, 2010 · 1 min · 44 words · Michelle Moore

Get Customizable Distraction-Free Writing with CreaWriter

Are you looking for a distraction-free writing software that lets you choose the background and sounds? Then you will want to take a look at CreaWriter. Definitely a nice start on a peaceful writing environment. Here is a closer look at the “Tools Sidebar”. If you hover your mouse over each button you will see a tooltip appear showing what that button does. For those who are curious we also have a list right here for you....

January 29, 2010 · 1 min · 133 words · Tracy Moore

Listen To XM Radio with Windows Media Center in Windows 7

Today we take a look at setting it up in Windows 7 with Windows Media Center. Next punch XM Radio. There is absolutely no credit card required for the trial which is cool in case you dont like it. Mark Dont ask me this again then click Send when the security warning appears. Now you’re free to start listening to your favorite XM radio programming online. Browsing through different channels and songs seems easier with the keyboard versus the mouse in this case....

January 29, 2010 · 1 min · 97 words · Jessica Medina

Move the Taskbar to Different Locations In Windows

Here we take a look at it on the right side in Windows 7. Here is a look at what it looks like at the top of the Desktop. Wherever you reposition it, youll probably want to move some of your Desktop icons around accordingly. On the right side in Vista… Finally a look at it on top in Windows XP. This actually can be handy if you have a widescreen monitor and are reading documents in full screen....

January 28, 2010 · 1 min · 96 words · Dwayne Johnson