Then under the Insert tab tap on the PivotTable button. The PivotTable dialog box opens and the table or data range we already selected will show in that field. For our demonstration we will put it in a new worksheet because it makes things less cluttered. The PivotTable Field List opens up and the PivotTable tools become available. snag the fields you want to include in the table by dragging them to the different boxes below....

Now you will see the overall controls for the applications. Under Configure Rule Enforcement hit the Configure rule enforcement link. Now under AppLocker Properties check the boxes next to Configured under Executable rules then click Ok. After completing the steps above, under the Overview section press Executable Rules. Since this is your first time accessing AppLocker, there will be no rules listed. Right-click and select Create New Rule… Select Permissions under Action select Deny....

Before For an example we decided to use the first article in our Building a New Computer series. Those are all nice options but having it saved as a pdf file would be so much nicer. Web2PDF Converter in Action As soon as you have installed the extension you are ready to go. A Toolbar Button will automatically be added at the right side of your browsers UI as shown below....

Giveaway of the Day is an interesting site and sometimes they offer some decent programs for free. However, there is always a catch, they make a run at include crapware during the app install. We’ll show you how to avoid the extra junk during the install process. The first thing they make a run at install is Software Informer. The problem is that it doesn’t do a very good job and gives several false positives about updates....

Are you looking for a way to easily start creating your own webpages? Setup Both the stable and beta versions require no installation. Simply unzip the program folder, move it to Program Files, and create a shortcut. For those who are curious, here is a look at the program folders contents. This is what you will see when you start KompoZer the first time. The Main Window will be in a minimized form and the Tips Window will appear with it....

Search Commands is a cool add-in that lets you search and find commands quickly. If you are new to the Office 2007 Ribbon feature it can be extremely frustrating. That is where Search Commands from Microsoft Office Labs comes in. During installation you have the option to participate in the Office Labs Analytics. It’s completely up to you, but it can help in further development of this ongoing project. After it’s installed you will see a new tab on the ribbon called Search Commands....

So, what do you get with the extension? Three quick and easy ways to restart Firefox. Right select one of your toolbars and select Customize… to fire up the Customize Toolbar Window. One wonderful little button to make your life a lot easier.

Over at Lifehacker, I’ve written an article of interest to How-To Geek readers, about how well the default Windows security tools work if you just use a little common sense (and install Microsoft Security Essentials). If you’ve got any geek skills at all, you probably don’t need to bother paying for an expensive security suite and a subscription. Instead, you could use the completely freeMicrosoft Security Essentialsantivirus app, which we’ve already given our official blessing as a great solution....

For Windows users it’s probably all too familiar seeing the Blue Screen of Death, especially in XP. Many times the BSOD is resulting from a hardware driver issue and a reboot can solve it. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case and additional troubleshooting is needed. Double press the drivers to display an easy to read table showing the various properties of the error. If you don’t want a lot of clutter you could just show the driver files involved....

They are Favorites, Libraries, Computer, data pipe, and Homegroup. There is an easy way to remedy the annoyance. With Explorer open choose Organize then Folder and search options. Automatically expanding to the current folder makes navigation faster and easier. By checking those controls, every time you start up Explorer everything will be displayed in the list.

Then go to the Compatibility tab and run it in Windows Vista compatibility mode. Now you have your Messenger icon back where it used to be.

Want more free stuff? And it now supports Windows 7! you could then browse through and find a wallpaper that you like, and assign it to the desktop. see to it that your comment includes something you like, and something you don’t like.

Have you ever wanted to swap out the Windows default icons with something else? We’ll explain both. Not sure what we’re talking about? Open up Windows Explorer, and check out the Libraries. For today’s lesson, we’ll teach you how to change those icons with something else. Thanks to Pratik for pointing us towards this tool! you’re free to make these changes manually with nothing more than Notepad. And now you’ve learned how to swap out the icons....