How2NotFail

This happened to me a long time ago, when I first started using windows, and I had NO idea how to fix it. All you see is a nice compact little border around your tasks, with no way to get back to the higher functions of your task manager. The File, Options, View, etc are [...]

If you have ever tried to take a screen shot of a video or movie playing in Winamp or Windows Media Player you may have found that after you save the file you are left with nothing more than a black square where your video used to be, even screen capturing utilities will often be [...]

Everyone is always talking about SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and Pay Per Click campaigns. Trying to use that secret sauce to get onto the front page of google. To be quite honest, there are a lot of things that you can do, that don’t require any fancy know-how to greatly impact your success rate with [...]

Here’s a little gem that will save you time and effort when you’re trying to trouble shoot your computer’s internet connection. Windows comes standard with a fun little utility called ping, that can very quickly help you determine if your computer has an internet connection. Using your web browser or instant messenger to try and [...]

JPGs, GIFs, and PNGs are common ingredients for many websites. Unfortunately it is not uncommon for these file types to be misused. When used properly, they provide an excellent method for keeping file sizes, and ultimately loading times, well under control. Here is some general information about each file type. JPG Jpgs (or jpegs) are [...]

Up until recently I too was one of those people that suffered from the choppy video on YouTube and other flash video sites. After fiddling around with a few of my audio settings, I was able to alleviate the symptom, and now have smooth video. How to Fix It (Windows Vista) The issue was resolved [...]

Sometimes when using an application in windows you may be thinking “there must be an easier way to do this”, fortunately for us there usually is. To save you the time of figuring them all out yourself, here is a quick list of some of the more usefull shortcuts you may find yourself using frequently [...]

Microsoft is getting better- at taking us for everything we’re worth.. lawl. So I was at work a few days ago, trying to figure out how to setup my Windows Vista: Home Edition computer to connect to a domain. Don’t ask me WHY my computer has Vista Home on it, at work, and not Business [...]

File extensions are usually the source of a lot of problems for novice windows users. Having them hidden makes it easy for file types to get confusing and even obscure, since you only have icons to go by. In some cases, it may even lead to the unknowing opening of an infected file, that packs [...]

Is there an easy way to tell for sure if a download has a virus? No. But- There is an easy way to tell if it doesn’t have one! The secret lies in file types. Generally speaking, there are two types of files. Executable files and data files. Executables are any type of file that [...]