How to setup Outlook for AOL
How to setup Windows Mail, Outlook Express, Outlook 2007
How to setup Vista Email
Configuring a new Email Account on Windows Mail (Vista) Open Windows Mail, and from the Tools menu select Accounts. Click the Add button. Now, select Email Account and click Next. Type in your Display Name: this is the name that your recipients will see in the “From” field of e-mails that you send. Click Next. Enter your complete email address and click Next. Please make sure to replace “yourdomain.com” with your actual... [Read More...]
USA Visa MUST be completed online
Are you thinking of visiting the United States of America? If so you are going to need a visa. And what is more you will need to fill the visa application out online. Not only that but you will need to ensure the following: Your Internet browser must support 128-bit encryption. If you are using Internet Explorer (Windows), the minimum version that will work with this site is version 5.0, with service pack 2. If you are using Netscape, the minimum... [Read More...]
Computer not Behaving?
Maybe there is nothing wrong with the computer. Maybe you just need a little help… What is more infuriating than an obstinate box full of plastic and wires. It is tempting to blame the computer for being …well a computer. And there is nothing wrong with that. Computers were supposed make our lives easier, not the other way around. Unfortunately, as true as that is, it won’t get your problem solved. [Read More...] Read More →
Computer Buddy
There are free computer courses and books by the score, but some of us, sometimes just prefer having a ‘buddy’ we can call or get to drop in and explain it over a cup of coffee. Wouldn’t it be great if you could call someone up who would just talk you through the problem, solve it and set you on your way? Maybe they could pop over and sort it out personally and show you on your own machine. [Read More...] Read More →
Internet Explorer Quick Tips
Internet Explorer – Moving Backward or Forward with a Wheel Mouse You can rapidly go Backward or Forward in your IE Browser by holding down the Shift key while moving the mouse wheel. This saves moving your mouse up and clicking on the Back or Forward buttons. Most people already know the keyboard shortcuts by holding down the Alt key and hitting the left and right cursor keys to effect the same thing. Internet Explorer – Opening Links... [Read More...]
Microsoft Office Quick Tips
MS Office – Opening Multiple Windows in Outlook If you want to have multiple windows open in Outlook (for example your Inbox and Calendar), Simply right-click on the new item and select Open in New Window This makes it a lot easier to cut and paste between Outlook applications. MS Office – Selecting Columns in Word Selections in MS Word are usually lines or paragraphs. To make a selection for a column across lines or blocks just press... [Read More...]
Windows Quick Tips
Internet Explorer – Easy Way to Scroll Through Web Pages An easy way to scroll through web pages is with the spacebar. The spacebar will scroll down a page; Shift+spacebar will scroll up a page. Windows – Getting Screen Shots If you need to get a screen shot, and you do not have a screen capture program, try this: Hit the Print Screen key. This copies a bitmap of the full screen into the Windows clipboard. Start up a graphics editor and... [Read More...]
Windows 7 Released
The much awaited Windows 7 has been released. After Vista’s pre-release hype and subsequent poor reception, Microsoft seem to have been looking over their shoulders at Mac’s resurgence. All the images that have been leaked share an uncanny resemblance to Mac OSX. The jury will be out on this one, perhaps more than ever given the disappointment of Vista. true to say, this latest release of the world’s most used operating system... [Read More...]