What is the Windows 7 Taskbar?
Modern operating systems on computers and other electronic devices try to make common tasks as simple as possible. This often means placing important settings and …
Programs
Assorted guides for various applications including:
You can also visit our Application Guides page for a full list of applications for which we have written guides.
Some of our most popular articles in this category are:
Screen Video Capture
When you are instructing someone how to perform certain actions on their computer, such as how to perform a screen video capture, there are several …
Animated GIF in Photoshop CS5
Adobe Photoshop CS5 is a powerful image editing program that you can use to create or edit almost any type of image for which you …
Add New Icons to Windows 7 Desktop
There are many different ways that you can use your computer, and it is hard to say that the particular way that a person accesses …
How to Create Borders for Word Documents
If you are looking for ways to add page borders for Word documents, then you are likely trying to visually improve your Microsoft Word documents …
How to Change iCloud Settings
the iCloud service that’s part of your Apple ID provides you with a lot of useful settings. But if you need to change some of …
Copy Video from Disc to iTunes
As people are focused more and more on moving to a completely digital lifestyle, it’s becoming apparent that physical media options, like CDs and DVDs, …
Clear Recent Documents in Microsoft Word 2010
You may find that you need to clear the list of recent documents in Microsoft Word 2010 if it is displaying documents that are sensitive …
Moving Dell Dock Icons
If you have read our other article about the Dell Dock then you know that we like this free program that comes with your new Dell …
DVD Backup
You probably have a lot of video on DVD discs because it is a great way to transport that information. The proliferation of software that …
Page Borders for Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is an extraordinarily popular software choice for creating documents, but it is largely used as a means for putting ink to paper to …
Dell Dock Overview and Usage
Love it or hate it, the Dell Dock is something that is going to be on any new computer you get from Dell. Most complaints …
Microsoft Office Starter 2010
Once you have unpacked and set up your new Dell computer, you will notice that there are already a number of different programs and shortcut …
Excel Compare Columns
There are plenty of “Excel compare columns” methods that you could employ within Microsoft Excel, and the option that you choose is ultimately going to …
How to Set Up a Backup Assistant
How many times have you thought, “I really need to back up my files?” Wouldn’t it be great if there was a free program that …
CrashPlan Backup Instructions
Many backup options exist that help you to make copies of your data in the event of a disaster, but not all of them are …
Burn ISO ImgBurn – Burn an ISO file to a disc with ImgBurn
While the Windows 7 operating system has its own utility for burning files to a disc, there is a free program called ImgBurn that features …
How to Turn off iTunes Updates
Apple’s iTunes program is one of the best free multimedia programs that you can download and install on your computer. Because of its importance in …
Open XML Files with Excel in Windows 7
XML files can provide a variety of information to multiple programs, but a common use for them is storing data in a tabular format, similar …
How to Convert PDF to Excel with Acrobat
PDF files are a popular form for sending data because the formatting will remain intact, regardless of which PDF-compatible program is used to open the …
Deactivate Old Computers from CrashPlan Account
CrashPlan allows you to back up all of the computers that are on your network using one username and password. Centralizing all of your backup …
Run Another Operating System on Your Windows 7 Computer with Virtual Box
Virtual Box is a program from Oracle that you can use to run another operating system on your Windows 7 computer without removing your current …
How to Change a Shortcut Icon in Windows 7
Windows computers have a bunch of different ways that you can customize them. Some of these are things that people commonly modify, like their desktop …
How to Create an Animated GIF in Photoshop CS5.5
You can easily and quickly create an animated GIF in Photoshop CS5.5. This procedure is accomplished by creating a new image in Photoshop that is …