When your computer is running at peak performance you probably won’t think twice about downloading some piece of software on the Internet. Most of the time, applications are safe and advanced computer users know how to download software safely and choose trusted download sites. However, sometimes it’s possible to let our guard down and accidently [...]
Share Microsoft Office Documents on Facebook with Docs.com
While Windows Live SkyDrive can allow you to share documents, the person with whom you wish to share an Office document with will have to sign up for a new account and learn how to use it. This has caused frustration for many users. Facebook is the largest social network in the world and access [...]
How to Run Portable Google Chrome from a USB Flash Drive
It just takes a quick download, a few steps and one USB flash drive to run Google Chrome with your personal extensions and settings on any Windows computer. This article will demonstrate how to setup portable Google Chrome on a flash drive and take it to any PC to use. The first step is to [...]
How to Create a Flow Chart in Microsoft Word
Flowcharts are excellent for presentations and organizing ideas. They can also be a pain to make. The boss tells you to make a flowchart and you dread it. Maybe you don’t dread it, but if you do, this article is for you. This will detail exactly how to create a flowchart in Word 2007 and [...]
Dealing with Protected PDF Documents and Batch Document Conversion
When you are dealing with important documents from professional and academic research sources, many of these documents are in a protected PDF format. Extracting text from these documents can seem nearly impossible. LotApps Free PDF to Text Converter is a free portable application that converts single or multiple PDF documents into Plain Text Format. You [...]
Improve PC Security by Changing the RDP Port
PC security is comprised of effective firewalls, efficient anti-malware software, WPA and WEP codes as well as several other software-related tweaks and applications. When Remote Desktop is enabled, additional precautions must be taken to minimize the possibility of malware infection and hacking. If the tech at a software company can remotely operate your computer, then [...]
How to Automate the Disk Checking Utility in Windows 7
Windows allows you to check your hard drive for errors so that these errors can be repaired. This is called the chkdsk.exe or Check Disk utility. This is a task that can be easily automated with Task Scheduler. This does require rebooting to complete, so it is probably ideal to simply trigger the disk checking [...]
How To Calculate a TCP-IP Subnet Mask
If you’re a network administrator, chances are at some point you may need to set up a number of different networks on your IP range. In order to do this, you will need to know how to create different subnets. There are two main things to remember when trying to calculate subnets. The first is [...]
How to Add Apps to Explorer Favorites List in Windows 7
If you regularly use Windows Explorer, it is advantageous to be able to start any application from the Explorer Window. Most users are familiar with how to add folders to Windows Explorer, but when you try to drag an application to the list, an error message is displayed stating that the application cannot be added. [...]