Formatting QuickLaunch Bar in Windows

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I like to use the quick launch bar in Windows and at one point I just had too many items, so I went looking for a way to sort them into folders. I found it and did it and then … Continue reading

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Lost Toolbar in Windows?

What to do when you fiddle around with things and suddenly your toolbar disappears. This is very frustrating if it is the main toolbar with view where you could otherwise get the toolbar back. Well, there is a simple way … Continue reading

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FTP from Windows Explorer

Don’t have an ftp program? You can use the Windows Explorer as ftp program. Open your Windows Explorer by pressing the Windows key and E Now your are usually at your C drive and the address bar says c:\ To … Continue reading

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Sorting Favorites Folders in Internet Explorer

I have often tried to sort my favorites in Internet Explorer, but found it time consuming and thought there has to be a better way. Well there is a better and easier way: Use the drop down Favorites from the … Continue reading

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How to Back Up Firefox and Thunderbird

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Since I switched to using Firefox and Thunderbird for surfing/mail respectively, I found that they worked differently than IE and Outlook when I came to backing up the data. Some research revealed that I could just copy the whole folder … Continue reading

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Computer Tutor Links

Here are some links that I found to be very helpful in getting started and as reference. Also check out my TYPO3 tutorial. It gives basic instructions on how to make changes on a TYPO3 based website. Tutorial Links For … Continue reading

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Tool to Check Your Facebook Privacy Settings!

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I just came across this easy to use tool to check your Facebook privacy setting With the constantly changing defaults of Facebook’s privacy settings, how is one supposed to keep up with it and know if you picked the right … Continue reading

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Adding YouTube Video to Facebook Post

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Login into Facebook Go to your profile Copy and paste the URL of the Youtube video you want to share into the field under “Share” that says by default: “What’s on your mind?” Facebook will now figure out that you’re … Continue reading

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FB Privacy heads up!!

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Watch your personal information: As of today (April 23/2010), there is a new privacy setting called “Instant Personalization,” which shares data with non-facebook websites, and is automatically set to “Allow.” Go to Account Privacy Settings Applications & Websites “Instant Personalization”, … Continue reading

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