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PC Magazine February 3, 2004 Neil J. Rubenking |
Make Shift Turn Off Caps Lock, Revisited You don't need to dig into the Registry. In Windows 2000, at least, it's very easy to make the Shift key turn off Caps Lock. |
PC Magazine August 3, 2005 Neil J. Rubenking |
Audible Alert for Caps Lock Is there a way to set up a sound alert in Windows XP when the Caps Lock key is pressed? |
PC Magazine February 17, 2004 Neil J. Rubenking |
More on Locking Windows XP Quickly The article "Quickly Lock the Computer" offers a workaround for the fact that you can no longer lock a Windows XP machine by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del followed by Enter. Quite a few puzzled readers wrote in, because they found this key combination still works for them. |
PC Magazine June 8, 2004 Neil J. Rubenking |
Turn Off Startup Task Pane I couldn't seem to get rid of the Startup task pane (or pane in the neck, as I came to call it) in Microsoft Word 2003 after I upgraded from Office XP. |
PC Magazine September 2, 2003 Neil J. Rubenking |
Forcing Windows to Crash Here's a Registry tweak that will let you crash Windows 2000 or XP in order to test your recovery options. |
PC World December 2001 Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Right-Click for Faster Windows Navigation Right-click around Windows... sort better in Details view, edit the Registry safely... remap your keyboard... |
PC World August 2003 Scott Dunn |
Pain-Free Windows Tweaks Want to fix nagging Windows irritations and automate everyday tasks? With these surprisingly simple Registry and batch-file tips, it's not brain surgery. |
PC World May 2002 Stan Miastkowski |
Care and Feeding of the Windows Registry Proper maintenance of the Registry can help keep your PC happy and healthy... |
PC Magazine April 19, 2006 |
More On XP's Folder Amnesia Correction to registry locations of BagMRU. |
PC Magazine March 2, 2004 Neil J. Rubenking |
Who Is Mr. Enigma? If you check your Windows XP Registry, you'll find something mildly alarming--an empty key named HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Mr. Enigma. Is it a sign of spyware? Is it the sinister alter ego of Dr. Watson? |
PC Magazine March 16, 2004 Craig Ellison |
The Key to Family Protection You can lock down your family computer with the Griffin Parental Internet ControlKey, a USB dongle. You can lock your computer or have it log off, shut down, go to sleep, or block Internet access when the key is removed. |
PC World April 2006 Scott Dunn |
Windows Hacks: Registry Remedies Get the Windows XP you really want with these 12 tips for mastering the operating system's inner workings. |
JavaWorld July 2000 Tarak Modi |
Lock on to an alternate synchronization mechanism How to create a reader/writer lock for multithreaded programming. That synchronization mechanism is useful if you don't want to prevent other threads from simultaneously reading a shared resource yet still want to allow only one thread to modify the resource... |
PC Magazine June 20, 2007 |
Bring Wordpad Up To Speed Microsoft generally makes programs backward-compatible but that doesn't mean they will do all the work for you. Read up on the best way to get your old files working in your new OS. |
PC Magazine July 19, 2005 Neil J. Rubenking |
Use a Foreign Keyboard in XP I live in the U.S. but I occasionally correspond with people in Norway. Is there a way to set up my keyboard so that I can use the three extra Norwegian letters? |
PC Magazine January 20, 2004 Neil J. Rubenking |
A Solution for Windows XP Folder Amnesia? For the past couple of months, Win XP has refused to remember my folder settings. |
PC Magazine October 16, 2007 Loyd Case |
A Bad Power Button? Trouble starting a PC after it's been correctly shut down. |
PC Magazine March 15, 2006 |
Clear XP Unread Messages To clean up the unread message notification, you'll first clear the existing information and then configure the system so it doesn't add more. |
PC Magazine June 8, 2004 Neil J. Rubenking |
Accented Characters Revisited In our February 17 issue, we presented a number of techniques for entering "Accented Characters in E-Mail." Here is another solution for Windows users. |
PC Magazine November 14, 2007 Bill Dyszel |
Recover From Regeditphobia Tips on how to prevent disastrous registry edits in Windows. |
PC Magazine September 2, 2003 Neil J. Rubenking |
Windows XP Changes Filename Sorting Win XP's new and dramatically different file-sorting algorithm can wreak havoc on some legacy programs. |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2006 Tim Hanson |
Should You Short Small Caps? After years of reward, so-called contrarians are now turning up their noses at the small-cap fad. |
InternetNews September 8, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
XP SP2 Deadline Extended The complete delivery due by April 2005 to give businesses time to prepare. |
PC Magazine August 2, 2006 |
Eliminate "Recent Documents" Evidence Disable Window's XP history of your recent documents. |
AskMen.com Aaron Broverman |
How To: Pick A Lock We're not advocating picking locks for nefarious purposes, but if you ever find yourself locked out of your house, here's what you need to know to get back in. |
Information Today May 1, 2014 |
Folder Lock App Update Goes Live New Softwares.net updated its Folder Lock file-security application to version 7.2.6. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Bill Barker |
50 Years of Market Whomping Time-tested strategies are good all the time. Small caps had a better year than large caps -- again. And value stocks outperformed growth stocks -- again. |
AskMen.com Aaron Broverman |
How To: Use Keyboard Shortcuts There's a secret language on your computer that is built on two words: keyboard shortcuts. Not only do keyboard shortcuts save on time, but they're also your lifeline in keeping your computer running when your mouse goes down. |
Information Today May 16, 2011 |
Laplink Rolls Out New Data Protection Software Laplink Software, Inc. announced the release of PC Lock, data encryption software with cloud management and high security encryption to protect sensitive data from hackers and thieves. |
Managed Care November 2003 |
Malpractice protection efforts seem to come up short Medical malpractice insurance premiums continue to rise, even as some states place caps on non-economic damages, according to a survey by Weiss Ratings. |
PC Magazine April 20, 2004 Neil J. Rubenking |
Repair Internet Explorer 6 Under Windows XP When Internet Explorer breaks in Windows XP, you have to fool the OS. |
PC Magazine March 11, 2008 Kyle Monson |
Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 The Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 is both a cool-looking and ergonomic keyboard/mouse combo... Saitek USB Multimedia Keyboard and Optical Mouse Set... KB-1400S Slimline Keyboard... Trust Vista Remote keyboard KB-2950... |
PC Magazine December 30, 2003 Neil J. Rubenking |
Windows Explorer Displays System32 Folder at Start-Up Visit the Registry to fix a fairly common problem with Windows NT 4.0, 2000, and XP systems. |
PC World December 2005 Steve Bass |
Hassle-Free PC: Fix Stubborn Windows Install Errors Stop installation idiocy... Magnify web page fonts... Input weakly events in outlook... Outwit fancy keyboards... Send a file anywhere... |
PC Magazine September 10, 2008 Jeremy A. Kaplan |
Quick Launch Eyestrain? Tweak your XP or Vista interface to look more like Windows 7 Windows by taking advantage of a little-known feature. |
PC World April 2003 Lincoln Spector |
Answer Line: How Do I Restore My Windows Registry? Also: Restore settings that software updates have altered; back up networked computers easily. |
PC World August 2005 Scott Dunn |
A Simple Fix for Windows' Misbehaving Folders Correct problems affecting the opening of folders and dialog boxes... XP's Image-Viewer Shortcut... Add a 'New Folder' Button to Windows Explorer... |
PC Magazine February 3, 2004 Robyn Peterson |
Matias Half Keyboard As its name implies, the Matias Half Keyboard looks like a keyboard broken in half. It's ideal for mobile hookups to your laptop, PDA, or cell phone via USB cable. |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2008 Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Get These Two Great Stocks ... Cheap! This video discusses Berkshire Hathaway, Cisco, and two small caps with big potential. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
5 Big-Time Health Service Stocks Up For Grabs These large-cap health-care service stocks look pretty cheap: Stryker... Medtronic... Covidien... WellPoint, Inc... St. Jude Medical... |
Macworld November 22, 2006 Dan Frakes |
Evoluent Mouse-Friendly Keyboard Despite its compact size and interesting design, most Mac users will find this keyboard disorienting and frustrating to use. |
PC Magazine December 21, 2005 Troy Dreier |
Natural Comfort For incredibly comfortable ergonomic designs, we'll take Microsoft's keyboard any day. |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Tim Hanson |
325 Incredible Returns Small caps are one area of the market where the individual investor has the opportunity to earn phenomenal returns, but there are also pitfalls. Investors must consider their investments very carefully. |
AskMen.com James Matheson |
Gravis Caps Caps have been a popular men's accessory for decades, so these Gravis caps score major points for their long-lasting potential. Known well within the skateboarding and snowboarding culture, this unique line of headwear is perfect for accessorizing the most up-to-date, style-conscious man. |
PC World November 2004 Lincoln Spector |
Clean Up What a Messy Uninstall Leaves Behind Eliminate a deleted application's remaining pieces... Streamline your startup... Get missing Web images to show... etc. |
PC World May 2002 Steve Bass |
Home Office: Last Call for Windows XP Ugrades Still sitting on the fence? Jump, and avoid these installation hassles... |
PC World March 2002 Stan Miastkowski |
Master the Windows XP Upgrade Process Thinking of moving to XP? Here's our guide to the ins and outs of installing Microsoft's latest operating system... |
PC Magazine November 15, 2006 |
Can't Hang New Wallpaper Changing values in your registry to allow you to change the background of your computer. |
Investment Advisor October 2005 Ben Warwick |
The Puzzler: Large Cap or Small? We all know that when it comes to stocks, size matters. But bigger isn't always better, especially when the subject under discussion is the equity market. |
PC World January 24, 2007 Lincoln Spector |
What Is the Best Way to Unstick My Frozen PC? Get your computer going again... Synchronize Outlook data between two PCs... Copy Excel formulas exactly as they are... |