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March 2, 2004
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September 10, 2008
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September 28, 2005
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February 1, 2008
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Is the File on the Other Monitor? Swapping between a multi-monitor setup and a single screen can get tricky. |
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August 25, 2006
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Laptop Dock Works Fine for Light Office Apps Kensington's dock lets any Windows XP-based notebook work with an external display and peripherals. |
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July 26, 2006
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Windows Tips: Move Quickly Between Your Open Windows Manage the proliferation of open application windows on your desktop. |
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April 6, 2005
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Tile Selected Windows Using the taskbar to tile a subset of your open Windows XP programs. |
PC World
May 2002
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Windows Tips: Screen Smarts Give You an Unobstructed View Recapture screen space lost to toolbars, icons, and other on-screen elements... |
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December 2003
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Windows Tips: Throwback -- Give XP That Old-Time Windows Look Plus: Reopen folders automatically; restore lost desktop icons; and print faster, conserve paper. |
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January 2006
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Break Through Windows' Workspace Limitations Tips to gain usable space in Windows and in applications. |
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August 2006
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Hardware Tips: Cheap Notebook Tweaks: Maximize Your Laptop Simple laptop component upgrades, mobile peripherals, longer battery life, and more. |
PC World
October 2005
Steve Bass |
Clean Up a Taskbar Littered With Buttons Tame Taskbar Turmoil... IE Save Problems... Bypass XP's Pesky Log-In... Clean Up a Taskbar Littered With Buttons... |
PC World
June 2002
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Windows Tips: Six Windows Tweaks I Couldn't Live Without Make personal sticky notes, launch apps fast, create Search shortcuts, put folders on the Start menu... |
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August 2004
Scott Dunn |
Have the World Delivered to Your PC's Desktop Live Web updates on your desktop... How to identify mystery system tray icons... Free utility to identify folder sizes... |
PC Magazine
April 5, 2010
Errol Pierre-Louis |
10 Tips That Make Windows 7 Simpler Microsoft put a lot of work into making Windows 7 as user-friendly as possible, but there's always room for improvement. Find out how to simplify your Windows 7 experience with these ten tips. |
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September 13, 2006 |
Side-by-Side Instances of Windows Explorer Tiling Windows explorer for easier viewing. |
PC Magazine
October 23, 2009
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21 Ways to Customize Windows 7 Microsoft's newest OS offers lots of opportunity for customization. Here's how to personalize everything from the windows' appearance to the taskbar. |
PC World
June 2005
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Hassle-Free PC: Pack More on Your Screen and Desktop This month I'll show how to squeeze a few more pixels out of your display and add a spare monitor for a knock-your-socks-off productivity trick. |
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March 16, 2005
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Keeping a Clean Desktop I like having next to nothing on my desktop, usually just My Computer, My Network Places and Control Panel, though occasionally I'll add a folder for stuff I'm currently working on. |
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April 29, 2002
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Customize Your Windows Desktop Want Windows your way? Follow our tips and whip your desktop into shape. |
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October 2004
Scott Dunn |
Toggle Your Screen Saver With a Single Click Create shortcuts to get your screen saver out of the way prior to defragging... Speed up Start menus... Take advantage of scrollbar tricks... |
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March 2006
Scott Dunn |
The Fastest Way to Open Items on Your Desktop Put your desktop on the menu... Access icons via the keyboard... Add info to your applications' title bars... |
PC World
April 2004
Steve Bass |
Work Smart From the Start in Windows Get faster access to your favorite shortcuts, and give the rest the boot. |
PC World
November 2003
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Fast Windows Navigation Is a Command Performance Improve your Windows efficiency by typing commands instead of clicking the mouse. |
PC World
April 2005
Scott Dunn |
Find Your Local Files the Web Way in Windows The new (and free) MSN Toolbar Suite beta offers fast file searches, and more... The Copernic Desktop Search provides many of the same features. |
InternetNews
October 14, 2004
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Google Search Hits The Desktop Google's Desktop Search application, released today, sorts through desktop files of all sorts, as well as AOL Instant Messenger chats and Web sites the user has visited. |
PC World
September 25, 2006
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Vanquish Still More Windows Annoyances These eight tricks should improve your Windows experience. |
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April 2002
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Super Windows Secrets Smart tips that unleash Windows' hidden powers -- whether you've upgraded to XP or not... |
PC World
October 2004
Scott Spanbauer |
Keep It Simple Cut the clutter on your PC and you can stop aggravations before they begin. Our 50 tips show you how to simplify Windows and your system from startup to shutdown. |
PC World
November 2001
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Have You Clicked Your Links Toolbar Today? Get the most out of the Links toolbar, see full title paths in folder title bars, start up the way you want... |
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March 7, 2005 |
Google Officially Drills Down to the Desktop Google formally launched its desktop search tool in order to help users find a variety of information on their PCs. |
PC World
March 2004
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76 Ways to Get More Out of Windows Quick, easy ways to tame your operating system...from speed tweaks to security checks to troubleshooting tips. |
PC Magazine
September 16, 2003
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Side by Side by Windows My monitor offers high resolution (1,600-by-1,200) to show easily the full width of two Microsoft Word pages side by side. Is there a way to make Word automatically arrange the windows side by side? |
PC World
July 24, 2006
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Step by Step: Get Any PC, New or Old, Ready for Everyday Use Customize your system settings, update drivers, get rid of built-in software you don't want, and more. |
PC Magazine
October 4, 2011
Mark Hachman |
Microsoft Explains Why the Start Menu Needed to Die On Tuesday, Microsoft explained why the Windows 7 start menu is now a start screen in Windows 8: no one used it. |
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August 2001
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Who Knew Windows Could Do That? Our Windows guru shares 40 unexpected, supereasy tips for every version of the OS... |
PC Magazine
January 20, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Custom URL Shortcut Icons Lost I put shortcuts to some of my favorite Web pages in the Quick Launch area of the taskbar, but all icons have reverted to plain IE icons. How can this be avoided? |
PC Magazine
October 28, 2008
Michael Muchmore |
Inside Windows 7 Pre-Beta Microsoft has revealed the next version of Windows to developers and the press. Can the latest version of the OS wash away the sour taste of Vista? |
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January 2002
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Windows Tips: Take Charge of Windows Audio Controls Control Windows' audio commands, fix problem applications with fast access to the Task Manager... |
