The following steps will assist you in turning off the auto-standby and/or auto-hibernate on your Windows XP.
Launch the Control Panel
If you are in Classic View, find the Power Options Icon and Double Click. If you are In Category View, click the Performance And Maintenance and then click on Power Options.
Under the Power Schemes Tab, set […]
If you need to start a program or a group of programs automatically, but don’t want the hassle of clicking on them, why not create a batch file to do it for you?
Here’s how you can create a simple batch file to start a bunch of programs:
Launch Notepad and type the following (Note: you can […]
If you are anything like me then you may have grown tired of being asked to “Send Error Report” to Microsoft every time something bad happens in your PC. In this short tutorial I’ll will show how to turn that error reporting message off.
Right Click on My Computer icon and select Properties
The System Properties Window […]
The Following is a quick way of concealing documents, but should not be used as an alternative to proper document protection, like encryption.
The following tutorial will allow you how to fool most people from viewing your confidential information.
Here are the steps:
Save your current document such as word or text file or image or whatever it […]
A while back I created a video tutorial showing you how to create multiple profiles in Firefox. But what I didn’t show you is how to launch them all at the same time.
Launching two or more of your Firefox Profiles at the same time can be really convenient. So here’s how you can do it.
If […]
If you need to block certain sites from being accessible via a web browser here’s a quick solution.
Click Start -> Run
Type or Copy the following into the run box-> %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\drivers\etc
Press Enter -> The Windows Explorer will Open -> Look for the Hosts file
Open the Hosts file into Notepad (You can do this by dragging the […]
If you need a quick way of hiding your files from prying eyes, then this tutorial is for you. I will show you how to create an invisible folder on your desktop. Let’s get to it.
1. Right Click on your desktop and select New -> Folder to create a new folder.
2. Rename the folder by […]
AutoPlay or AutoRun, as it’s often called, can be very useful in starting up your removable media. The problem with the AutoPlay is that it will run any program, including viruses. I don’t think I need to tell you that this is a bad thing.
A simple solution to disabling AutoPlay is to simply hold […]
For many, Ping is a word you add before Pong, but for people who use their computer to troubleshoot network related issues, Ping means something altogether different.
Ping was written in December, 1983 by Mike Muuss while working at the Ballistic Research Laboratory in Maryland, as a way to troubleshoot issues on a network. Ping was […]
This one goes out to all you Vista users out there.
If you’ve got friends and relatives residing in different parts of the country or world, having multiple clocks displaying different time zones is a very convenient way of keeping track of what time of day it is over there. There’s nothing worse than calling Granny […]
