Using keyboard shortcuts can often cut the time it takes to do something on a computer in half. Below are our top 10 keyboard shortcuts we recommend everyone memorize and use. Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert Copy the highlighted text or selected item. Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert Paste the text [...]
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Is Defragging Your Computer Slowing It Down?
By default, the disk defrag feature in Windows Vista is set up to defrag your system approximately every four times you restart your computer. It just starts on its own, no matter what you’re working on or what you’re doing on your computer at the time. As you can imagine, that slows your computer down [...]
My fan has gone into “turbo mode”! Help
Have you ever been sitting at your computer and all of a sudden the fan will randomly go into “turbo mode”; spinning really fast for awhile and then going back to normal after a few minutes? This is happening because your computer is getting too hot and it needs to cool down a bit. There [...]
Too many files?
Do you have image folders or other folders that seem to have hundreds of files? Tired of scrolling through them? Press Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End. That will jump you back and forth between the first and last file in the folder. Easy!