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Sep
02

How to Fix Slow Printing of PDF Files

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By Glenn Lamb (Contributed)
I experienced a major problem with my HP Officejet Pro 8500 printer. When printing PDF files there was a long delay before the file would print. This is not acceptable for a top of the line inkjet printer.

I called HP tech support three times and was given several things to try with no improvement. A search of the internet showed that this is a common problem.

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Aug
31

Tip: The Right-Click Trick

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Well, it is not really a ‘trick’, but I am always amazed when I show the right-click mouse option to some and they never knew it existed.

What is the right-click and what can it do?

Well, it depends on what program you are currently in or where you are in Windows itself.

For example, right-click a blank area of your desktop and this is what you will likely see:

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Aug
29

Why You Should Build a Music Server

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By Michael Lihl
Are you an avid collector of music?

Imagine accessing your entire music collection using a single remote control, or browse album covers without getting up from your chair. No more disc flipping. Look up your favorite tracks within seconds or create play lists across your entire music collection. Your precious discs reside in a safe place to prevent them from getting scratched.

All of this and even more is possible with a digital music server. Virtually any modern computer (PC or Mac) plus cheap hard-disk storage is powerful enough to act as a music server that can handle thousands of discs in loss-less uncompressed quality.

Build a reference digital audio transport that can compete with players at any price!

More Benefits of Digital Music Servers

According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), sales of physical discs have been constantly declining in the past 5 years as consumers are flocking to downloadable MP3 files. There is evidence to suggest the CD era is drawing to a close although physical discs and vinyl will certainly coexist with computerised systems for some time.

Here’s what you will be able to achieve by setting up a music server:

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By Erik Mjelde
Printer sharing on Windows 7 is necessary if you have a USB printer or parallel (LPT) printer. Newer printers may have Wi-Fi or a LAN connection for sharing with multiple computers. By setting up printer sharing, you are enabling other networked computers to connect and print.

Let’s start with setting up Windows 7 for printer sharing.

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Accessing the Windows Explorer menus in Windows 7 requires the extra step of pressing the Alt key, something that some folks find annoying.Besides, this only shows the Menu bar temporarily.

How can you get it to display full-time?

  1. Open any folder window, select Organize, Folder and Search Options. The Folder Options dialog box
    appears.
  2. Click the View tab.
  3. Click to activate the Always Show Menus check box.
  4. Click OK.

Note: something similar happens with Windows Live Hotmail; pressing the Alt key temporarily displays the Menu bar. To get it to display full-time, look at the icons at the top right of the Windows Live Hotmail window. Just to the right of the paintbrush icon is the menu icon. Click it and select ‘Show Menu Bar”

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By Ron Hopkins
Windows 7 has sold over 150 million copies since it was first brought out into the market in October 2009 at a staggering rate of 7 copies every second. This is a historical figure in terms of the speed at which copies of the Windows operating system has been sold. The rate at which Windows 7 copies are getting sold is not only phenomenal because of it getting sold a lot faster than any previous versions of Windows including XP but is also incredible as the last Windows version i.e. Vista was a huge disaster. Many critics had mentioned that Microsoft might find it difficult to bring back the trust of computer users after their reputation was hampered through Vista. But Microsoft has proved all critics wrong and reiterated the fact that Windows are there to remain and going to get better every time.

Here are a few points on how Windows 7 is better than Widows Vista:

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