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How to Fix Slow Printing of PDF Files
Posted by: | CommentsBy 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.
Windows 7 Family Pack Returns
Posted by: | CommentsStarting October 3 in the U.S., Windows 7 Family Pack will be available for purchase at participating retailers and online at the Microsoft Store. Purchasing the Windows 7 Family Pack gives you three upgrade licenses of Windows 7 Home Premium for the low price of $149.99. To take advantage of Family Pack, you’ll need a PC running a genuine copy of either Windows Vista or Windows XP that is capable of running Windows 7. The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor can tell you which features and editions of Windows 7 will run on your computer(s).
For those of you who don’t live in the U.S., Family Pack may be coming your way too. It goes on sale in Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia and many other markets on or after Oct. 22 (Windows 7’s 1 year anniversary!)
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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:
Update to Uniblue’s RegistryBooster – new features!
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Uniblue software has just announced that their RegistryBooster software has undergone some recent improvements and there are some new features that are of note.
Registered customers will now benefit from scheduled scans to find out – regularly – if they have registry errors on their PCs. Once a customer has purchased RegistryBooster then they will start to benefit from an automated weekly scheduled registry scan.
The Love-Hate Relationship Of Office 2010
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s a love/hate relationship. When Office 2007 came out, you either loved it or hated it. With Office 2010 out now, your hate may soften to accepting the product, and your love will just deepen.
The dismay in Office 2007 centered on the look and feel of the product. The introduction of a new Ribbon, which replaced the standard toolbar in Office 2003, had users grumbling. One was the familiar look that prior Office products held. You could upgrade and the transition was easy.
In Office 2007, Microsoft made a giant leap into the new and unknown, leaving many PC users baffled. The new Ribbon housed a fixed arrangement of command buttons and icons, organized commands as a set of tabs, each grouping relevant commands. The look and feel of the old standby was gone.
Repairing Corrupted ZIP File in Windows
Posted by: | CommentsBy Ericc Justice (Contributed)
In Windows XP systems, there is this Compressed (zipped) Folder feature using which you can compress large files and folders in a single ZIP file. By compressing these files, one can save enormous amount of space on the hard disk. Also, such arrangement makes it easier to send files to our contacts over the Internet, which can then be unzipped using some compression tool such as WinZip.
However, at times these files may get corrupt thereby making all the data it contains vulnerable. Such scenarios can occur due to various issues such as virus infections, interruptions while downloading the ZIP file, CRC errors, unreliable Internet connections, etc.
