Windows Tools, Help & Guides

So, I take it a lot of your family use e-mail. I’m sure you’ll agree that it is a nightmare remembering a long string of letters & numbers that we call an e-mail address. Eventually, it just gets you going mad! How about when you want to make a new e-mail, and johnsmith@gmail.com’s taken, and you have to resort to 97john364smith17@gmail.com.

This can all change to a simple address, such as john@thesmiths.net if you buy your own domain, which is very cheap. You can even import all your old mail & contacts, and set up mail forwarding. Follow these steps below to do this. Please note that I’m using 123-reg.co.uk, which is based in the UK. If you’re not from the UK, you may prefer to use a host based in your country. In the US, for example, go to godaddy.com, dreamhost.com. but the main steps that I’ll show you should be very similar.

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One of our readers, Dean Anthony, read my article on Outlook Backup. Dean tipped us about an add-in for Outlook which does the job for you. This Add-in copies your .PST files at regular intervals, in Outlook 2002, 2003 and 2007 versions, making it easy to keep all of your Outlook folders safely backed up. You can download the add-in free of charge from the Microsoft Office Website. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since I saw the new ribbon in Office 2007 – I hated it. I looked around and found me a freeware add-in that brought back the old and familiar menu-system. Then came Microsoft Office 2010, and the ribbon had begun to grow on me, don’t get me wrong I still use my old and trusty pre-2007 menu add-In, but not so much any more.

Why, you ask ? First of all, Microsoft has simplified the ribbons, made them more intuitive. Secondly; I can now change them to my liking and need, by adding my custom Tabs, Groups and Commands. In this tutorial I am going to use Microsoft Excel 2010, but the procedure is the same in all Office Programs. Here’s How:

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Did you know that by choosing the right font you can actually make your inkjet printer more cost-effective ?

From time to time you’ll find link to free typefaces and fonts here on mintywhite which I’m sure you have put to good use – I know I have. I always thought that it was heavy colors and graphics that caused my ink to run out faster than greased lightning. But now it turns out that by choosing the right font when printing your documents, you  can actually save lots of ink and money.

Designers Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth looked at ink usage of some commonly used typefaces, by hand-drawing them with ballpoint pens. And the results really amazed me.

Read on to see which font is more economical in use…

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I’m sure a lot of you have seen the new mockups for Firefox 4.0, and I’m sure you agree with me when I say that it looks wonderful.  Well, would you like to see how to get all of those cool new features now?  Well, with this collection of addons, you can get all of those cool new features and the brand new look.  Please note, that the exact look is determined by StrataBuddy, and most of these are needed to get this working properly.  So install away and enjoy the brand new features.

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From Microsoft:

It’s time to upgrade from the Windows 7 Release Candidate

While most people who tested Windows 7 have now moved to the final version, some are still running the Release Candidate. If you haven’t moved yet, it’s time to replace the RC.

Starting on March 1, 2010 your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Your work will not be saved during the shutdown.

Looking for more information or a temporary workaround? Go here.