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How to disable the annoying Windows Update from forcing you to restart your machine

There were numerous times where I left my computer unattended or if I’m in a game that Windows Update decides to reboot my machine.  You only have the option to “postpone” this reboot.  Thanks to the guys

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How to add a password to a 2007 Microsoft Word document

I, personally, have not used this feature but I know many others out there that would love to know how to password protect their documents. It’s beneficial to have the document protected in the case of having confidential information. I created a video tutorial to do just that. There is a little bit

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How to have a portrait and landscape format in a single 2007 Word document

My girlfriend, who is also computer savvy, came to me for help on formatting her Word document.  She wanted only certain pages of the document to be in landscape orientation and the rest portrait.  You can’t do this unless you create page breaks.  I researched and found a website

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How to add a shutdown shortcut to your desktop

I know we are all lazy nowadays and every click saves us time.  Going to Start and clicking on shutdown is such a drag.  No worries.  I am here to simplify your life.  Check out my video tutorial on how to add a shutdown

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Add an on-screen keyboard in Windows XP, Vista, 7

On-screen keyboard are useful for those have tablets or touchscreen PCs. I decided to make a video tutorial instead of screenshots and directions (I know I’m lazy to take those screenshots).  Enjoy.

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How to add a flash movie or object in Powerpoint 2007

I know most of us at some point wanted to add a little flash movie to our presentation to try and spice things up a bit to keep our audience viewers awake.  The only problem is that there is no option to add a little Youtube video or any .swf object.  Even though there is [...]

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Close all and save all word documents in Word 2007

In this video tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a keyboard shortcut to close and save all your word documents.  This will simplify your life by saving you those precious seconds you wasted by just simply closing or saving the documents one by one.  I know your

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Troubleshooting Question #1 – How to remove icons from my computer

Paula from Studio City asked me how to remove some of her icons in the “My Computer” window. I found out that those items are restricted from being deleted. Though there is a way to delete them using a

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Don’t like to send feedbacks in Windows 7 Beta? Get rid of it

If you downloaded Windows 7 Beta, you’ll notice the “send feedback” link on top of every window.  I am pretty sure more than 70% of the current beta users don’t even bother clicking on the link.  There is a trick to get rid of it.  Watch the video

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Run command missing in windows 7 and vista start menu

I personally like the new Windows 7 and Vista start menu with the search box.  They seem to have removed the run command from the menu.  Maybe they did it to save the start menu real estate space or because no one really uses that command.  For some of us, however, would prefer to have the [...]

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