If you want to make an image from the screen, that is called a screenshot. There are several ways to do this. To copy an image on the entire screen into the clipboard, press PRT SCR on your keyboard. This is the `print screen` button and lets you paste the image into an application of [...]
01.13.09 | Computer Tips And Tricks | Computerexpert
No matter how stable, any (Windows) operating system requires proper care, optimization and tuning to keep it fast and responsive
01.13.09 | Windows XP Tips | Computerexpert
Antivirus Software Your computer should always have the up-to-date antivirus software. New viruses are continually being programmed and released. This vital software has definitions for the more than 100,000 viruses, worms and trojans that have been identified. It actively scans your files and downloads for these and similar viruses. Viruses, Worms, Trojans, Phishing and Pop-ups [...]
01.12.09 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
• <Windows Key> + G (cycles through Gadgets) • <Windows Key> + L (locks the Computer) • <Windows Key> + U (activates the Ease of Use Centre) • <Windows Key> + X (cycles through the Mobility Centre) • <Windows Key> + Spacebar (moves the focus to the Sidebar) • <Windows Key> + Pause (opens the [...]
01.12.09 | Windows Vista Tips | Computerexpert
The BBC has created a version of the iPlayer that works with both Mac and Linux computers. The two systems, which have been able to stream BBC programmes via the iPlayer for a year, will now be able to handle downloads. The iPlayer is the BBC’s online media player that lets viewers stream programmes for [...]
01.7.09 | Computer News | Computerexpert
For the first time, there are signs that YouTube is driving significant revenue for itself and some of the video site’s partners. Universal, the home of such acts as Akon, has a two-part licensing deal with YouTube, as do the other major labels. Under the deal, the recording companies post music videos on the site [...]
01.7.09 | Computer News | Computerexpert
Armies of hijacked computers are flooding the world with spam as hackers devise polished ways to take over unwitting people’s machines. Virus-infected computers are woven into “botnets” used to attack more machines and to send erroneous sales pitches to email addresses in low-cost quests to deceive readers out of cash. Junk email referred to as [...]
01.7.09 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
Microsoft alerted customers that the company would deliver an update to fix a flaw in all versions of its Internet
01.7.09 | Computer News | Computerexpert
Apple released an update to its Mac OS X operating system, closing 21 security holes in various components, including the software’s kernel, core services and the Adobe Flash Player plug-in. The patch, which upgrades the operating system to version 10.5.6, fixes at least a half dozen vulnerabilities that could allow remote-execution attacks. The fix for [...]
01.7.09 | Computer News | Computerexpert
We never heard about security flaws in rival browsers to Internet Explorer, but this past week Firefox, Opera, and Safari all got patched as well, leaving only Google’s Chrome as the safer alternative after Microsoft released yet another critical update to IE. Firefox patched up four serious flaws in Version 2.0 and three in Version [...]
01.7.09 | Computer News | Computerexpert
