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Excel: Duplicate and Copy Cell content using AutoFill

This time I’m going to show you how to quickly copy or duplicate cell content using a drag’n'drop-feature. This feature allows you to drag content from one cell to another, filling in values, series or copying formulas. Click-Drag’n'Drop...

Posted to Minty White by on Wed, Jan 12 2011
Filed under: Filed under: how to, Business and Productivity
How To Easily Handle PC Sound Card Problems

In this guest post, James Ricketts discusses how to handle PC sound card problems. Find out more about James at the end of this post. You just double-clicked your favorite song, turned the volume up, but guess what – there is no audio! You wait wondering...

Posted to Minty White by on Thu, Jan 6 2011
Filed under: Filed under: how to, download, tool, software, security, Hardware
Computer Drivers The Basics

In this guest post, James Ricketts explores the basics of computer drivers. Find out more about James at the end of this post. Device Drivers – An Introduction Computer operating systems, such as Windows, Linux and Mac, and hardware components, such as...

Posted to Minty White by on Wed, Jan 5 2011
Filed under: Filed under: Windows Vista, how to, Windows XP, download, Linux, Windows 7, tool, software, performance, Hardware
Create Multi-part Archives to Split Large Files for Emailing, Writing to CD [How To]

In the last guide, I showed you how to extract files from multi-part archives. If you want to create on of these archives yourself, follow this guide. This guide will show you how to create multi-part archives with the following tools: 7-Zip WinRAR Why...

Posted to Minty White by on Tue, Jan 4 2011
Filed under: Filed under: Windows Vista, how to, Windows XP, download, Windows 7, tool, Software Guides
Extract Multi-part Archives (.000, .001, .r01, .r02) with 7-Zip [How To]

Every now and then I come across something I want to download and find it’s been separated into multiple archives. This is usually done because the file size is large and, to avoid failed downloads, it’s split up into multiple pieces before...

Posted to Minty White by on Mon, Jan 3 2011
Filed under: Filed under: Windows Vista, how to, Windows XP, download, Windows 7, Software Guides
Use Windows 7′s Display Color Calibration to Optimize Your Display [How To]

As all screens are not created equal, which is why Microsoft have bundled a display color calibration tool with Windows 7. This tool is easy to use and this guide serves as a checklist for using it. You should use this tool if: You’ve not calibrated...

Posted to Minty White by on Thu, Dec 30 2010
Filed under: Filed under: how to, tool, Windows 7 Maintenance, improve, microsoft
Encrypt Your USB Thumb Drive to Protect Your Data [How To]

Now, more than ever, we carry more digital information on thumb drives and, in many cases, this information is sensitive and, in the wrong hands, could be used in ways we’d like to avoid. In this guide, I’ll show you how to encrypt your USB...

Posted to Minty White by on Thu, Dec 23 2010
Filed under: Filed under: how to, Business and Productivity, Security and Antimalware, usb, Windows 7 Security, Windows XP Security, Windows Vista Security
Tame Gmail putting sent items in your Outlook Inbox

If you use multiple devices to pop your Gmail and you find your sent items in your inbox, this is due to the way Gmail handles sent items. According to a post I found on this BB site “Gmail webmail accounts do not have separate sent items and inbox folders...

Posted to Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin by on Sun, Dec 19 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Community Chatter, How To, Ramblings
Create Multiple Choice Menu in a Batch-File [how To]

Batch-Files are small yet powerful tool that you can create to easy your daily chores. Back in the day when Windows was glass covered holes for letting air and light into your house, Batch scripting was an essential and every day tasks. Today, most people...

Posted to Minty White by on Sat, Dec 18 2010
Filed under: Filed under: how to, Business and Productivity, Customization, tool
EXCEL: Create a PullDown Menu [Quick Tip]

I’m starting a new quick tip series here, which involves daily usable tips for different programs. This time I’m going to show you how to create a usable Drop Down Menu in Excel. In this mini-tutorial I am using Excel 2010, but the steps are...

Posted to Minty White by on Thu, Dec 16 2010
Filed under: Filed under: free, how to, Graphic and Publishing, office, Software Guides
Windows Commands (cmd) to Help Manage Your PC & Improve Productivity

Previously we showed you a collection of shortcut commands you can use, to save you time, from the run dialog and Thomas showed you tips to become a command prompt superuser. In this guide, we’ll show you some commands you can use on the Windows...

Posted to Minty White by on Thu, Dec 16 2010
Filed under: Filed under: how to, Internet, google, Windows Vista Maintenance, Windows 7 Maintenance, Windows XP Maintenance, improve
Disable “This program might not have installed correctly” Message in Windows 7 [How To]

If you’re the type of person who installs a lot of software on your PC *puts hand up*, then you may have seen the following message after successful installations: Most of the time, the program I am installing installs fine and this message is an...

Posted to Minty White by on Mon, Dec 13 2010
Filed under: Filed under: how to, Windows 7 Customization, software, Windows 7 Maintenance
Best Technology Blog Posts of the Week (December 12th, 2010)

Because the internet is more than just Windows Guides, we have prepared a selection of the best technology posts of this week. Problems with hard disk space? Read this article by Brink on Seven Forums: How to Free Up and Recover Hard Drive Space in Windows...

Posted to Minty White by on Sun, Dec 12 2010
Filed under: Filed under: free, how to, Internet, News, shortcuts
Xmas Giveaway – Windows 7 Ultimate

We love our readers at Windows Guides. So much so, we’re delighted to announce our Windows Guides Christmas Giveaway, which is…(drum roll please)….Windows 7 Ultimate, just in case you missed the post title! The competition will run from now until...

Posted to Minty White by on Sat, Dec 11 2010
Filed under: Filed under: how to, ultimate, Announcements, Competitions, google
Best Technology Blog Posts of the Week (December 4, 2010)

Because the internet is more than just Windows Guides, we have prepared a selection of the best technology posts of this week. Owner of an Intel Processor? Problems with your CPU? Maybe you have checked every component of your computer and you don’t...

Posted to Minty White by on Sat, Dec 4 2010
Filed under: Filed under: how to, Internet, tool, News, improve
Enable the Hidden Administrator Account in Windows XP [How To]

I have written a guide for next week that explains running tasks as an administrator in Windows XP. Just like modern cars (some, not all) don’t fully turn off the traction control even when you press the switch, modern versions (including XP) don’t...

Posted to Minty White by on Tue, Nov 30 2010
Filed under: Filed under: how to, registry, Fun, Windows XP Maintenance, modify, Windows XP Security
Get a System Health Report & Diagnose Problems in Windows 7 [How To]

The System Health Report is a great feature of Windows 7 that will help you find potential problems with your PC and point you in the right direction to a resolution. This report records details about your computer’s performance, resource usage...

Posted to Minty White by on Tue, Nov 30 2010
Filed under: Filed under: how to, Internet, resource, security, Windows 7 Maintenance, Hardware, microsoft, internet explorer
Use Resource Monitor to Check Key Subsystems on Your PC [How To]

In earlier versions of Windows, you’d need a third-party solution to help you monitor key subsystems (CPU, RAM etc.) of your computer. With Vista, came the Resource Monitor (Resmon) and with Windows 7 came improvements to the Resource Monitor. In...

Posted to Minty White by on Mon, Nov 29 2010
Filed under: Filed under: how to, resource, Windows 7, registry, tool, software, Windows 7 Maintenance, improve
Stream your Media via Internet using MediaPlayer[How To]

Being a multi-computer household, we have chosen one computer to be the dedicated multi-media computer. This is where we store all our music, videos, images etc. On occasion you want to access some of this media, sitting at another computer. If you are...

Posted to Minty White by on Sun, Nov 28 2010
Filed under: Filed under: how to, Internet, ultimate, Multimedia, Windows 7, video
Create the Windows Aero Effect in Photoshop [How To]

This is a guest article written by Bituser from bituser.com. Find out more about Bituser at the conclusion of this guide. This is a simple guide that will show you how to create that awesome looking Windows Aero effect in Photoshop. If you are using another...

Posted to Minty White by on Sat, Nov 27 2010
Filed under: Filed under: how to, download, tutorial, tool, improve, Software Guides

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