Archive for 'Internet'
Trying to e-mail a photo brings up the wrong e-mail program
Q: I want to e-mail a photo in Windows XP. When I right-click the photo, choose Send To, and choose Mail Recipient, Outlook appears instead of Outlook Express. How can I make Outlook Express appear, instead, so I can mail my photo? A: Both Outlook Express and its pricier cousin, Microsoft Outlook, can send e-mail. […]
Posted: January 17th, 2011 under Internet, Windows XP.
Tags: Choose a Default E-mail Program, default program, e-mail, outlook, outlook express, send to, Set Program Access and Defaults
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Running Adobe Flash and Adobe Reader in a 64-bit version of Windows
Q: Is there a way to download Acrobat Flash Player and Acrobat Reader to my 64-bit version of Windows? If I can’t use those programs on my 64-bit version of Windows, can I change my Windows version to 32-bit? A: Windows comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Your 64-bit version of Windows can download […]
Posted: July 19th, 2010 under Internet, Windows 7, Windows Vista.
Tags: 32-bit, 64-bit, adobe flash, adobe reader
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My browser’s thumbnails disappeared from the new tab page!
Q: Whenever I clicked my browser’s New Tab button, the new tabbed page used to show thumbnail views of my most visited Web sites, so I could select one at ease. This feature has now disappeared. Can I get it back or have I done something to banish it forever? A: No, you didn’t do […]
Posted: June 9th, 2010 under Internet.
Tags: blank tab page, Chrome, firefox, Google toolbar, new tab, thumbnail views, thumbnail views of your most visited Web sites
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How do I make Internet Explorer open in full-screen mode?
Q: Internet Explorer doesn’t fill the screen when it opens. I can press F11 to make it fill the screen. But how can I open Internet Explorer so the Web page fills the monitor without hitting F11 or clicking the resize icon in the top-left corner? A: When you open Internet Explorer, it normally opens […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2010 under Internet.
Tags: f11, full-screen, internet explorer, Kisok mode, shortcut key
Comments: 38
How to block Facebook’s spam from Farmville, FrontierVille, CityVille, Mafia Wars, and others
Q: I like keeping track of my friends’ activities on Facebook, but I don’t really care to read about their accomplishments in FarmVille. Do I have to unfriend my FarmVille-obsessed friends to stop seeing their FarmVille posts and updates? A: One of many Facebook games, FarmVille draws millions of people together to be virtual farmers, […]
Posted: March 8th, 2010 under Internet.
Tags: blackberry, block facebook apps, block facebook game posts, block farmville on blackberry, block farmville posts, block farmville spam, cityville, facebook, farmville, frontierville, Mafia Wars, stop facebook spam, stop farmville spam
Comments: 16