Many times, we want to print the contents of our computer monitor — not just the contents that will print when we use the File > Print function or press the Print icon (in a program that has one).

Tech Tip
There’s another way to trigger a program to print, assuming that the program can print. You [...]

I’ve mentioned many times that my main computer is my notebook computer. Sure, I have a desktop computer, too, I just don’t use it very much.
Before getting my Inspiron 8600 in 2004, my primary computer was a Dell Inspiron 5000, which was also a notebook. That notebook taught me a number of important things to [...]

Remember back when you got your latest computer? It seemed so fast, so much faster than your previous computer. Now, if it doesn’t seem to drag, it just doesn’t seem as peppy as it used to…
Part of that effect is our memory — not the computer’s memory but the memories stored between our ears. We [...]

Google Desktop is Google’s free search system for your own hard drive. Google Desktop is designed to run all the time, but to do its real work — indexing your hard drive to get the information for its search results — while your computer is idle.
Tech Tip
Since Google Desktop only does its indexing while [...]

Forbes has a nice Eee PC article on the history behind the new product from Asus. Chairman Jonney Shih was looking for a new growth product for Asus - well, he found it!
Whether you’re a road warrior wanting to stay in touch, a computer newbie wanting a simple way to get to the [...]

With your first computer (or even your fifth!), don’t be too quick to buy Microsoft Office — there’s a great, free alternative called OpenOffice.
First, let me say it this way: “If you can use Excel, you can use Calc.”
It’s really that simple. Learning to use a spreadsheet — learning the concepts of putting variable data [...]

A lot of people choose one of the big-name security software packages from Norton, McAfee and such to protect their computers.
I’m not one of them. I tried them in the past, but I learned that I didn’t like relying on a “it will do everything” security package — sure they were cheaper, but I [...]

Often times, we feel alone when we use our computers. We think our frustrations, our questions, and our needs are unique. Sometimes, we think that we have dumb questions, or we don’t want to show our lack of knowledge or experience — and, yet, that’s what we have to do to learn more…
Or, at least, [...]

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If you want to use a free PDF creation tool, you are free to use one, and there are a number available. Similarly, you can find a free program for almost every type of application.
Sometimes these are great programs. Other times, they’re not. Sometimes they meet your needs, and other times they don’t.
But, how [...]