Don’t feel you always need to choose the Express installation recommended by software vendors. Opting for Custom install lets you pick and choose what programs you want on your Windows PC and how you’d like them to behave.
Mac users can use QuickTime to play WMA and WMV audio and video files created with Windows Media Player, but they will need to download a free application to make it possible.
If you need to print a Windows file directory to help organize the materials on your computer, you don’t have to modify the registry. Take the simpler approach of downloading directory printer software.
Rather than attempt to convert your PowerPoint (.ptt) presentations to video so you can post them to YouTube, a simpler and just as effective approach is to use a screen recorder such as CamStudio and then edit the resulting video in Windows MovieMaker.
It’s frustrating that files aren’t easily moved from a Macintosh desktop to an iPhone (except via iTunes), but fortunately there are several iPhone apps and desktop clients that can do the job.
A utility called Unlocker can allow you to move or delete a file, even if Windows returns an “access denied” error saying the file is in use by another user or program.
Data on an Apple Macintosh computer can be backed up with the help of software called SuperDuper, which can recover your entire hard drive and also make bootable disks.
If installing a new application on Vista results in some unwanted changes to your computer desktop, consider first using a utility to capture the placement of the icons for future reference.
by David Hakala Excel formulas may require a lot of arguments. It can be hard to remember that “12*4” means 12 monthly payments for four years. It might be easier to read your formula if that argument read, “12Months*Years”. Well, you can give arguments and cells easily remembered names in Excel.