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How to Recover Deleted Files | Data recovery Tips
If you discover that an important file has gone missing, you should immediately limit your computer use to a minimum. Saving files, surfing the web and other activities can easily overwrite data that could otherwise be recovered. Start by checking the Recycle Bin, in case the file has been accidentally deleted, and then search your [...]
Print Wirelessly | Expand your Wi-Fi Network | Wireless Print Server
Printing a document or a picture from anywhere in the house is very convenient, even if having to physically go and collect your printout afterwards kind of ruins the moment.
You can buy a wireless print server which will add Wi-Fi capabilities to any standard printer and simply plugs into the device’s USB port. D-Link’s DP-G310 [...]
Disable Windows Defender | Speed up your computer
Vista comes with Microsoft’s own anti-spyware tool installed as standard. Windows Defender does a reasonable job of keeping your system free from infection, but it also slows it down. You can free up valueable resources by using Spyware Terminator instead.
Install the program and disable Windows Defender by going to Start, All Programs, Windows Defender. Click [...]
How to delete[clear] recently viewed[accessed] files?
To remove the record of recently accessed documents, right-click Start, click Properties, and then click Customize. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Clear List. If you’re using the Classic Start menu, click Clear. Clicking Clear List empties the My Recent Documents folder. It dosen’t delete the documents from your computer.
If you don’t want to [...]
Delete unused fonts | Speed up your computer
A good collection of fonts is supplied with Vista and they can be viewed by going to the Control Panel, switching to Classic View and double-clicking Fonts. Some applications install many fonts and an excessive number of consumes memory, disk space and processor power. It’s unlikely that you’ll need more than 500, so look at [...]
How to convert PDF to Word Documents Format?
PDF files can be locked tight so that no-one can change them or extract the text or images and, if this is the case, you’re out of luck. Unprotected PDFs present no problems and when viewing the PDF wich Adobe Reader, choose File, Save As Text. Unfortunately, the formatting isn’t preserved, so you’ll have to [...]
