PDF’s are great aren’t they? The formatting is always nice, they do great on the web and have lots of protection options. The only hard part is editing them! Trying to change the text on a pre-created PDF, like the ones you can download of your profile on LinkedIn or ones that might require a […]
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How to clear and format a computer without reinstalling Windows
One of my family members is in the process of moving and I’ve agreed to help them out, a big part of the job is dealing with old computers. On the one hand, I could take a hammer to the hard drives to permanently erase confidential old information but that’s quite wasteful and not really […]
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Recently I was helping my sister fix an older computer. Some of the drivers I tried were causing problems and the machine would reboot just seconds after displaying the dreaded blue screen of death. The real problem was I couldn’t get a good look at the message that was being displayed on the blue screen, […]
Read the rest of this entry »How to get the right Catalyst AGP graphics card drivers for an AMD setup
Recently my sister sent me her semi-broken computer, an older Shuttle called the SN45G which is built around a small form factor MSI mother board with PCI slots and an AGP slot for “advanced graphics”. It turns out the issue that made her think it was broken was the graphics card, it had overheated and […]
Read the rest of this entry »How to add a custom header image for PayPal checkout
When selling online with PayPal users are redirected from the original site to a custom checkout page that displays the name or email address of the seller. In my opinion this looks pretty tacky and I don’t always want the focus to be on my email address when my customers are buying from me. Thankfully […]
Read the rest of this entry »How to remove the Macintosh HD icon from your desktop
I like to keep my computer super clean and organized. My files are all arranged into well named folders and part of this is keeping my desktop clean. The one icon that doesn’t seem to want to be removed from the desktop however is the Macintosh HD icon… instead of being able to drag it […]
Read the rest of this entry »How to learn to type fast without looking at the keyboard
Touch typing refers to the skill of typing without looking down at the keyboard while using the “correct” fingers. When done properly the user simply “feels” and “touches” the right keys and this enables him or her to type really fast and pay more attention to the document or software they are working with on […]
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