Hardware Troubleshooting

Hardware Troubleshooting Checklist Problem My computer won't start. There is no green light power indicator on the front of the computer and no fan noise. Solution Check all power cords to make sure they are connected. If  you suspect a faulty cord, test it with another computer that you know is working. Also check outlets with  the functioning computer, and make sure to turn on wall  outlet or power bar switches. If you are using a Macintosh, try  the front power switch as well as the keyboard power switch.  Problem  My monitor won't come on. Solution Be sure the monitor is plugged in and the green indicator light is on. Try the on/off  switch a few times. If it still does not come on, call your technology department.  Problem My mouse pointer won't move. Solution Check that the mouse is securely plugged into the keyboard ADB port or into the back of  the computer. Your mouse may also be dirty -- remove the mouse ball , clean it as well as  the rollers  inside the mouse.  Problem My computer is on but nothing happens when I press the keys on my keyboard. Solution Make sure that the keyboard cable is securely plugged into the keyboard port. Problem Extensions aren't disabled when I press the shift key at start up.  Solution Wait until the mouse pointer first appears on screen before you press the shift key to  disable extensions.  Problem My computer continually freezes. Solution You may have too many programs open at once or have too many browser windows open,  which can overload the computer's memory.                                             http://ebook-page.blogspot.com/

Tech Tips

Tech Tips

* You can double-click a word to highlight it in any document, e-mail or Web page. * When you get an e-mail message from eBay or your bank, claiming that you have an account problem or a question from a buyer, it's probably a "phishing scam" intended to trick you into typing your password. Don't  click the link in the message. If in doubt, go into your browser and type "www.ebay.com" (or whatever) manually. * You can hide all windows, revealing only what's on the computer desktop, with one keystroke: hit the Windows key and "D" simultaneously in  Windows, or press F11 on Macs on recent Mac LAPTOPS,Command+F3; Command is the key with the cloverleaf logo). That's great when you want examine or delete something you've just downloaded to the desktop, for example. Press the keystroke again to return to what you were doing. * You can enlarge the text on any Web page. In Windows, press Ctrl and the plus or minus keys (for bigger or smaller fonts); on the Mac, it's the Command key and plus or minus. * You can also enlarge the entire Web page or document by pressing the Control key as you turn the wheel on top of your mouse. On the Mac, this enlarges the entire screen image. * On most cellphones, press the Send key to open up a list of recent calls. Instead of manually dialing, you can return a call by highlighting one of these calls and pressing Send again. * When someone sends you some shocking e-mail and suggests that you pass it on, don't. At least not until you've first confirmed its truth at snopes.com, the Internets authority on e-mailed myths. This includes get-rich schemes, Microsoft/AOL cash giveaways, and- especially lately-nutty scare-tactic messages about our Presidential candidates. * You can tap the Space bar to scroll down on a Web page one screenful. Add the Shift key to scroll back up. * When you're filling in the boxes on a Web page (like City, State, Zip), you can press the Tab key to jump from box to box, rather than clicking. Add the Shift key to jump through the boxes backwards. * You can adjust the size and position of any window on your computer. Drag the top strip to move it; drag the lower-right corner (Mac) or any edge (Windows) to resize it. * Forcing the camera's flash to go off prevents silhouetted, too-dark faces when you're outdoors. * When you're searching for something on the Web using, say, Google, put quotes around phrases that must be searched together. For example, if you put quotes around "electric curtains," Google won't waste your time finding one set of Web pages containing the word "electric" and another set containing the word "curtains."  * You can use Google to do math for you. Just type the equation, like 23*7+15/3=, and hit Enter. * On the computer, * means "times" and / means "divided by." * If you can't find some obvious command, like Delete in a photo program, try clicking using the right-side mouse button. (On the Mac, you can Control-click instead.) * Google is also a units-of-measurement and currency converter. Type "teaspoons in 1.3 gallons," for example, or "euros in 17 dollars." Click Search to see the answer. * You can open the Start menu by tapping the key with the Windows logo on it. * You can switch from one open program to the next by pressing Alt+Tab (Windows) or Command-Tab (Mac). * Just putting something into the Trash or the Recycle Bin doesn't actually delete it. You then have to *empty* the Trash or Recycle Bin. (Once a year, I hear about somebody whose hard drive is full, despite having practically no files. It's because over the years, they've put 79 gigabytes' worth of stuff in the Recycle Bin and never emptied it.) * You don't have to type "http://www" into your Web browser. Just type the remainder: "nytimes.com" or "dilbert.com," for example. (In the Safari browser, you can even leave off the ".com" part.) * On the iPhone, hit the Space bar twice at the end of a sentence.You  get a period, a space, and a capitalized letter at the beginning of the next word. * Come up with an automated backup system for your computer. There's no misery quite like the sick feeling of having lost chunks of your life because you didn't have a safety copy.  http://ebook-page.blogspot.com/

Tips-Tricks 4 Vista Users

Top 9 Tweaks, Tips & Tricks for Vista Users 1.If  you're  annoyed  by  Internet  Explorer's  incessant  barking  that  you've  lowered  ur  security  settings  (like,  if  you're  a  non-paranoid expert), launch  "gpedit.msc"  from  either  the  "Run"  command  or  "Start  Search"  field,  navigate  through  "Local Computer  Policy"  /"Computer  Configuration"  /  "Administrative  Templates"  /  "Windows  Components"  /  "Internet  Explorer".  In  the  rightmost  pane,  double- click "Turn off the Security Settings Check feature" and set it to Enabled. 2. If Internet Explorer's Information Bar also annoys you, you can turn it off (again) in the Group Policy Object Editor (gpedit.msc) through "Local  Computer  Policy"  /  "Computer  Configuration"  /  "Administrative  Templates"  / "Windows Components"  /  "Internet  Explorer"  / "Security Features". In the rightmost pane, double-click "Internet Explorer Processes" and set it to Disabled. 3. I've just mentioned two tweaks that are buried inside the  "Group Policy Editor". Jim Allchin pointed out that there's a  "Group Policy Settings Reference Spreadsheet" available. 4.  Read the Background on Backgrounds if you're a  performance  junkie.Don't  set  your  wallpaper  through  Internet  Explorer  ever  again! Now that Windows supports JPG wallpapers, there's absolutely no need (or excuse) for using BMPs anymore. 5. If you insist on keeping UAC "User Account Control" turned on for yourself,  you might care to make the elevation prompts a bit less visually  jarring.  Brandon  told  me  about  this  one,  even  though  I  have  UAC  turned  off.  Launch  the  "Local  Security  Policy  Manager" "secpol.msc", and navigate through "Security Settings" / "Local Policies" / "Security Options". In  the  rightmost  pane,  scroll  to  the  bottom  and  double-click  "User  Account  Control  Switch"  to  the  secure  desktop  when  prompting  for elevation. Disable it, and you can keep UAC turned on without getting turned off by the embarrassingly crap-tacular Aero Basic theme. 6. Vista can send you emails! The Computer Management tool can still be accessed by right-clicking "Computer" and selecting "Manage" from the  menu. However, now  you can attach a task to any event. Try navigating through  "System  Tools" / "Event Viewer"  / "Windows Logs" / "Application". Now, go ahead and select an event - then look to the rightmost pane and click "Attach Task to This Event" Name it whatever, describe it however, click through the next step, then in the Action step, you'll see the "Send an e-mail" option. 7. The Windows Task Manager gives you a lot more troubleshooting information in Vista.  Click on the "Processes Tab", and in the View menu, click "Select Columns" and add Description, Command Line, and Image Path Name. Moreover, when you right-click a process, you can select either "Go to Service(s)" or "Open File Location" These are all long overdue options. 8.  This  one's  interesting.  Open  up  the  "Date  and  Time  Control  Panel"  applet.  Click  on  the  "Additional  Clocks  Tab".  There,  you  can configure two more clocks from different time zones. They'll appear in the tooltip when you hover over the "Taskbar Clock". No additional software (or silly sidebar widgets) necessary. 9. Applicable in other versions of Windows, I'm going to throw it in here for good measure. Create a shortcut to  "RegSvr32.exe" in your "SendTo" folder. To get there quickly, enter "Shell:Sendto" in the "Run" command dialog or "Start Search" field. Now, when you want to register a "DLL" or "OCX" file with the system, you can select it/them and "Send To" the RegSvr32 shortcut. http://ebook-page.blogspot.com/

Laptop Battery Last Longer

Help Your External Laptop Battery Last Longer

All know the battery constraints on any laptop; you can work on it for maximum 2 to 2.5 hours with a fully charged battery. So to solve this problem, laptop manufacturers have developed something known as an external laptop battery. Now this battery can  definitely increase your laptop's usage time but how long will it last?

The lifespan of any external laptop battery depends on the type of batter and its capacity. Higher the capacity higher the lifespan and it also varies from brand to brand. More expensive external batteries are known to have a lifespan of 7 to 10 hours while the less expensive ones will shell out a couple of hours of battery life.

Apart from these factors there are many other parameters that can alter battery life. Eventually all rechargeable batteries wear out with time.

Its performance will decrease over the years (recommended battery re-packing for renewed life at half the price).

Most good quality external laptop batteries will perform well up to 1000 charge-discharge cycles before its time to dispose of them.

But you can follow few tips to increase its lifespan:

1. Using the laptop continuously will increase the temperature inside the machine which reduces battery life. So it's advisable to give your laptop some rest, at least to cool it off.

2.  Reduce  the  brightness  of  the  monitor.  High  level  of  brightness  will  significantly  decrease  battery  life.  At  the  same  time  decrease  the screen resolution and colour depth. It does not take long to change these settings on your computer.

3. Turn off all unused device attached to your laptop such as speakers, headphones, etc.

4. Disable start up items. This will reduce the usage of virtual memory which will result in increasing the lifespan of your external Lap-top battery.

5. Finally, use your laptop as needed and avoid over-usage. This will significantly increase battery life.

All rechargeable batteries die out sooner or later, depending on the usage. But by following the above mentioned tips you are sure to increase your battery life to a great extent. It's always advisable to keep a spare external battery handy in case the one in use becomes obsolete.

Laptop users can choose to use the external batteries till it completely drains out. But it's advisable to keep a replacement battery handy when the battery in use is only 30% away from completing its original run time.

Batteries will perform well only if you take care of its usage and do not over-stress the device. Like any electronic device, external batteries too need proper care and justified usage.

http://ebook-page.blogspot.com/

Excel Formulas

Microsoft Excel Formulas Formulas are used in excel documents and key point indicators for the automating of sums, tax and various figures. These are in general can be then utilized in tax invoicing and manifests.

Subtracting Amounts =SUM(A1)-(A2) subtracts A2 from A1 in A3

Adding two columns together =SUM(A1+B1) totals column A + B together

Adding a row of columns together =SUM(A1:A30) totals all columns from A1 to A30

Importing columns from other pages for KPI's within the current document example =Sheet2!F1

Multiple column summing =SUM(A1:A30 C1:C30) totals column A1 to A30 and column C1 to C30 together

Adding a column together than subtracting =SUM(A1:A30)-(B1) adds all column A1 to A30 then subtracts B1 amount

Auto tax working-out in column 32 for a sum =SUM(A1:A30)*1.1 or Subtotal column A31 plus tax would be =SUM(A31)*1.1 

http://ebook-page.blogspot.com/

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

These hot keys will function with any Windows Version.

Microsoft Windows 

Here're some of the most frequently-used keyboard shortcuts for Windows

Shift + While Insert CD Prevents CD from running Auto play

Windows + M Minimize current program window

Windows + M Minimize all active Windows

Ctrl + Shift + ESC Open Task Manager

Shift + Delete Delete files permanently

Alt + F4 Closes your current program

Windows + R Open "Run" dialog box

Windows + E Open "My Computer"

Ctrl + ESC Open Start Menu

Windows + F Open "Search"

F5 Refresh Window

Text Documents

 For any text document or text program all windows versions

Ctrl + Z Undo/Redo typing or last change "Select Appropriate Text"

Alt + Tab Jump between programs & documents "Multi Tasking"

Ctrl + B Bolds/Un-Bolds the selected text in document

Ctrl + V Paste previous selected cut text in document

Ctrl + U Underlines selected text in document

Ctrl + P Print Document, paste into Paint

F5 Insert time & date "Text Documents"

Ctrl + I Inserts a Tab or indent with in

Ctrl + A Selects all text in document

Ctrl + S Saves current document

Ctrl + F Find text in document

Ctrl + X Cuts selected text

Ctrl + N New document 

http://ebook-page.blogspot.com/

Create a FREE Blog

This page talks about how and where to CREATE a free WEBSITE.   You may have heard of people who have been able to get free websites. It is true that you can sign up for a website for free. These websites are hosted by big companies such as WordPress or Google. However, as you probably already guessed free websites always come with a catch. On the Google and Wordpress free sites, your website will come in the form of a blog..  You can sign up for a free blog at Blogger.com if you want to go this route.  This is not bad for beginners that just want to slap a website up.    AFTER SIGN UP, At first you have to sign in and click 'create a new blog". you have yo choose a Domain Name.... As you probably know, your domain name is the title of your website. When choosing your domain name here are some general tips to go by: - Use words that are descriptive of your website - Buy a .com or a .net - Try to keep your domain's length as short as possible - Make sure your domain is memorable - Don't use numbers or hyphens    http://ebook-page.blogspot.com/