Computer Tips and Tricks

I am always getting questions about emails that might be phishing emails. In other words, they might get something from Ebay or their Bank that looks legitimate but is not. I always recommend that you do not click on any links in emails unless you are sure but here is a trick.
If you hover your mouse over the link but don’t click, then look down in the lower left of the browser, you will usually see the actual url to the link in that email. If it not the company that the email is about or has a domain extension that is another country, that is a good indicator that the email is a fake. It is always best to go directly to the site via your web browser to make sure.
Recently, Netcraft has posted a report on a large amount of phishing traffic out there regarding Citigroup banks and their  Customers…

You can read the rest of the post over at Netcraft

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Here’s the free audio mixing tool I’ve been telling folks about. Actually I started using it about 2 years ago and it has a lot of power and you can even mix up your Sarah Palin mashups for Youtube.

It’s called Audacity

You can break up MP3 files and mix up MP3 files together, record your own audio and mix it up for your next audio or video production. And no, it doesn’t cost 700 billion dollars, it’s absolutely FREE.

Check it out over at Major Geeks

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1. Start >> Right Click on My Computer and select Properties. 
2. Click the “Advanced” tab 
3. Select “Settings” in the Performance section.
4. Disable any or all of the following: 

• Fade or slide menus into view 
• Fade or slide ToolTips into view 
• Fade out menu items after clicking 
• Show Shadows under menus 
• Slide open combo boxes 
• Slide taskbar buttons 
• Use a background image for each folder type 
• Use common tasks in folders
• This info was found over at 5starsupport.com and is a good fundamental listing of common things to do to take off some of the bells and whistles that could impact slower systems
  

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http://www.geekteks.com - Geek Teks can send a live technician to your door or we can offer remote service to teach you how to use your new operating system more efficiently and effectively.

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Ever had your desktop stop responding or a message saying that explorer has stopped responding?
Most people restart their computer, this is not always required and can take a while. The solution is to force explorer to stop running and restart it.

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Learn how to use your computer like an expert with these top-six free computer secrets that I.T. boffins world-wide have been trying to keep to themselves!

Gavin Wedell from Management Consultancy International teaches you how to easily:
- Speed up your old PC
- Customise your web experience with astonishing browser add-ons
- Create an amazing personalised portal
- Find and use the web’s best free downloads
- Access the most inspiring and interesting free web videos

Management Consultancy International is a Sydney-based Registered Training Organisation specialising in Leadership Development, Qualifications and LEGO Serious Play facilitation.

www.mci.edu.au

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Ever had your desktop stop responding or a message saying that explorer has stopped responding?
Most people restart their computer, this is not always required and can take a while. The solution is to force explorer to stop running and restart it.

Duration : 0:3:21

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Technorati Tags: blog, desktop, explorer, fix, help, information, itvideopod, restart, software, video, vista, windows, xp

Learn how to use your computer like an expert with these top-six free computer secrets that I.T. boffins world-wide have been trying to keep to themselves!

Gavin Wedell from Management Consultancy International teaches you how to easily:
- Speed up your old PC
- Customise your web experience with astonishing browser add-ons
- Create an amazing personalised portal
- Find and use the web’s best free downloads
- Access the most inspiring and interesting free web videos

Management Consultancy International is a Sydney-based Registered Training Organisation specialising in Leadership Development, Qualifications and LEGO Serious Play facilitation.

www.mci.edu.au

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Here I have more iwndows vista tips by Kyle_vdk.

Please visit http://Orange-clip.com … Orange-clip is a great community with many videos, also check out our current videos on youtube.
http://www.orange-clip.com
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Part 2 - Windows Vista Optimization
In part two I demonstrate steps to take that will optimize the raw performance of Windows Vista to save yourself ram and time.

Coming Soon: Part 3 - Windows Vista Desktop and Interface Customization

My system:
Dell Vostro 1500
Intel Pentium T7300 2.0Ghz
2GB RAM
120GB HDD
Nvidia 8600M GT

Song:
DJ Shadow feat. Mos Def - Six Days Remix

I get my wallpapers from here:
http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/index.php?sort=date

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