One of Microsoft’s attempts at “user friendliness” is that recent versions of Windows are set to hide file extensions. What’s a file extension? As an example, it is the “.exe” that is at the end of a program’s name. Unfortunately, Microsoft decided that we don’t really need to know what file extensions are. Even worse, [...]

I answered a question from a new Firefox user about font sizes. She had just installed Firefox and noticed that the fonts were smaller than those that she was used to seeing in Internet Explorer. The “problem” is that we, as users, can change our default fonts and font sizes in our web browsers. Firefox [...]

I use XP Repair Pro 2006 to scan and repair the Windows Registry on all my family’s computers. I use it regularly and believe that it does a good job of registry scanning and repairs. The license is surprisingly friendly to home users – one purchase covers all your home computers! Whenever I uninstall a [...]