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Modify Save Attachment Dialog Box

by Scott | Jan 25, 2008 | Computers - How to, MS Office, Productivity

In previous versions of MS Office, it was possible to modify your “save attachment as” dialog box with folders that you prefer, but in Office 2007, that option appeared to be gone thanks to this blog post I now know how to do it in the current version of...

Session Manager for Firefox – What a Timesaver!

by Scott | Nov 10, 2007 | Computers - How to, Productivity

I just got done smacking myself in the head lamenting all the time I’ve wasted since this thing came out in September 2006. How often do you have to open multiple browser windows? Do you go through the process of opening “site a”, “page...

Stop Unwanted Massive Downloads

by Scott | May 8, 2007 | Computers - How to

Yesterday I was at a meeting using my laptop on a very slow internet connection. During a break, I checked my e-mail, and someone had sent me some giant pictures as file attachments, which paralyzed my computer. The message was so large that it wouldn’t...

How to Use a Search Engine

by Scott | Mar 3, 2007 | Computers - How to, SEO-101

Someone just sent me an email about a search engine article I wrote in 1998. It was a short article where I tried to explain what a search engine was, and how to use one. Funny enough, their question was similar to the one that sparked the original article. Like most...

Reboot Windows in 5 Seconds

by Scott | Jan 31, 2007 | Computers - How to, General interest, Microsoft

I rarely reboot my PC and leave it run 24/7. It seems like whenever I can tell need a reboot, I’m too busy to take the time. I have 4 gigs of ram on a dual core Intel CPU, but I have literally dozens of tasks or windows open at any given time. This morning, my...

Buying a PC in 2007

by Scott | Jan 30, 2007 | Computers - How to, General interest, Technology News

As a computer consultant, my clients often used to ask me what hardware to buy. Since I was in the PC business until 2003, I’ve always had good technical knowledge about what to buy. Now that I focus on search, i’m not as up to date on the latest hardware....